Ballard House
Permanent and Fixed Term Available
52 weeks per year
Soulbury A points 1-9 inclusive of 3 SPAs
Educational Psychologist - Role Profile.pdf
Plymouth
City Council
Educational
Psychologists
2fte
Permanent contracts and also additional Fixed Term contracts available
Soulbury
A points 1-9 inclusive of 3 SPAs
Up
to 2 previously awarded SPAs will be honoured
These posts
form part of the Educational Psychology Service to undertake a wide range of work
across the city. We also welcome applications from psychologists who are
interested in job share and can be flexible regarding additional working hours,
as well as those completing training. Psychologists interested in become
associates with us are also welcome to make contact.
Plymouth Educational Psychology Service provides a highly rated and
valued service. We are offering opportunities to work in a range of ways
including core and traded work in schools as well as broader initiatives in
response to national and local priorities. Plymouth is a compact city and we
are a small, friendly, motivated and supportive team
As an integrated service within the Local Authority we hold
an important role in strategic planning to support and promote improved
outcomes for vulnerable children and young people. The distinctive contribution
of the Educational Psychology Service is valued at a strategic level within the
Council. Our Service is approaching an exciting time including co-ordinating a
range of specialist advisory teachers and inclusion support workers, with a
wider reach for innovative practice to support SEND, inclusion and trauma informed practice across
the city.
Our Educational Psychologists work closely with Council partners,
including shared initiatives with social workers and with secondments to the
Virtual School. We bring the perspective of educational psychology to work with
health colleagues to support a holistic approach. We have a clear role in the
city’s emotional health and wellbeing offer and have developed joint guidance
with CAMHS, and training and supervision for ELSA and mental health leads. Our
role in integrating the educational context as part of the neurodevelopmental
assessment pathway is valued. The findings from our Ofsted inspection were very
positive noting particular strengths of the multi-agency approach adopted
across Plymouth. Alongside this, our traded offer is growing in volume and
scope.
We offer benefits including:
Opportunities to
develop specialist skills and undertake a range mutually supportive joint
work with colleagues.
A community based approach working with a patch of schools with a spread
of core and traded activities. We work in varied and creative ways to support need
at systemic and operational levels.
To be part of a strong
and positive team within a multi-agency integrated 0-25 SEND and Inclusion
Service and allocated time to contribute to strategic initiatives.
Regular structured
supervision including peer supervision and generously funded individual
and service CPD, with a commitment to VIG training for all staff.
Smart working
arrangements with responsive IT systems and virtual working, together with
an extremely generous annual leave package (43 days plus Bank Holidays)
with Soulbury terms and conditions.
Established links
with Exeter, Bristol and Plymouth Universities.
The
chance to work in a vibrant waterfront city surrounded by beautiful Devon beaches
and a National Park, with an office base overlooking the sea.
We are seeking Educational Psychologists who:
Are committed to building
parental/carer confidence through collaborative working.
Work in partnership
with others to support early identification and intervention.
Take a holistic
perspective in applying psychology to support and promote inclusion.
Are able to work
creatively and flexibly to meet a range of needs in varied contexts.
Can work consultatively
and adopt problem solving and solution focused models of working.
Applications are welcome from HCPC registered professionally qualified
Educational Psychologists and Trainee Educational Psychologists in their final
year of training.
For more information or an informal discussion regarding the posts
please contact Clare Hetherington, Principal Educational Psychologist on
(01752) 224962 .
https://www.plymouthonlinedirectory.com/plymouthlocaloffer/educationalpsychologyservice
email psychology.service@plymouth.gov.uk
Closing
date: 23.5.22
Anticipated
interview date: 26.5.22