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Assistant Educational Psychologist
Soulbury Assistant Educational Psychologist Scale, Points 2 - 5
Northumberland Psychological Service is seeking to appoint an Assistant Educational Psychologist to enhance the work of our team and the Be You Mental Health Support Teams in Northumberland. The successful candidate will join a service which is highly valued by schools, settings and other stakeholders. Working alongside, and supervised by, Educational Psychologists, the successful applicant will engage in a range of preventative and early intervention work, as well as supporting the statutory assessment process.
The Service has good links with Newcastle University and regularly hosts doctoral trainees.
This post is suitable for individuals who already have an honours degree in Psychology (2:1 or above) and have experience of working with children and young people. The posts are fixed term for a year and primarily designed for those who are interested in undertaking formal training to become an Educational Psychologist in the future.
We offer:
A strong ethos of team working and peer support
Flexible working arrangements and a commitment to work-life balance.
A wide variety of work and opportunities to develop areas of specialism.
A detailed and comprehensive induction programme.
Regular supervision, tailored to their needs.
Effective and well-established multi-agency working.
Excellent administrative support.
If you would like to discuss these posts, please contact Paula Hesford/ Katinka Bryan, Psychological Services’ Managers or Helen Tamworth, Senior Educational Psychologist at paula.hesford@northumberland.gov.uk / katinka.bryan@northumberland.gov.uk /helen. tamworth@northumberland.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion.
We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful, we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.
Why choose us?
Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is ‘Land of Great Opportunities’, for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.
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We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Alternative application format:
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