Trainee Educational Psychologist
| Posting date: | 13 February 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 March 2025 |
| Location: | Tameside, SK14 1AL |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75683804 |
Summary
Contract Type: Fixed term contract (until October 2027)
Contract Reason: Trainee position
Secondment Opportunity: Permanent employees are encouraged to apply and will be supported as part of our workforce development commitment.
Salary: Soulbury Trainee Educational Psychology Scale Point 2 - £29,872 to Scale Point 5 - £35,572 (Scale Point 2 for Year 2 students and Scale Point 3 for Year 3 students)
Hours per Week: 36 hours per week
Base Location: Hyde Town Hall, Market Street, Hyde, SK14 1AL
Assessment Date: Tuesday, 25th March 2025
The Role
Tameside Educational Psychology Service (EPS) is looking for talented Trainee Educational Psychologists to support the development and growth of our new and innovative service. Tameside is an evolving service and as such provides a unique opportunity for practitioners to practice an ethical model of service delivery and shape the focus of delivery. We are building a service that has high expectations of practitioners, but also provides a positive and innovative working environment, where decisions are made as a team and everyone’s contribution is valued. Currently we are involved in influencing and shaping the wider SEND support systems, specifically around support for our most vulnerable pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs; neurodiversity and the early years.
Our initial model of service delivery was co-produced with Tameside children and young people (CYP). This has led to us in trialling a community psychology based approach and are constantly aiming to gain feedback from service users so that we work in a way that reflects the needs of the community in which we serve.
These core values of our service are: Kindness; Curiosity; Connection; Authenticity and; Reflection. Our mission is: Applying psychology collaboratively to facilitate change through hope and creativity.
Tameside EPS have an influential role in the development and implementation of council policy and strategy and is highly valued in Tameside. We have good links across Greater Manchester, specifically Salford and Bury EPS and with the University of Manchester.
About You
We are looking for:
- Trainee Educational Psychologists that are committed to offer the highest of quality service to Tameside children and young people, families, schools, services and the local authority;
- An ability to apply psychology creatively in order to maximise impact and contribute to Tameside Council priority areas;
- Dynamic and hardworking team players that are able to work both independently and part of a team;
- Trainees that are good generalists in the first instance with interests and experiences from a range of areas;
- Trainee with an interest in service development and being part of a service that continues to evolve overtime.
About Us
You can expect:
- A supportive induction package;
- Professional Supervision;
- Access to service resources;
- Flexible working arrangements
- A professional and supportive group of colleagues from the EP service;
- Opportunities to be involved in research and projects;
- Continuous Professional Development opportunities;
- Opportunities to be involved in research and projects;
- IT support with email and internet access;
- Administrative support.
At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.
We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.
Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure Procedures.
This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.
Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here
For further information about this role please contact the recruiting manager on 0161 342 2218 or erica.douglas-osborn@tameside.gov.uk
Reference Number: DPT603
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