7500 joining bonus!
Role: Educational Psychologist
Salary: 53,601 England / 57,465 - London Weighting, Pro rata, Per annum (for term time only working)
Location: England with National travel to our portfolio of schools required - see our website for locations of all our schools
Hours: Full time, part time hours could be considered
Driving licence and access to a car is essential
Bright Futures, Inspired By You.
There's nothing more rewarding than helping someone believe in themselves and have the confidence to celebrate their own uniqueness and achieve success that is personal to them.
At Horizon, we live up to our values, and we value our people. We are proud to be one of the most innovative providers of young people's residential care and education in the UK.
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Educational Psychologist to join our team, delivering evidence-based, therapeutic care in line with Horizon's SHINE 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.
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.
What we're looking for from you:
* Professional registration as an Educational Psychologist with the BPS/HCPC.
* Doctorate in Educational Psychology.
* Post qualification training in dyslexia/dyscalculia assessment.
* Be values-led.
* Clear and concise communication skills.
* Experience of working with Children and Young People or relevant transferrable 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.
Why work for us?
* Real Living Wage employer.
* Competitive pay rates.
* Christmas bonus.
* Blue Light Card.
* Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards - earn up to 2500 per referral!
* Financial wellbeing service.
* Life Assurance.
* Option to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave.
* Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions!
* Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
* Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
* Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
* Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics.
* Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support.
* Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We're in this together.
* Supportive management and senior leaders.
* High quality CPD opportunities.
* Free eye checks.
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