Educational Psychologist - EAD09836 in Kirkintilloch

Please note this post is temporary to cover maternity leave for six months or until current post holder returns.

Salary will be pro-rated for part-time hours.

East Dunbartonshire Council is recruiting a fixed term part time main grade educational psychologist (28 hours a week) to be based in Kirkintilloch.

The Educational Psychology Service in East Dunbartonshire Council works in partnership to raise attainment, close the poverty related attainment gap and improve children’s health and wellbeing through delivery of core functions and within the context of continuous improvement. The Service aims to ensure that children and young persons’ voices are central to all planning.

The Service actively encourages and supports innovative and creative practice. Educational psychologists work across all levels within the authority: from work with children and families to capacity building and strategic implementation. There is a strong focus on linking research into practice and collaborative enquiry to evidence improvement. The Educational Psychology Service actively supports distributed leadership and there are many opportunities to engage in leadership at all levels in the authority.

Applicants will have an honours degree in Psychology recognised by the British Psychological Society and the relevant post graduate qualification in educational psychology.

Applicants must be eligible for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.

East Dunbartonshire Council Educational Psychology Service provides high quality programmes of supervision and induction for all new members of the Service.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
• New Deal applicants who meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)
• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

PVG / Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria.

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment. Successful candidates who withdraw their application after the check process has started will be invoiced for the cost of the check.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.