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Educational Psychologist x5

Posting date:	16 November 2024
Salary:	£352.83 per day
Additional salary information:	per day PAYE
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	15 December 2024
Location:	GLOUCESTER, GL1 2TG
Company:	Triumph Consultants Ltd
Job type:	Temporary
Job reference:	Gloucestershire 5258533

Summary

What's involved with this role:

Interim Educational Psychologist x5

Reference no: Gloucestershire 5258533

Pay Rate: £352.83 per day PAYE

37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours

This opening assignment is for 6 months

City: GLOUCESTER

Enhanced DBS disclosure required

Role provides psychological advice and addresses the LA backlog. Psychologists need to be able to work face to face in Gloucestershire. All I.T equipment will be provided. Under the supervision of the Principal and Senior Educational Psychologists, to be responsible for the provision of a high quality psychological support service to schools, settings and families in a designated area of the Local Authority. Must be able to offer a minimum of two Advices per month

Key Responsibilities:

Support schools to deliver the graduated approach for children, young people and young adults aged 0-25, who may have Special Educational Needs, through systemic work, casework, delivering training and with knowledge of evidence informed interventions.
May also support others about whom there may be a concern as outlined in the Code of Practice 2014.
Carry out psychological assessments as part of the Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment and Annual Review process.
Lead on an area of interest within the service and contribute to the development of joined up working with other relevant professionals and agencies. This could contribute to the development of expertise in areas that schools would wish to purchase.
Undertake personal performance review and planned professional development and to contribute to the development of the Service.

Qualifications:

An Honours Degree in Psychology (or equivalent acceptable for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society), a recognised teaching qualification, at least two years qualified classroom teaching experience and a Masters qualification in Educational Psychology.
HCPC Registered

Knowledge:

Knowledge of relevant legislation as it affects schools and early years’ settings in general and EP work in particular.
Evidence of having developed special interests within the field of Psychology.

Experience:

Experience of working as an Educational Psychologist
Recent experience of providing LA psychological advice
Post qualification experience working within a statutory organisation.

Skills & Abilities:

Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to work as a member of a team.
Able to work on statutory timeframes.


Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.


Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, or who can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside – there is no need for a full address.

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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.

Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.

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Job Ref: Gloucestershire 5258533


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