Educational Psychologist - Cheadle, United Kingdom - Together Trust

Together Trust

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Cheadle, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Hours37.5 hours, Term Time Only (43 weeks worked) part time hours will be considered

Salary£50,109.33 rising to £55,931.96 with annual increments (salary already pro-rated to working weeks)

LocationHybrid worker - home, school or office based as necessary. Together Trust Central office is based in Cheadle, Cheshire. You must be able to commute between the Trust services.

Reports toHead of Clinical Services

Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity to join our Clinical Services team?

The Clinical Service team in the Together Trust is at an exciting time of development.

This post offers the unique opportunity to join a newly established Psychology Service and to work systemically in multi-disciplinary teams to contribute to trust wideand externally commissioned initiatives and support the needs of individual pupils.

In this role you will be working in Specialist Together Trust settings.

You will draw on knowledge and expertise in neurodiversity. You will work with pupils with significant social and emotional needs using trauma-informed practice.

You will support the needs of learners with complex learning and developmental needs, and youwill have opportunities to work in other settings on externally commissioned projects across the region, including work in mainstream and community settings.

You will work in a variety of ways through training, problem-solving and collaborative consultation and advice and support to teachers, parents/carers, SENCOs, the wider community, as well as children and young people.

You will be able to build relationshipswith those you support, take a reflective approach and work in cycles of 'assess, plan, do review' to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people.

You will use psychological assessment and produce reports to contribute to an understanding of achild's needs and work in collaboration with others to develop shared and person-centred plans of support.

You will be supported by and will support a small team of Educational Psychologists and Assistant Psychologists using formal and informal supervision, and you will be able to shape and contribute to the development of a service that is inclusive and celebratoryof the experiences of the thoughts and ideas people bring.

Opportunities for professional development and project development with universities as well as participation in charity and community focussed activity will be supported.

The scope for development in this role is extensive and we would welcome applicants from Educational Psychologists looking for new ways of practicing as an Educational Psychologist.

Help us make a change to the lives of the young people we support with special educational needs.

Please read the full job description to find out more about this new and interesting position.

**This vacancy expires on Thursday 5th January 2023