Educational Psychologist
Job Description
Job Title : Educational Psychologist
Job Category : Education (qualified)
Category : Permanent Recruitment
Location : Wiltshire – Countywide, Wiltshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Base Salary : £46,525.00
Top Point Salary : £56,540.00
The overall responsibilities of the service/function are:
To support schools, parents and partners in one or more of Wiltshire’s community areas to improve
outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, through the use of educational psychology.
To provide consultation, assessment and training to improve outcomes for Wiltshire’s vulnerable
children and young people, within a context of supervision from their line manager and peers.
Wiltshire Educational Psychology Service works within Targeted Schools and Learning Support
alongside other services offering support to vulnerable children and young people.
Hybrid, however team meetings will need to be attended in person, training sessions attended in person, supervision attended in person, assessments will also need to be carried out in person
Specific qualifications, knowledge, and skills required for this role include:
Essential
• A doctoral or masters level professional qualification in Educational Psychology, or is expected by
the accrediting university to complete this professional qualification by the end of the year.
• Will be registered with the HCPC, or will be eligible for registration on completion of the
professional qualification
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, for a range of purposes and audiences.
• Ability to work independently and to organise time/workload efficiently, meeting deadlines where required.
• Basic IT competence, in Microsoft Office suite, word processing, entering spreadsheet data, and a willingness to learn other IT skills as required by developments in IT communications.
• Demonstrate ability to engage with school staff and parents and to engender their confidence in the professional skills brought to the role.
• A commitment to promoting equal opportunities and to ensuring that the voice of the child and parents are clearly heard
• Has up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with and the safeguarding of children/vulnerable adults
Regular Driver
Must hold a valid UK driving licence and have access to either their own car or a pool car in order
to undertake the duties of the role, unless other forms of transport are available and viable to
perform the role, including public transport, or unless a reasonable adjustment has been agreed.
