Assistant Educational Psychologist

Education and Early Years

Educational and Child Psychology Service

Ref: SOU/OL-77364

Contract: Fixed Term (2 years)

Salary: £38,865 - £44,782 per annum (Soulbury Scale 1-4)

Hours: 36.66 per week

Based: Civic Centre, Level 4, West Street, Oldham, OL1UT

Closing Date: Sunday 14th May 2023

Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC

Job Description & Person Specification.docx

Role Overview:

You will support the Educational Psychology Service in delivering its preventative and statutory duties to schols and the council as well as undertaking training, project, research and evaluation work, to support our ability to drive preventative work across Oldham in relation to children with special educational needs and disability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support colleagues in the completion of a full range of service tasks, including undertaking – as required - a range of information gathering, observations and assessments.
• Support colleagues to develop and deliver courses and materials used by the service, e.g. in relation to Emotional Literacy Support Assistants and Emotionally Based School Avoidance.
• Support colleagues in keeping accurate, up to date records of work relating to work with children, young people and their families in accordance with service protocols.
• Collect data and produce brief reports to underpin a range of development initiatives, research, training, service evaluation and preventative/ project work.
• Develop your own skills and practice through continuing professional development, participation in service days and team meetings and accessing supervision.
• Deliver interventions to groups of children and young people with the support of the wider team

Key Requirements::

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:

• At least 2:1 honours degree in Psychology (or recognised equivalent) with Graduate Basis for Registration as required by the British Psychological Society and the desire to train as an Educational Psychologist in the next four years.
• Significant post-qualifying experience of working directly with children and parents, for example, experience of teaching, youth work, mentoring or mental health support
• Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills; as well as the ability and experience to analyse and interpret data and present it effectively to various audiences.

Oldham 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.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS

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