City of York Council Hiring for Educational Psychologist Job at York, England , UK Full Time

We are delighted to be offering this exciting opportunity to join our innovative, supportive and highly valued team of Educational Psychologists working in the beautiful and historic city of York.

The Educational Psychology Service is highly regarded by schools/settings and parents/carers. As an Educational Psychologist in York, you would be working within a needs-led service model that supports a graduated approach, with a focus on building capacity at SEN support and providing high quality statutory assessments across the 0-25 age range. See York Education for more information.

We are looking for a highly motivated EP who will be:

• committed to inclusive philosophy and strengths-based practice

• a team player

• an excellent communicator with effective time management skills

• passionate about the application of psychology to promote person-centred approaches and achieve better outcomes for children and young people

• committed to building capacity within educational settings and other organisations

• confident and highly competent in the delivery of training and consultation to a wide range of audiences

• consistent in your delivery of high-quality casework

• creative, flexible and solution-oriented

• a proactive advocate of children’s rights

We can offer you:

• excellent professional relationships in a lively, proactive and supportive team

• access to a full induction package and regular supervision (individual and peer)

• excellent opportunities to develop specialist skills and undertake joint work with experienced colleagues, including training

• opportunities for CPD

• opportunities to be involved in service development

• generous annual leave (34 days)

You must hold an Honours degree in Psychology and a postgraduate professional qualification in Educational Psychology at Doctorate or Masters level. You will be expected to have gained appropriate and relevant experience in working with children and young people and be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a ‘Practitioner Psychologist’.

We welcome applications from fully qualified HCPC registered Educational Psychologists and Trainee Educational Psychologists expecting to complete the Doctoral programme in Summer 2023.

As part of this role, you will be required to travel to schools and settings out in the community, therefore, a full and valid driving licence is desirable.

The Council is highly committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

This post will be subject to a Police Vetting request.

As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C2: Can express him/herself spontaneously at length with a natural conversational flow, avoiding or backtracking around any difficulty so smoothly that the person with whom they are conversing is hardly aware of it.

City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

This vacancy is a job sharing position

For further information or an informal discussion please contact:

• Tina Hardman, Principal Educational Psychologist, [email protected]
• Andy Keay, Senior Educational Psychologist [email protected]
• Geraldine Jackson, Senior Educational Psychologist, [email protected]

Closing Date: Thursday 26 January 2023, midnight

Interview Date: Wednesday 8 February, 2023