Educational Psychologist

at  Birmingham City Council

WORKING 36.5 HOURS PER WEEK

Birmingham is a vibrant city with a culturally and ethnically diverse population. We are renowned for being a pioneering city, with a City Council that is not complacent. Being the largest local authority with the largest youth population in Europe, Birmingham City Council employs more than 10,000 people and we have big plans to reshape this incredible place for generations to come. Contributing to these plans, we are seeking to expand the city’s Educational Psychology Service in order to meet the high demand for our services. There are over 450 schools across the local authority, over 95% of whom we work with and support. Birmingham truly is a great place to live and work.
We are passionate about applying psychology to support the learning, development and emotional wellbeing of children and young people. Our service vision for working with children and young people is ambitious; we believe that every young person should have the opportunity to thrive, to be fully included and to help them reach their potential.
Our service provides professional psychological services for children, young people, and families in a wide range of educational settings across the city. Joining one of our inclusive and friendly teams means working alongside over 50 HCPC registered educational psychologists, many of whom have a range of specialisms and interests.
We are proud of our large Assistant Psychologist team based in our four locality teams, who support team delivery.
We also have close ties with University Educational Psychology training courses and provide a large number of placements for trainee colleagues whether it be time limited Fieldwork A or B placements, or Year 2 and 3 Trainees based in one of our four locality teams.
We also have a pool of Associate EP colleagues who support our statutory commitments and who are highly valued within our service.
The service has strong and positive relationships with the local authority, with schools and partner agencies. We are well integrated into the broader systems of support for vulnerable children and young people and their families in the city.
The Educational Psychology Service has an excellent reputation and has a strong commitment to innovation, quality improvement, research and development. We are engaged in a variety of initiatives such as ‘SCERTS’, ELSA, VIG, VERP, MeLSA, Trauma Informed Attachment Aware Schools and Restorative Practice.
Our EPs have the freedom to engage in a range of work at the individual, small/ whole group, staff, parent, or systemic level. We are not a prescriptive service and value the diversity of approach each of our psychologists.
We are committed to promoting professional development at all levels, with opportunities to take on leadership roles within the service for those aspiring to become managers. We are also a friendly and highly supportive service where collaboration and peer supervision are actively encouraged.

We welcome applications from creative and enthusiastic HCPC registered Educational Psychologists and Trainee EPs who are currently in Years 2 or 3 of their courses, who are:

• Excellent practitioners with good communicators and committed to partnership working.
• Committed to a consultation model of service delivery within a traded context.
• Sound in their knowledge of evidence-based based interventions and approaches.
• Committed to applying their knowledge and skills in promoting positive outcomes for our city’s children and young people.
• Well organised and flexible with good time management skills.

For any informal enquires please contact: Deborah.J.Benjamin@birmingham.gov.uk
You must upload a Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered. Please do not attach CVs as we do not accept them.
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve.
Closing date 18.11.24 at 23.59.
Interviews are scheduled for week beginning 25th November 2024.
Ref: BCC2547
We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements , before any employment offer can be confirmed.
Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).
Job Description and Person Specification

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