Wiltshire Council Hiring for Educational Psychologists Job at Trowbridge, England , UK Full Time

Summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic, friendly, and supportive team in the beautiful county of Wiltshire as we spearhead the Local Authority’s inclusion agenda.

We are looking for skilled, enthusiastic, and creative Educational Psychologists whose strong values are displayed through their commitment to equality, inclusion, and improving outcomes for all.

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About the role

You will work as the link Educational Psychologist for a group of educational settings including preschools, mainstream schools, and specialist provision.

You will have opportunities to contribute to a wide range of work including our highly regarded ELSA supervision, support for those experiencing Emotional Based School Avoidance, and further projects. You will be an active participant in our regular CPD and supervision and will be encouraged to develop areas of interest.

About the team

Wiltshire Educational Psychology Service is part of Wiltshire’s Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Service. EPs are highly valued within the authority and engage in a diverse range of work, including systemic work, consultation, assessment, training, parent programmes and multiagency working. We work on a partially traded basis, offering schools the opportunity to buy into our innovative subscription mode whilst also providing a range of services that are funded by the local authority.

We have strong links with Southampton and Bristol Doctoral programmes and all our EPs are offered opportunities to be involved in trainee supervision.

We can offer:

• A warm, friendly, positive, and proactive service
• A strong ethos of collaborative working and peer support
• Regular, high-quality supervision which is tailored to meet individual needs
• Modern, well-equipped offices with excellent IT provision and convenient parking
• Flexible working from home and a strong commitment to work-life balance

Our benefits:

• Hybrid working; meaning you are not required to be in Wiltshire 5 days a week.
• We offer flexible working options across Wiltshire including working in our hubs, and working from home
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 30 after 5 years’ service, as well as the option to purchase an additional 20 days.
• The opportunity to work for a forward-thinking council with a strong focus on staff engagement.
• Laptops are provided so you can work flexibly from any location enabling you to be more effective and flexible in your practice.
• Established and supportive teams who will provide monthly 1:1’s and management feedback in a culture of learning and development.
• We offer an attractive rewards package with an excellent range of discounted products and services with national and local retailers via our Wiltshire Rewards scheme
• Excellent training and development opportunities – with a variety of progression opportunities including CMI accredited leadership programs and career paths into management
• Employee health and wellbeing services and family friendly policies to support work life balance

About you

We would like you to be creative and passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people. Alongside having a commitment in promoting equal opportunities an ensuring that the voice of the child and parents are clearly heard.

You will hold a doctoral professional qualification in educational psychology or will be in your third year of training in 2021/22. You will be HCPC registered, or eligible for registration on completion of the professional qualification

Start date: Immediate, as well as opportunity to start September 2022.

In addition to potential permanent members of staff, we are always keen to hear from associate colleagues who would like to work alongside a warm and dynamic EP team.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 22nd June 2022

Unless otherwise indicated, all interviews are held virtually on Microsoft Teams or by phone where this is not possible. Candidates will be sent a link before interview to download the Teams App