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Salary: Soulbury Salary Scale A2-7 (£40,136 – £49,714 per annum based on a 36-hour working week) plus up to 3 SPA points.
Please note that Newly Qualified Educational Psychologists will start on scale point 4.
Hours and Working Pattern can be flexible to be discussed
We have an exciting opportunity for a reflective and resourceful educational psychologist to join our hard-working, supportive and friendly team within The Howard Partnership Trust, that provide a comprehensive psychology service and support the various schools and children within the range of schools.
Our service encourages collaborative and flexible working, whilst being committed to developing EP’s professional skills. At THPT we encourage the use of positive and evidence-based psychology to support the children while prioritising professional wellbeing.
The Service is located at the Fox Grove school, based in Leatherhead and offer the following:
- Assessment and intervention in relation to children causing concern
- Work with parents and carers
- Cognitive behavioural approaches
- Training, development and coaching for school and setting staff
Essential Requirements:
- Is an excellent practitioner with good communication, interpersonal, organisation and time management skills;
- Is reliable, flexible, able to show initiative and take responsibility;
- Is committed to consultative problem solving as a model of service delivery;
- Has a sound knowledge of evidenced based interventions;
- Has professional educational qualifications (usually a Doctorate) recognised by the BPS, has HCPC registration.
Benefits THPT can offer:
- An opportunity to be part of a dynamic and developing organisation
- Excellent benefit package to include Cycle to Work, Sainsbury’s Loyalty Discount and access to discount schemes
- Fantastic Teacher Pension Scheme
- Rewards and Benefits Scheme that includes Loyalty and Service Awards
- Good CPD opportunities
- Protected time for clinical supervision
- Flexible working
Applications are welcome from both qualified and experienced EPs and those in their final year of training. Applicants must also be registered with the HCPC, or expect to be on completion of their training
Safer recruitment: The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any roles which involve working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, or roles in which the duties will involve access to sensitive information relating to children, young people or vulnerable adults, THPT will take up references prior to interview. You should provide details of referees including your current and previous employers, covering the last 5 years.
DBS: This role requires an Enhanced DBS. (This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act,1974).
Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The Howard Partnership Trust is school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Our Vision is to excel at ‘bringing out the best’ in young people of all abilities and aptitudes, and so increase their life chances for their future success and fulfilment.
Fox Grove School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.