Salford City Council

 Unity House

 Chorley Road

 Swinton

 Salford

 M27 5DA

Tel: 0161 778 0476

         
Assistant Educational Psychologist

Grade: Soulbury Assistant EP Scale (2-5), £35,228 - £39,341

Working hours: 36 hours per week

Contract type: Fixed Term Post (12 months)

Location: Unity House, Swinton, Salford City Council

Closing date: 14th April 2024, 23:59

Shortlisting: 16th April 2024

Interview: 24th April 2024 

This is an exciting opportunity to work with an established team of Educational Psychologists. You will assist Salford City Council Educational Psychology Service in the delivery of psychological intervention and monitoring for vulnerable children and young people.

This work will involve assisting in the development and delivery of a range of services and interventions including:

• Training and development work
• Preparation of training and support materials 
• Group work with children and young people
• 1:1 mentoring/therapeutic work with children and young people
• Evaluation of service delivery
• Auditing of files
• Information gathering on behalf of a Psychologist to support SEN processes
• Administration
• Project work

Requirements of the post:

• Registered with the British Psychological Society (Graduate basis for registration or Chartership (GBR/GBC);
• Psychology Degree - at least Upper Second class honours - 2:1;
• Relevant experience of working with children in family homes, educational / clinical or community settings to promote children’s well-being and progress
• Evidence of using Psychological understanding and approaches to support practice
• Subject to an Enhanced DBS Check
• Driving Licence and own transport

Applications are invited from candidates who wish to embark on the professional doctorate and qualify as an Educational Psychologist

For an informal discussion, please contact: Claire Jackson (Principal Educational Psychologist) 0161 7780476 or C.Jackson@salford.gov.uk

We are also hosting a ‘Meet The Team’ event online on Thursday 4th April from 4pm, please email ciara.mcneil@salford.gov.uk if you would like to book a place and receive a Teams link to the event

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check – currently £38.00. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary payments at a rate of £9.50 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £38.00.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

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About your benefits

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged and you will have the opportunity to work and grow in a values based organisation where people are at the heart of everything we do. We promote a positive permission culture, empowering you to make a difference. Your opinions matter to us and you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things through our Salford 100 employee group and our employee led redesign approach. Your work-life balance and wellbeing are important to us so you will have access to a range of benefits including flexible working, green travel, pension and salary sacrifice schemes.  In addition to this we offer a range of health and wellbeing options to suit your needs.  

Continuous service commitment

New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.  

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion

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