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Educational Psychologist

37 hours per week

Soulbury Salary Scale A 2-7 (starting scale point negotiable), plus up to 3 SPA discretionary points

(existing SPA points will be honoured)

Various office bases across Dorset

We are recruiting. Go on give us a call!!

Dorset Council offers varied and rewarding work across a wide range of topics –relational practice, emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Therapeutic Thinking, Inclusion and Belonging, Autism in Schools, children in care and care leavers and LGBTQ+ . We work with our workforce development service to provide wellbeing and strategic support to Children’s Services, multi-academy trusts (MATs) and schools … I could go on … This is alongside completing psychological advice towards EHCNAs.

Do you want to be part of a dynamic, supportive and highly respected group of educational psychologists? We are looking for educational psychologists who have an enthusiasm for applying psychology to make a difference for children and young people? We are always interested in developing new practice and approaches and welcome applicants that can develop educational psychology practice.

About Dorset

‘Dorset Children Thrive’ is our locality model to deliver Children’s Services. It brings together services and support for children and families into six integrated locality teams. The locality teams include Early Help, Children’s Social Care, Educational Psychology, SEND and Inclusion services. Through our integrated structure, colleagues work in  multi-disciplinary integrated teams in the Inclusion and Belonging strand.

The work of Dorset EPs

Dorset EPs provide:

psychological advice towards education, health and care needs assessments. We always take the approach that every interaction is an intervention

a solution focused consultation-based approach to preventative work

group supervision to ELSAs, and other colleagues in schools such as DSLs and staff groups across Children's Services such as the leaving care team

link work to schools including joint consultation planning meetings working with specialist teachers

training to EY providers, schools and FE providers and Children’s Services workforce

strategic support and lead on approaches and interventions including ELSA, I Can Problem Solve, Relational Practice, Autism in Schools, emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA) and SMHL

work in collaboration with colleagues from Childrens Services and partner agencies including MHSTS and CAMHS

We are seeking applications from educational psychologists who are :

Qualified educational psychologists registered with the HCPC and those in their final year of training. We would be interested in receiving applications from trainees currently in their 2nd year of training.

We are seeking applicants who:

are compassionate

take a restorative approach to building and developing relationships

use solution focused thinking and approaches

are person centred

are committed to developing inclusive practice and developing inclusion for CYP with SEND and other specific groups to improve equity

are reflective and open to development of their own practice and that of their colleagues

apply a strengths-based approach to working with children, young people, their families and education settings

are creative and flexible in their approach

can bring new and innovative ways of working to Dorset EPs and multidisciplinary working.

What will you get in return?

Be highly regarded and respected by stakeholders and professional colleagues

Flexible working

Soulbury terms and conditions

Peer and management supervision

Access to professional development and support and good ICT

A beautiful mix of rural, town and coastal environments, The Jurassic Coast and Blue Flag beaches.

Relocation expenses package 

A generous relocation package is payable, of which up to £8,000 (of HMRC eligible elements) are free of tax. We can offer you help to move whether you are looking to buy or rent, depending on your circumstances.

Our package includes:

an initial advance of up to £2,500 payable when you start

help towards fees associated with buying/selling (up to £6,500)

an option to receive help towards your rent or mortgage in the first two years

Additional information:

This post involves working with children and vulnerable adults and having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our .

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Applicants are required to hold a driving licence and have access to means of transport.

For further details of how we work visit:

Miriam Leigh, Head of Children Thriving in Education, 01305 228300

be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed

have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. and welcome applications from everyone.

We are We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We also look for applicants who share . We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

If appointed, the personal information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at .

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

We cannot accept CVs in the place of an application form as we need the same range of information from all our candidates.

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