We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Educational Psychologist to join our team, delivering evidence-based, therapeutic care in line with Horizon'sSHINE Therapeutic Model of Care. You will work across multiple schools, providing psychological services, advice, and support to our education teams, young people, and local authorities.
Main duties of the job
What you'll get to do:
* Engage with our children/young people and colleagues to promote constructive working relationships.
* Provide consultation, support and guidance to colleagues to develop therapeutically informed relationships with young people and to develop appropriate behaviour support and care planning strategies.
* Delivery of a psychological service to a number of schools, settings, and psychological advice to the Education team and local authority.
* Develop and contribute to the development, delivery and evaluation of therapeutic and psychological training.
* Deliver evidence-based therapeutic and psychologically led care which conforms to their own ethical standards and is in line with Horizon's Values and SHINE Therapeutic Model of Care.
* Undertake appropriate CPD activities in order to maintain HCPC standards of proficiency.
* Visit each of our schools in our portfolio at least once per month.
About us
Horizon Care and Education Group provides children's homes, specialist education and supported accommodation across England, with the aim of supporting young people to flourish and thrive regardless of the challenges they have faced. Since operations began in 2007, Horizon has grown to a team of more than 1,000 colleagues who work tirelessly to offer the best services and support for children and young people within our care. From our teaching staff to our residential workers; our psychologists through to our administrative functions diversity is a strength, and we celebrate the differences amongst our colleagues and the wide breadth of personal experience and skills that it brings. Horizon supports more than 800 children and young people throughout our different settings each carefully designed with a therapeutic approach to support the delivery of high quality care, support and education.
Job responsibilities
Horizon Care and Education provides a high-quality residential care and educational experiences for young people across the UK. The homes and schools meet the needs of young people with a range of needs including attachment and trauma histories, social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs, speech, language and communication difficulties, and neurodiversity.
Working alongside other Therapists and Psychologists, the post-holder will ensure that the therapeutic needs of children and young people who attend a Horizon school are understood and interventions are planned and delivered to support these identified needs. They will provide therapeutic understanding of the young people to the wider team around the child including Teachers and TAs through consultation and training opportunities.
Main Duties
Core Responsibilities
* To deliver evidence-based therapeutic and psychologically led care which conforms to their own ethical standards and is in line with Horizon's Values and SHINE Therapeutic Model of Care.
* To undertake the role and duties of an Educational Psychologist and deliver a service to a number of Horizon schools and establishments, including the provision of statutory duties and production of psychological advice.
* Delivery of a psychological service to a number of schools, settings, and psychological advice to the Education team and local authority as requested.
* To develop and contribute to the development, delivery, and evaluation of therapeutic and psychological training to all staff in the organisation.
* To use outcome and evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of services that is reportable to the Head of SEND.
* To undertake appropriate CPD activities in order to maintain HCPC standards of proficiency.
* To contribute to the development of a therapeutically informed service across education teams.
Clinical Responsibilities
* To engage flexibly with children/young people and colleagues to promote constructive working relationships.
* To provide consultation, support, and guidance to colleagues to develop therapeutically informed relationships with young people and to develop appropriate behaviour support and care planning strategies.
* To carry out intervention with young people in line with ethical standards including gaining valid informed consent from young people.
* When required, to support, supervise and participate in direct work with children and young people as part of a multi-agency/disciplinary team.
* To continually evaluate progress against agreed goals, to review and adapt the intervention plans if needed.
* To consult on and assess the educational and psychological strengths and needs of children and young people in collaboration, where appropriate, with other professionals for the benefit of the child and to aid those working or caring for the child to resolve issues.
* To utilise relevant psychometric assessments to inform intervention, ensuring that feedback is provided for young people and the wider team on the outcomes of any measures used.
* To represent Therapeutic Services at relevant meetings as requested for example review meetings, MDT meetings, to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated MDT approach and integrated therapeutic service.
* To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through CPD activities and supervision. To ensure CPD records are kept up to date to evidence ongoing development.
* To participate in discussions regarding referrals.
* To write and share appropriate reports regarding intervention that has been undertaken.
* To support Education colleagues through observation of young people in classrooms, explanations of behaviours and modelling therapeutic engagement to support the embedding of a wider therapeutic approach.
* To provide support, training, and supervision to assistant practitioners and/or volunteer students when required.
* To consult on and assess the educational and psychological strengths and needs of children and young people in collaboration, where appropriate, with other professionals for the benefit of the child and to aid those working or caring for the child to resolve issues.
* To provide face to face intervention/support across the Horizon portfolio of schools on a minimum of monthly basis.
* Offer support and guidance to colleagues following significant incidents.
Organisational Responsibilities
* To attend regular team meetings and CPD days with other colleagues.
* To positively engage with supervision.
* To maintain open and straightforward communication with colleagues and provide information within the time and format required.
* To provide regular feedback to the Therapeutic Services team regarding service delivery.
* To provide a psychological/therapeutic perspective in the development of organisational policies, strategies, and decisions.
* To adhere to Horizon Policies and Procedures.
Administration Responsibilities
* To maintain appropriate detailed and accurate records of all work undertaken in relation to assessments and ensure confidentiality and provide activity data as required.
* To be involved in monitoring and evaluation of Therapeutic Services within the organisation.
* To maintain expenses and other organisational records as required.
* To maintain confidentiality for and with young people (individual and organisational).
Research Responsibilities
To undertake research in areas relevant to clinical work and organisational development, this may be undertaken in collaboration with other professionals, where appropriate. All research projects to be agreed and authorised by the internal Research Ethics Committee and Horizon Leadership team (HLT).
Person Specification
Qualifications
* What we're looking for from you:
* Professional registration as an Educational Psychologist with the BPS/HCPC.
* Doctorate in Educational Psychology.
* Clear and concise communication skills.
* Experience of working with Children and Young People or relevant transferable skills.
* Knowledge and skills of psychotherapeutic approaches, relevant to Looked after Children.
* Knowledge of legislation in relations to trauma, young people, mental health, or Looked after Children.
* Understanding of Ofsted regulations for Independent Schools.
* Full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£53,601 to £57,465 a year (£53,601 - England, £57,465 - London)
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