Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Clinical Services team at the Together Trust as an Educational Psychologist. You will work in a variety of settings, including specialist schools and externally commissioned projects, supporting children and young people with neurodiversity, social and emotional needs, and complex learning and developmental needs. You will use your expertise to provide training, problem-solving, and collaborative consultation to teachers, parents, and the wider community.
Main duties of the job
As an Educational Psychologist, you will work in a multi-disciplinary team to contribute to trust-wide and externally commissioned initiatives. You will use your knowledge and expertise in neurodiversity to support learners with autism and social communication differences. You will also work with pupils with significant social and emotional needs, using trauma-informed practice. Additionally, you will support the needs of learners with complex learning and developmental needs, and have opportunities to work in mainstream and community settings on externally commissioned projects.
About us
The Together Trust is a charity that provides care, support, and special education services for children, adults, and families. They are committed to making a positive difference in the lives of the individuals they support, and this role is an opportunity to be part of that mission.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
Hours hours, Term Time Only (43 weeks worked) part time hours will be considered
Location Hybrid worker - home, school or office based as necessary.TogetherTrustCentral office is based in Cheadle, Cheshire. You must be able to commute between theTrustservices.
Reports to Head of Clinical Services
Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity to join our Clinical Services team?
The Clinical Service team in theTogetherTrustis at an exciting time of post offers the unique opportunity to join a newly established Psychology Service and to work systemically in multi-disciplinary teams to contribute to trust wide and externally commissioned initiatives and support the needs of individual pupils.
In this roleyou will be working in SpecialistTogetherTrustsettings.
You will draw on knowledge and expertise in neurodiversity and work closely with settings that support learners with autism and social communication differences. You will work with pupils with significant social and emotional needs and the teams around them,using trauma-informed will support the needs of learners with complex learning and developmental needs, and you will have opportunities to work in other settings on externally commissioned projects across the region, including work in mainstream and community settings.
You will work in a variety of ways through training, problem-solving andcollaborativeconsultation and advice andsupportto teachers, parents/carers, SENCOs, the wider community, as well as children and young will be able to build relationships with those you support, take a reflective approach and work in cycles of assess, plan, do review to achieve the best outcomes for children and young will use psychological assessment and produce reports to contribute to an understanding of a childs needs and work in collaboration with others to develop shared and person-centred plans of support.
You will besupportedby and willsupporta small team of Educational Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists using formal and informal supervision, and you will be able to shape and contribute to the development of a service that isinclusiveand celebratory of the experiences of the thoughts and ideas people bring.Opportunities for professional development and project development with universities as well as participation in charity and community focussed activity will be supported.
The scope for development in this role is extensive and we would welcome applicants from Educational Psychologists looking for new ways of practicing as an Educational Psychologist.
Help us make a change to the lives of the young people wesupportwith special educational needs.
Benefits
1. Annual Leave 27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
2. Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service
3. Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
4. Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
5. Cycle to work scheme
6. Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
7. Proud to be a real living wage employer
8. Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
9. Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
10. Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
11. Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
12. Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home
Please read the full job description to find out more about this new and interesting position.
For further enquiries about this role, please contact: Rick Vogan (Head of Clinical Services), or Dr Joanna Dalton (TrustWide Educational Psychologist),
This position may be withdrawn early should the ideal candidate be found prior to the closing date - therefore early applicants are encouraged.
We welcome applications from those with a right to work in the UK. We do not currently sponsor overseas staff.
Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
13. You must be a qualified Educational Psychologist with a current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).