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CHILDRENS & JOINT COMMISSIONING SERVICES DEPARTMENT

 

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY / EDUCATION

ASSISTANT PSYCHOLOGIST

                                   

Salary – Band 10 £33,366 to £36,124

 

Full Time/ Whole Time -37 Hours

 

Are you interested in helping the children and young people of Hartlepool get the most out of their lives?

 

Are you able to work as part of a team to apply psychology in order to remove barriers to learning for vulnerable children and young people?

 

If so, this could be an exciting opportunity for you to join a highly regarded and successful Virtual School Team, and take forward our vision to an exciting opportunity for you to join a highly regarded and successful Virtual School Team, and take forward our vision to get the best possible outcomes for all of the children and young people that we work with.

 

Under supervision from the Virtual School’s Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist and working with a small team of other assistant psychologists, you will support the wider Virtual School team to:

·       Improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, including children in the care of the local authority, through direct preventative and early intervention work

·       Deliver evidence-based intervention programmes with individuals and groups of children and young people, working alongside key school staff and multi-agency professionals

·       Work collaboratively with educational setting and multi-agency professionals to remove barriers to learning for children and young people

·       Develop capacity in the workforce through modelling interventions and delivering training

·       Engage in action research to understand the needs of our vulnerable learners

 

You must be passionate about the application of psychology in working with children and young people and have a desire to develop your practice and knowledge of the role, as well as aspirations to undertake the doctorate training course in Educational Psychology.  You will have experience of working with children and young people in an educational setting or other relevant context, as well as an understanding of the importance of social and emotional needs as barriers to education, especially for vulnerable learners.

 

We can offer you a post within a highly regarding Virtual School service, with a friendly and supportive team including several other assistant psychologists, regular psychological supervision, opportunities for flexible working and a strong CPD offer.

 

 

If your interest is sparked, please do not hesitate to call for an informal chat to find out more.

 

Please contact either:

 

Emma Rutherford, Executive Head Teacher - Vulnerable Pupils           01429 284370

Dr James Weetman, Senior Practitioner Educational Psychologist       01429 806898

 

Hartlepool are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  As such these posts are subject to safer recruitment measures and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are therefore required.

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