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    Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist, Virtual School - Northallerton, United Kingdom - North Yorkshire Council

    North Yorkshire Council
    North Yorkshire Council Northallerton, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Job summary

    The post holder will be committed to the use of inclusive, evidenced-based applications of psychological approaches that promote positive outcomes for young people and reduce barriers to learning. The post holder will have a detailed understanding of the needs of young people who have experienced aspects linked to relational attachment or developmental trauma. They will be committed to the use of relational based approaches to supporting children, such as Emotion Coaching, Trauma-informed, solution orientated.

    North Yorkshire Local Educational Authority are looking for a committed and enthusiastic, Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist to join the Inclusion Team and work directly with NYC Virtual School as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The Virtual school works with colleagues to support the education and wellbeing of looked after young people, those young people who are in care - previously looked after children, PLAC, Children in Need, CIN and young people who have a Child Protection, CP plan. There will be collaboration with the Virtual School and nationally recognised ARC, as a vital part of the role.

    Main duties of the job

    The successful applicant will:

    Develop and deliver training to settings

    Develop and deliver training for Virtual School personnel

    Coach others in psychological approaches linked to the latest research in trauma responsive practice

    Conduct action research and have the ability to carry out research for the Virtual School in accordance with their strategic objectives

    Provide regular psychological case situation supervision to the Virtual School

    Undertake multi-agency consultation work for schools

    Make use of complex problem-solving approaches such as Circle of Adults.

    Contribute to the SEMH strategic group and regional and National conferences as required by the Virtual Schools head teacher

    Work closely with partners such as social work teams, Psychologically Informed Partnership Approach, PIPA psychologists with some joint working / training to support foster carers.

    Offer support as required by the Virtual Schools head teacher as an integral part of the role

    About us

    We are the region's largest employer with a workforce exceeding 15,000 people. Our employees cover a diverse mixture of roles such as: legal, teaching, social work and engineering, and we can offer you the opportunity to develop your career. From children's social care to highways, our services are regarded as among the best nationally. We are a loyal and committed workforce who are resilient, innovative and stay ahead of the curve.

    We look for innovative individuals who will help us realise our ambition of ensuring that all residents of North Yorkshire have access to live happier, healthier and more independent lives.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    Provide support for the education and wellbeing of Children in Care, previously in care and children with a social worker.

    Develop the use of inclusive, evidence-based applications of psychological approaches to promote positive outcomes for young people and reduce barriers to learning. This will include consultation around individual cases and systemic working

    Deliver the North Yorkshire Attachment and Trauma Aware School Project audit and training, making sure this is kept up to date with the latest neuroscience and evidence base in this field

    Support schools to develop an action research project to support practice

    Provide supervision to key staff such as Virtual School around complex cases which may include further multi-agency consultation

    Deliver problem-solving approaches, such as Circle of Adults, PATH, Solution Circles, MEPs around complex casework, as required and in accordance with the need of the case situation

    Lead the further development of support networks such as NYC Trauma/Emotion Coaching Interest Group, the regional Emotion Coaching NE network and the North Attachment Research Community group

    Ensure effective collaboration with key stakeholders to build capacity and maximise outcomes for children and young people across locality services

    Enable regular audit of services, ensuring that services are compliant with national good practice, guidance, regulations, legislation including Ofsted frameworks.

    Ensure that strategic visions are translated into local plans in collaboration with professionals, partners, and service users

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Applications are welcomed from candidates who have a masters or doctorate level qualification in Educational Psychology and are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, HCPC. You should be creative and forward thinking with the knowledge, skills, enthusiasm, and willingness to use psychological frameworks to facilitate positive change.
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Recent management / leadership experience in an educational psychology service
  • Experience of successfully working as an EP in a variety of contexts, including working with care experienced young people / multi-agency teams
  • Experience of supervising or appraising staff
  • Knowledge

    Essential

  • In depth knowledge of current guidance and legislation
  • Knowledge of statutory requirements, including requirements in respect of Data protection and Freedom of Information
  • Expert level knowledge of Educational Psychology
  • Detailed understanding of the needs of young people who may have experienced Relational Attachment difficulties or developmental trauma


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