Education Psychologist
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole
550/day
Start date: ASAP
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Job Purpose & Objectives
- To ensure the provision of a high quality Educational Psychology Service for children and young people, families, schools and other service providers as required by the Local Authority.

- To work collaboratively as a member of the Educational Psychology Service and with other colleagues in the
Vulnerable Groups Teams and other professional groups to ensure the co-ordinated delivery of a comprehensive
support service.

- To work collaboratively with partner agencies, including voluntary agencies, in order to provide coherent support for
children, young people and their families.

- As a member of the Educational Psychology Service, to contribute to the planning and development of the Service.
Details

- To provide a psychological advisory/consultative service, in liaison with other colleagues in Children & Young People's
Services, the wider Local Authority and other agencies, to help schools and others organise and plan in order to
promote the progress and social inclusion of all children and young people.

- Using psychological knowledge, techniques and procedures, to provide a range of casework activities including
consultation, problem identification and assessment, the provision of advice and a variety of intervention strategies. To
link with, inform and advise Children & Young People's Services officers and other relevant agencies regarding the
needs of individuals and groups of children.

- To provide psychological assessments and advice as a contributor to the statutory assessment process required by
the 1996 Education Act and Children & Families Act 2014 to work within the SEN and Disability Codes of Practice. To
undertake ongoing monitoring and review of the progress of individual children with special educational needs.

- Should the opportunity arise, in consultation with the Principal Educational Psychologist and in the context of Local
Authority or Service priorities, to develop an area of special interest or expertise within the field of educational
psychology in order to contribute to effective service delivery.

- To participate in and be aware of psychological and educational research and development in order to assist
innovation and evaluation in Local Authority activities.

- To co-operate with the Service's performance management and development review scheme and to participate in a
range of supervisory and continuing professional development activities, to ensure regular up-dating and development
of knowledge and skills.

Qualifications and certification:

• A postgraduate qualification at Masters or Doctorate level which is acceptable to the Association of Educational Psychologists and the British Psychological Society as constituting clinical training as an Educational Psychologist is required.
• Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council is required.

Must have:

• All applicants will need to demonstrate proof or right to work in the UK and DBS.
• Applicants will need to start no later than the first week of February.