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Assistant Educational & Child Psychologist x5

Employer
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Location
Connor Education Centre, Connor Rd, West Bromwich B71 3DJ
Salary
AEP, SCP 1 - 4 (£28,783 - £32,303 per annum)
Closing date
6 Jun 2019
Reference
SAND000003928

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Job Details

Are you looking to build a rewarding career with an organisation that’s dedicated to changing young lives for the better?

At Inclusive Learning services, we’re dedicated to helping children and young people with Special Educational Needs. We offer expert advice, consultation, assessment and training services, interventions and research to families, schools, local authority and private provider partners. We are proud of our partnership working with our local Public Health, NHS CCG and Sandwell Children’s Trust.

Your Role

As an Assistant Educational Psychologist, you’ll make a huge difference, playing a big part in creating more positive outcomes through this highly rewarding role. You will contribute to service delivery in a range of ways such as: direct consultations with settings and families, assessment with and gathering views of children and young people, developing and delivering training, research, delivering interventions and working on projects. You will be supported to work with increasing independence and also alongside experienced Educational Psychologists (EPs).

And there’s plenty of positives for you too - we’ll help you develop your skills and experience through training and opportunities to support your ambitions of becoming an Educational Psychologist. You will receive quality supervision from a dedicated EP that will enhance your psychological thinking and skills. In the last three years, six of our Assistant/Research Psychologists have successfully gained a place on the Doctoral training course.

You will work alongside Educational Psychologists, Teachers and advisory professionals within our multi-disciplinary team applying psychology in educational settings.

Your Profile

You will demonstrate a passion for psychology and improving outcomes for children and young people. With a degree in Psychology, you’ll be eligible for graduate BPS membership. Your degree should include components relating to children and young people and mental health or autism, plus you’ll have worked directly with young people who have special educational needs in an educational or training setting for a minimum of 2 years. With this background, you will have a clear understanding of the current legislation and guidance for supporting children and young people with special educational needs. You will also have direct experience of putting into place interventions and support for these young people. It will be expected in your role that you can draw on these experiences.  You will know all about safeguarding rules and practice.

A degree of flexibility is required, between 8am – 6pm Monday to Friday (37 hours a week) and you will need to be able to travel around settings in the Local Authority.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Dr Jennifer Scott (Senior Specialist Educational Psychologist) or Dr Laura Mennell (Educational Psychologist)

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

This is a fixed term contract until August 2020.

Hours

37 hours per week

This vacancy and advert will be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible.

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Company

Who are we?

Sandwell is situated at the very heart of the West Midlands, just a stone’s throw from Birmingham. A large, diverse, metropolitan borough, Sandwell offers exciting opportunities for all in a friendly, supportive environment.

Why work for us?

  • Generous annual leave entitlements
  • Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Access to an award-winning employee benefits scheme, which includes:
  • An exclusive retail discounts portal
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for cars, bikes, technology and car parking
  • An employee assistance and counselling service
  • Annual leave purchase scheme
  • A wide variety of learning and development opportunities
  • Flexi-time working
  • A variety of leave schemes including carers, compassionate, maternity and paternity
  • Volunteering scheme

Your career at Sandwell Council

We offer something for everyone, with an incredibly wide range of career opportunities, at any stage of your career, from apprentices to senior managers.

Whether your focus is a support service, such as Finance, Human Resources, Legal or ICT, or a frontline service, such as Social Care, Planning & Regeneration, Housing or Leisure, it’s worth looking at what Sandwell has to offer.

Our plans for the future

Our Vision 2030 shows just how committed we are to creating the best future possible for our communities and for the people who live and work in Sandwell. 

We’re a progressive organisation, and we’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far, but we know there’s much more to do to make our vision. For more information on our plans for the future see our dedicated vision 2030 page; http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/Vision2030

For more information about working for Sandwell Council, our recruitment process and our offer to you please visit;

https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/counciljobs

For information on our Values and Behaviours, please visit:

https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/council/values-behaviours

To view a copy of the Local Government Career Guide, please visit;

https://www.wmjobs.co.uk/staticpages/30847/local-government-careers

Company info
Website
Telephone
0121 569 3300
Location
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Sandwell Council House
Freeth Street
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3BS
United Kingdom

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