Assistant Educational Psychologist in Gloucester

This is an exciting new opportunity to work with the developing Educational Psychology team in Gloucestershire. The role will assist Gloucestershire Educational Psychology Service in delivering a wide range of activities and support to children and young people in schools and settings.

About You

This role will involve the following tasks:

• Undertake a range of information gathering, observations, assessments, and interventions pertinent to the services' work with children/YP and their parents/carers.
• Participate in the development and delivery of psycho-educational support programmes under the supervision of a qualified Educational Psychologist.
• Information gathering on behalf of an Educational Psychologist to support SEND processes.
• Engage in relevant searches of psychological literature to develop and enhance courses, packages and materials used by the Educational Psychology Service.
• Collect data and produce brief reports to underpin a range of development initiatives, training and preventative/project work.
• Support evaluation of service delivery.
• Auditing of case files/general administrative support and the use of data to explore trends and patterns under the guidance of a qualified EP.
• Keep accurate and retrievable records of work and provide written feedback as required.
• Administrative tasks to support service outcomes.
• Attend service meetings and contribute to aims of the service.
• Report on a day-to-day basis to a Senior EP or nominated Educational Psychologist.

The position is subject to specific eligibility criteria:

• At least 2:1 honours degree in Psychology (or recognised equivalent) and the Graduate Basis for Registration or Chartership (GBR/GBC) as a psychologist as required by the British Psychological Society.
• Significant post-qualifying experience of working directly with children and parents, for example, experience of teaching, youth work, mentoring or emotional wellbeing support.
• Have knowledge and understanding of the Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs and the special educational needs in a broader sense.
• To hold a valid full driving licence and ability to drive/access to a vehicle.
• Ability to demonstrate significant understanding of how psychology has influenced practice to date.

The expectation is that all those employed as Assistant EPs would wish to embark on the professional doctorate and qualify as an Educational Psychologist and are seeking relevant experience to support their application to Doctoral training.

For an informal discussion, please contact Simon Worker (PEP) or Greg Cotton (SEP).

About us

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today.

Important dates

There is an open evening where you are able to meet the team and find out more on 5th March (Online) at 1900hrs.

Additional Information

This Position is subject to an enhanced DBS check. The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.