Job Description

We are working with the local council and are looking to recruit an Educational Psychologist.

Pay Rate: Between 425 - 450 per day.
Contract: 2 Month Initial Contract.

The Educational Psychologist will support schools, parents and partners within the EQUA Mead Learning Trust and Collaborative Schools Ltd (CSL) to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, through the use of educational psychology.

The successful candidate will work at various levels across the local area and apply psychology to promote inclusion and the strategy supporting children and young people with SEND (including emotional wellbeing and mental health). The service promotes a consultation model aligned with the SEND Code of Practice Assess Plan Do Review process across schools and settings.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• To support schools, early years settings, families, children and young people to facilitate positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people and those with special educational needs.
• To work collaboratively alongside other support services and peers to deliver integrated and co-ordinated support which is built around the needs of children and young people.
• To contribute to the delivery of effective training, supervision and interventions for professionals and others across a range of settings.
• To work within a multi-agency team supporting SEMH needs of children.
• To deliver support and advice to parents/carers as appropriate within both group sessions and 1:1.
• To apply a sound understanding of the legislation that guides the work of EPs and adhere to the values within this work.
• To proactively support the development of culturally responsive practice relating to the role of Educational Psychology.
• To maintain professional knowledge via research and learning from case studies and methodology.
• To use group techniques (e.g. solution circles, nominal group techniques, rich pictures, appreciative enquiry, formulation) to facilitate change and recognise how this work is an important part of local area leadership
• To carry out other duties as may be allocated commensurate with the grade of the post.
• To work within the codes of conduct and ethics of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Division of Educational and Child Psychology of the British Psychological Society (BPS).

Please apply with your most recent CV to be considered for the role.