Educational Psychologist Soulbury; Interim

Overview

Job Category:
Interims

Location:

Civic Offices, 2 Watling Street, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7AT
, London Borough of Bexley

Hours Per Week: 35

Start Date:

Immediate Start

Salary: £430.69

To assist in the discharge of the Local Authority’s statutory duties in respect of the identification and assessment of and provision for children and young people with special educational needs and social, emotional and mental health needs.

To provide psychological advice, consultancy and support to school staff and others as a key member of a multidisciplinary team to enable children and young people to achieve good outcomes at the SEN Support stage.

• Implementation:
  To provide efficient and professional psychological services as directed by the Principal Educational Psychologist and to the standards set out by legislation, Council and Educational Psychology Service policies.
• To provide information about and advice on the developmental and learning needs of children and young people referred to the service, and about effective provision to meet these needs.
• To undertake or contribute to other projects/tasks that will enable the delivery of the authority’s services to be made as effectively and efficiently as possible.
• To monitor and report to the Principal Educational Psychologist on the allocation of time to areas of work and the effectiveness of service delivery in order to develop and to achieve appropriate service standards that meet the needs of schools, parents and carers, children and young people.

• To support senior staff within the service through the provision to colleagues of consultation, supervision and advice.
• To support the effective management of and provision for pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs and special educational needs by contributing to training and development work within the Directorate, with school staff, parents, carers and others.
• To work in partnership with other professionals as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting their professional development through consultation and effective collaborative work.

• To be fully conversant with the relevant legislative frameworks and guidance, the Council’s policies and Business Process, and service guidelines and standards.
• To develop and maintain the full range of professional knowledge, skills and experience to satisfy the requirements of the post.
• All staff working in the department have a responsibility for promoting and supporting the Council's policies and procedures for safeguarding. You should ensure that you carry out your duties and work at all times in a way that ensures the safeguarding and welfare of service users.

• Eligibility for registration as an Educational Psychologist with the Health Professions Council (Essential).
• Good honours degree in Psychology. (Essential)
• Self motivated to achieve high standards for self and others.
• Ability to manage own time effectively, setting and adjusting priorities where necessary.
• Ability to use supervision constructively to reflect on own practice and implement changes where necessary.
• Ability to work collaboratively with others.
• High level of applied literacy and numeracy.
• Ability to acquire competence in the use of IT for management and administration.
• Orientation towards working to achieve organisational goals, customer service, quality and value for money.
• Excellent inter-personal skills.
• Good communication skills, written and oral, and the ability to present information effectively.
• Ability to manage a large and varied personal workload and to maintain judgement when under pressure.
• Data handling skills with the ability to analyse information and present clear, concise reports.
• (d) Personal Circumstances

• Satisfactory enhanced DBS check. (Essential)
• Ability to travel both around the Borough and outside the Borough taking the necessary equipment with you. (Essential)
• A car owner/driver (Desirable)
• Postgraduate qualification at Masters or Doctoral level, which is acceptable to the Association of Educational Psychologists and British Psychological Society as constituting clinical training as an Educational Psychologist.

• Experience of working with children and young people, including those with special educational needs and with other problems routinely presented to psychological services within the public sector of Education. (Essential)
• Experience of working successfully with other professionals to support the development of children and young people. (Essential)
• Knowledge and experience of the current range of approaches, tools and techniques available to Educational Psychologists. (Essential)
• Experience in contributing to projects and policy development. (Desirable)
• Knowledge of current legislation affecting the work of Educational Psychology. (Essential)