Available Job Today This appointment is on a Fixed Term Contract basis.
We have an exciting 18-month opportunity for a post within BCP Educational Psychology Service, to work alongside EPs, applying psychology in a range of settings, supporting the delivery of statutory and other work including assessment, intervention, and training.
MAIN PURPOSE(S) OF THE JOB:
To apply psychology to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people including those with SEND and additional educational needs.
- To deliver effective educational psychology support to children and young people, families, educational settings and partner agencies, aimed at optimising achievement, inclusion and emotional wellbeing.
- To support the Council to fulfil its statutory duties in relation to vulnerable children and young people, including those with SEN and Disabilities
- To actively contribute to the development of good practice within Children’s Services in BCP
- To apply family and child centred approaches to working in partnership with Educational Psychologists (EPs), parents, children and young people and with other multiagency professionals
MAIN DUTIES:
- Contribute positively and in a complimentary way to service delivery, working with and supervised by a range of EPs for casework
- Support the provision of statutory and non-statutory educational psychology services.
- Develop and apply knowledge and skills in: consultation, assessment, target setting, monitoring and tracking progress regarding children and young people with SEND 0 – 25 years of age.
- Develop and apply knowledge and skills regarding SEND systems and processes and evidence based best practice interventions.
- Provide interventions in schools and other settings as directed by the supervising EP.
- Develop and apply up to date knowledge of local implementation of SEND legislation including BCP’s Graduated Response to SEND.
- Contribute to improving transition practice for young people with SEND into education, employment, training and independent living.
- Contribute to service development through evaluation work/ and or project work.
- Work creatively with EPs, schools, other agencies and services to support individually tailored solutions at an organisational and individual level based on an understanding of evidence based best practice.
- Contribute to the Service’s Telephone support line
We are looking for someone who has:
- Good knowledge of ways in which psychology can be applied to improve outcomes for children and young people.
- Knowledge and understanding of meeting the needs of vulnerable children including those with SEND, within an educational setting.
- Knowledge of the Children and Families Act 2014 and SEND Code of Practice 2015.
- Effective communication skills to facilitate working with colleagues, schools, a range of other professionals/agencies and children & young people.
- A child and family focus.
- Solution Focused Thinking.
- Commitment to promoting inclusion and valuing diversity.
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Vanessa Grizzle (Principal EP) vanessa.grizzle@bcpcouncil.gov.uk; Joanna Bispham (Senior EP): joanna.bispham@bcpcouncil.gov.uk or Fiona Okai (Senior EP): fiona.okai@bcpcouncil.gov.uk to arrange.
Start date according to availability but no later than September 2023.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Person Specification for more details.