Surrey County Council Hiring for Assistant Educational Psychologist Job at Woking, England , UK Full Time

Our Educational Psychology team here in Surrey are a large and expanding, friendly team and our EPs tell us that our sociability, continuous professional development (CPD) and emphasis on regular meetings with peers are real strengths of the service. As part of the Council’s commitment to providing early intervention we are now looking for Assistant Educational Psychologists to join the team!

Do you want to be part of an innovative, evidence-based, and outcome-focused service, with excellent supervision, and development opportunities?

We are a large team of Psychologists covering all maintained schools across Surrey (mainstream and specialist). These positions will be based out of either Woking or Esher and we also promote flexible and remote working. There is a well-defined leadership team with Senior Educational Psychologists in each of the four Surrey quadrants, so support and guidance will always be on hand.

We Can Offer You:

• A competitive salary of £30,694 – £34, 448 per annum (Soulbury Scale Assistant EP 1-4)
• Generous annual leave allowance
• London Fringe Area allowance of £848 per annum
• Mileage Allowance
• Flexible working options around school core hours
• Mobile and agile working solutions with friendly local bases for office working
• Comprehensive supervision programme
• Generous Local government salary-related pension
• Access to a range of health and wellbeing tools to support your mental and emotional well-being, including our free confidential Employee Assistance Programme, a range of mental health apps and support for staff in crisis and much more
• Lifestyle benefits: purchase of additional annual leave, access to a huge range of discounted vouchers and memberships covering gym, retail, cinema and holidays. For more information, please visit MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff

About the Service

The service is part of Surrey’s local SEND offer, working collaboratively with the Inclusion and Additional Needs Team and other areas like Speech and Language Therapy and Specialist Teaching. We also work closely with colleagues in health and in particular services for emotional wellbeing and mental health

We are committed to promoting positive futures for all children and young people. Our focus is on the young person in their educational setting, home and community. We work collaboratively through the application of psychological theory, research and techniques with children and young people, their families and professionals to understand what is happening, develop empathy and agree effective support to enable children to thrive in their local communities. We use psychological frameworks to support those working closely with our vulnerable learners to develop stable and supportive networks that make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.

Assistant Educational Psychologist

We are now looking to further enhance our capacity to deliver a sustainable preventative offer to schools and to strengthen our emotional wellbeing and mental health offer in partnership with health colleagues.

We would like to hear from skilled practitioners who want to gain experience within a local authority Educational Psychology Service with the ambition of becoming an Educational Psychologist. We will support you to develop a range of psychological assessment and intervention skills to promote children’s wellbeing and inclusion within their local community. These positions will be offered on a 2-year fixed-term basis.

To be shortlisted for interview, your CV and personal statement will need to evidence the following:

• Good honours degree in Psychology (or conversion)
• Eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBS) with the British Psychological Society
• Evidence of additional CPD which demonstrates professional commitment to Educational Psychology
• Minimum of two years paid and relevant experience of working directly with children and/or young people within educational, childcare or community settings

For more information, please find the full job description below and refer to this before submitting your application. We also invite you to read our Life at Surrey handbook to see insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.

We are a friendly team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about the work we do. If you feel like this could be the place to kick start your career then please do get in touch.

Additional Information

This advert closes at 23:59 on Sunday the 29th of January 2023 with interviews to follow.

An enhanced DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children’s and Adults’ Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Contact Details

If you would like to find out more about this opportunity, please email [email protected]

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about the values we follow.