We are working with Connect2Dorset, a managed service agency owned by Dorset Council, to recruit an experienced, senior Educational Psychologist to apply Psychology and improve outcomes for Children and Young People with SEND.
Job Title: Educational Psychologist
Location: Dorchester, Dorset
Contract Type: Temporary | 02/09/2024 - 31/03/2025 | Full-Time or Part-Time
Salary: £427.68 per day + £250 Welcome Bonus
Day-to-Day Duties:
* Assist in maintaining and developing psychological services, especially for Education, Health, and Care Needs Assessments.
* Ensure positive outcomes for children, young people, and families.
* Enhance the skills and capacity of settings and colleagues.
* Participate in development meetings and align practices with service policies.
* Attend and contribute to meetings by Family Partnership Zones and other Local Authority Directorates.
* Contribute to the in-service education of teachers.
* Engage in further training and professional development.
Qualifications:
* Post-graduate professional qualification appropriate for practice in the UK as an Educational Psychologist (or will have by start date).
* HCPC Registration
Knowledge and Skills:
* Understanding of children's rights and the SEND Code of Practice 0-25.
* Various assessment approaches and methods for developing social, emotional, and resiliency skills in children and young people.
* Psychological theories, evidence-based interventions for SEND, and national developments.
* Skills in empowering professionals and families, proactive psychology application, solution focused problem-solving, and effective inclusion.
* Excellent interpersonal skills, time management, commitment to CPD, professional integrity, effective communication, and facilitation of joint working with Health and Social Care colleagues
Benefits
- Four weekly payroll runs
- £250 training allowance
- £250 SCS Welcome Bonus
- Excellent pay rates
- Exceptional referral bonuses
- Specialists mental health consultants offering single point of contact
- Frequent notifications for upcoming opportunities via text and email
- Ltd & PAYE payment options available
- Nationwide provider of mental health staff to over 40 different NHS trusts offering mental health services and over 200 local authorities.
- FREE DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services
- FREE Occupational Health Check and Immunisations
At SCS, we believe in rewarding your loyalty and hard-work!
- £150 Agency Switch Bonus - If you're unhappy with your current agency or simply fancy a change, Service Care Solutions will give you £150 for bringing your current contract to us.
- £250 Welcome Bonus - We are offering a Welcome Bonus of £250, paid after completion of four weeks in your new placement.
- Refer a Friend (Earn up to £750 per Referral) - Simply refer your friend. If they get the role, we'll give you up to £750 per Referral.
How to Apply?
To Apply for this role or discuss vacancies we may have closer to home, please contact Eleanor on 01772 208 963 or eleanor.binns@servicecare.org.uk
