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Educational Psychologist (3 Posts) | £49,789-£59,807 (plus up to 3 SPA points) pro rata

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Barnsley

Educational Psychologist (3 Posts) | £49,789-£59,807 (plus up to 3 SPA points) pro rata

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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Barnsley

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 1 week ago, 15 Apr | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: e87e2644b1424a1c8ba6571338143d3c

Full Job Description

  • If you join the team you'll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we'll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
  • We'll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
  • There's so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make
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  • Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
    • About the Post: The Educational Psychologist role: Barnsley Educational, Child and Community Psychology Service (BECCPS) are a highly regarded forward thinking team, with a shared commitment to working collaboratively with others to build capacity and bring about positive change for children and young people. We are a high-profile service within the local authority and play a key role in informing and delivering strategic outcomes to promote positive change for children and young people with SEN. We are a non-traded service and practice within the full range of settings across Barnsley and also provide a psychology service to the Youth Justice Team and Virtual school. BECCPS sits within the Education Inclusion Service (EIS) with the Principal Educational Psychologists managing the Social Communication and Interaction Service, the Portage Service and the Sensory Service. As an Educational Psychologist in Barnsley, you would be working within a robust, needs-led service model that supports a graduated approach with a focus on building capacity at SEN support. We value joint working and development work, and you would have the opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver whole school training, centralised training and drive forward LA SEND agendas through task and finish working party groups. We are a service that values leadership at all levels working collaboratively as a team to create opportunities for staff to shape and develop our service. Consultation approaches are at the heart of our service model, and you would be able to further develop your consultation skills to facilitate collaborative working and strengthen existing inclusive practice across Barnsley. As a team we are committed to working with children, young people, parents/carers and other professionals through person centred, strength-based approaches that are outcome focused. Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent services, and taking pride in what we do. Relational approaches are fundamental to how we work. We support well-being through structured and informal peer support alongside professional development opportunities. We are a service committed to and place a high value on supervision offering a range that includes individual supervision, peer group support, and group problem solving sessions., Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form. Job Profile: Vacancy Exposure Profile: Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria. We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know. CV's are not accepted for this role. At Barnsley Council, we believe in second chances and value diversity. Our recruitment process is inclusive, and we welcome applicants with past convictions. We're committed to fairness and do not discriminate. Join us in building a future where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. #InclusiveHiring #SecondChances" Let's stay connected, follow us on social media

    We are looking to recruit enthusiastic, creative colleagues to join a dedicated and innovative team of professionals to play a key role in shaping future approaches to inclusion at a local authority level. We offer excellent town centre office space, remote working, flexible working and promote a good work life balance. We offer a full induction from a welcoming and supportive team. If you are interested in joining a forward thinking, enthusiastic and committed team with opportunities for varied work we look forward to hearing from you. We welcome applications from trainees in year 2 or 3 of the training course, newly qualified and experienced Educational Psychologists. All candidates must be professionally qualified and registered with the HCPC or be currently in training. As part of this role, you will be required to travel to schools and settings out in the community. An enhanced DBS check is required for this post

    At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people's lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be. We're an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills. There's so much happening in our thriving borough, and now's the perfect time to join our excellent Education, Early Start & Prevention team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
  • We're an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
  • Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people's lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.

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