Educational Psychologist
- Employer
- Birmingham City Council
- Location
- BIRMINGHAM
- Salary
- £46525– £56540
- Closing date
- 31 Dec 2024
- Reference
- 2547
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Education - non-schools based
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Working Pattern
- Standard
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Educational Psychologists. 4 roles available.
Permanent
Soulbury Salary Scale A point 3-8: £46525– £56540, plus up to 3SPAs.
It is expected that the successful candidates will start from point 5
Working 36.5 hours per week
Birmingham is a vibrant city with a culturally and ethnically diverse population. We are renowned for being a pioneering city, with a City Council that is not complacent. Being the largest local authority with the largest youth population in Europe, Birmingham City Council employs more than 10,000 people and we have big plans to reshape this incredible place for generations to come. Contributing to these plans, we are seeking to expand the city’s Educational Psychology Service in order to meet the high demand for our services. There are over 450 schools across the local authority, over 95% of whom we work with and support. Birmingham truly is a great place to live and work.
We are passionate about applying psychology to support the learning, development and emotional wellbeing of children and young people. Our service vision for working with children and young people is ambitious; we believe that every young person should have the opportunity to thrive, to be fully included and to help them reach their potential.
Our service provides professional psychological services for children, young people, and families in a wide range of educational settings across the city. Joining one of our inclusive and friendly teams means working alongside over 50 HCPC registered educational psychologists, many of whom have a range of specialisms and interests.
We are proud of our large Assistant Psychologist team based in our four locality teams, who support team delivery.
We also have close ties with University Educational Psychology training courses and provide a large number of placements for trainee colleagues whether it be time limited Fieldwork A or B placements, or Year 2 and 3 Trainees based in one of our four locality teams.
We also have a pool of Associate EP colleagues who support our statutory commitments and who are highly valued within our service.
The service has strong and positive relationships with the local authority, with schools and partner agencies. We are well integrated into the broader systems of support for vulnerable children and young people and their families in the city.
The Educational Psychology Service has an excellent reputation and has a strong commitment to innovation, quality improvement, research and development. We are engaged in a variety of initiatives such as ‘SCERTS’, ELSA, VIG, VERP, MeLSA, Trauma Informed Attachment Aware Schools and Restorative Practice.
Our EPs have the freedom to engage in a range of work at the individual, small/ whole group, staff, parent, or systemic level. We are not a prescriptive service and value the diversity of approach each of our psychologists.
We are committed to promoting professional development at all levels, with opportunities to take on leadership roles within the service for those aspiring to become managers. We are also a friendly and highly supportive service where collaboration and peer supervision are actively encouraged.
** Applicants must be HCPC registered Educational Psychologists and / or Trainee EPs who are currently in Years 2 or 3 of their Doctoral course **
For any informal enquires please contact: Deborah.J.Benjamin@birmingham.gov.uk
You must upload a Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered. Please do not attach CVs as we do not accept them.
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve.
Ref: BCC2547
We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).
Job Description and Person Specification
Company
Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.
We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion. We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.
Information for applicants with a disability
We are a proud Disability Confident Employer. We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).
If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.
The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence.
There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
- A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
- An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
- A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
- A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
- A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.
We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.
In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.
Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.
For the awards and support for our employees, please follow https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/homepage/169/job_vacancies
- Website
- http://birmingham.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 0121 675 7070
- Location
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Birmingham City Council
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 2XU
United Kingdom
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