Educational Psychologist

Educational Psychologist – Dorset Children’s Services

Dorset Children’s Services seeks to recruit a creative and innovative educational psychologist to its existing team of skilled and friendly staff. The role offers a dynamic, supportive environment where you can make a difference every day, broadening and deepening your psychological skills.

• Qualified educational psychologist registered with the HCPC or in the final year of training. Applications are also encouraged from trainees in their second year of training.
• Applicants must be available to work in the Chesil (Weymouth) and North locality.
• Applicants must hold a valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle or suitable transport.

• 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 belonging 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 educational settings
• are creative and flexible in their approach
• can bring new and innovative ways of working to Dorset EPs and multidisciplinary teamwork

• Provide psychological advice towards education, health and care needs assessments; every interaction is an intervention.
• Deliver a solution focused consultation-based approach to preventative work.
• Provide group supervision to ELSAs and other colleagues in schools such as DSLs and staff groups across Children’s Services.
• Link work to schools including joint consultation planning meetings with centrally funded specialist teachers.
• Train EY providers, schools, FE providers and Children’s Services workforce.
• Provide critical incident and sad event support to schools; lead in working with schools and partners when such events happen.
• Strategic support and lead on approaches and interventions.
• Collaborate with colleagues from Children’s Services and partner agencies including MHSTs and CAMHS.
• Support the local authority in using evidence-based practice to develop a continuum of provision.

• Work for an LA leading social care reform as one of the Pathfinder LAs and recently received a positive outcome from the SEND Area Inspection (March 2024).
• Be highly regarded and respected by stakeholders and colleagues.
• Flexible working and Soulbury terms and conditions.
• Peer and management supervision.
• Access to professional development, support and good ICT.
• Beautiful mix of rural, town and coastal environments, including The Jurassic Coast and Blue Flag beaches.

The post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or suitable transport) available for use as needed.

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