Educational Psychologist X5 - Education Services

What's involved with this role:
Interim Educational Psychologist x5 - Education Services
Reference no: Cornwall 5248714
Pay Rate: £492.27 per day PAYE
37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 2-3 months
City: TRURO
Enhanced DBS disclosure required
Qualified Educational Psychologists to work across Cornwall virtually to complete 10 psychological advices in total per month. Work across Cornwall, doing remote, statutory Education, Health and Care assessments. This will require you to; be using a range of assessment materials that can be delivered virtually, carry out remote observations, meet with parents/carers, children and young people, school and setting staff, and other involved professionals through the use of video conferencing platforms such as Teams or Zoom.
You will be required to use the EHC assessment templates supplied by Cornwall Educational Psychology Service and work to specified time scales. This will be commissioned per advice. You will be given a Senior Educational Psychologist to report to who will be the conduit through which work is assigned, will be your key point of contact and will be able to direct you to relevant support services, e.g. business administration.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide consultation and specialist advice to parents/carers, staff in schools and settings and other professionals to support the successful inclusion of children with Special Educational Needs, Disabilities (SEND) and those from other vulnerable groups.
Work jointly with children and young people, parents/carers, staff in schools and settings and other professionals to clarify the outcomes they want to achieve and to set up and monitor interventions to achieve these outcomes.
Provide specialist assessments and/or observations, if required, in order to inform evidence-based interventions.
Ensure that the views/preferences of children and young people are listened to as part of any assessment or intervention plan (regardless of the age or needs of the young person).
Support schools and settings in following the SEND Code of Practice (2014) relating to Special Educational Needs and carry out statutory work as required. This will include providing Psychological Advice to the Local Authority as part of an Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment.
Work in collaboration with voluntary agencies which support vulnerable groups of children, young people and their families in order to achieve better outcomes for these groups.
Contribute to the training of Trainee Educational Psychologist on placement with the Educational Psychology Service.
Promote and provide high quality traded work to a range of schools, education settings and partners. This work includes carrying out interventions, delivering training and completing work requested by schools or other organisations through Service Level Agreements, the Flexible Option or a commissioning arrangement.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
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Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Qualifications:
Honours Degree in Psychology (or equivalent)
Qualified Teacher status and/or experience working with children that has been recognised by a post graduate Educational Psychology training course
A recognised post graduate qualification in Educational Psychology
HCPC registration
Knowledge:
Demonstrates knowledge of models and concepts from Psychology and how these can be applied to problems which are presented
Articulates up to date knowledge regarding legislation in relation to Special Educational Needs and Learning Difficulties/Disabilities
Demonstrates knowledge of the value of multi-agency working and shows a commitment to working collaboratively with others to find solutions
Exeperience:
Previous experience as an Educational Psychologist
Skills & Abilities:
Demonstrates skills in delivering training to a range of audiences
Demonstrates good organisational skills and ability to prioritize work within time constraints. Is highly motivated and able to work independently as well as functioning as part of a team
Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills with a range of people (e.g. children and young people, parents and carers, other professionals) and in a range of contexts
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Job Ref: Cornwall 5248714
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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