Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a job based in Surrey for an Educational Psychologist.
The pay rate for this locum Educational Psychologist job is £500 per day and is a 1-month contract.
Duties:
- Perform effectively as an EP in a multi professional context
- Contribute to team planning arrangements with schools
- Collaborate in work with other disciplines as appropriate
- Provide high quality psychological consultation to schools
- Consult to SENCOs, teachers, parents and other professionals
- Undertake classroom observation and learning environment assessment
- Undertake individual specialist psychological assessment where appropriate
- Feedback to schools using agreed formats Maintain records of work in schools and with individual pupils using agreed formats and electronic databases
- Assist maintained mainstream and special schools and Short Stay Schools to improve the learning conditions for children
- Provide consultation to relevant adults working with children and young people
- Deliver training on specific areas (in collaboration with other disciplines as appropriate)
- Support the statutory responsibilities of the LA in relation to Special Educational Needs
- Provide statutory psychological advice within specified time periods
- Participate in annual reviews
- Plan, in collaboration with SEN Management, the LA response to SEND Tribunals and to represent the LA in such Tribunals
- Monitor, evaluate and review identified independent and out of county education placements
- Attend area designated SEN Panels
- Provide a service to children in their early years
- Offer initial consultation/assessment for early years children with likely SEN
- Provide advice to parents/carers, EY settings and the LA on how to meet children’s SEN needs
- Respond within timescales specified by the Local Authority To maintain records as required by the LA or EP Service
- Contribute to multi-agency assessment processes agreed with Health partners
- Provided consultation to EY providers as required by contract with Early Years and Children Care Service
- Support the development and impact of Educational Psychology in the area and across Surrey
- Contribute to and participate in continuing professional development
- Attend and contribute to Area and Surrey wide EP meetings
- Participate in area based peer supervision arrangements
- Monitor, as part of the Area team, professional development and resource needs
- Attend Surrey wide CPD development meetings, including all mandatory ones
- Fulfil the Health Professions Council requirements for registration
- Contribute to project development and special interest work
- School Improvement Group (Training Group) Supervision of TEPs in training
Requirements of the Educational Psychologist:
- HCPC registered psychologist
- Education and Training Honours degree in Psychology
- Relevant experience of working with children within educational, childcare or community settings
- Post graduate training in educational psychology
- Chartered or eligible for chartered status with the British Psychological Society
- AF and original documentation verification
- Able to apply psychology in practice
- Interpersonal skills
- Assertiveness/challenge, influencing skills
- Presentation skills
- Self-reflective/evaluative
- Able to be task focused/well organised
- Knowledge of recent thinking in educational psychology
- Keen/able to work as part of a team
- Professional Orientation Commitment to consultation Commitment to inclusion Commitment to Equal Opportunities
- Interest in quality issues and continual service improvement Commitment to continuing professional development
- Focus on environmental as well as individual change
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
• Free DBS and compliance service
• Daily payroll
• Access to exclusive roles that aren't available with other agencies
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive psychology knowledge
• Refer a Friend bonus - get £250 for each candidate you refer who we successfully place
• Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
• Clinical governance support
• In house payroll system
• Revalidation
• Industry leading shift booking system
• Nationwide coverage including the Channel islands
Contact:
This Educational Psychologist job is advertised by Dan Potts; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
