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Job Title: Educational Psychologist
Location: Glebedale School, Staffordshire
Contract: Permanent, 41 weeks, Term Time only
Hours: 22.5 hours per week, 3 days per week, 08.30am - 16.30pm
Salary: Up to £63,840 (FTE, DOE)
Within OFG, Educational Psychologists work with schools to support the development of therapeutic environments and the implementation of Trauma Informed and Neurodiversity Affirming practice. Our models of service delivery include consultation and reflective practice to school and there are opportunities to contribute to service wide development groups.
About the Role
You will join our multi-disciplinary team of dedicated clinical staff providing psychological assessment for pupils within the schools, guidance for education teams and professional development training for all staff. The role involves communicating with families/carers and specialist agencies. You’ll work alongside Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychotherapists, Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists.
Who we’re looking for?
We are looking for an Educational Psychologist with a masters or doctoral professional qualification and HCPC registration. You’ll need to be creative and passionate about improving outcomes for pupils with complex needs.
The ideal candidate will be resilient and have experience of working in with people with complex SEN needs. You’ll need to be a good communicator with strong skills in assessment and report writing.
Key Accountabilities:
* Provide psychological assessment and intervention for pupils within the schools
* Offer guidance for education teams
* Provide supervision to agreed members of the clinical team
* Communicate with families/carers and specialist agencies
* Engage in professional development training for all staff
Essential Criteria
* A doctoral or master’s professional qualification in Educational Psychology
* Registered with the HCPC
* Creative and passionate about improving outcomes for pupils
* Able to work as part of a team and be self-reliant
Why work for us?
Alongside working with a network of clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefit options.
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
* Work 4 days, be paid for 5 *T&C's apply - following successful completion of the probation period
* Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
* A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover
For further information on this role please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached. To discuss this role in more detail, please contact recruitment@ofgl.co.uk.
At Outcomes First Group we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
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