Part-Time Educational/Clinical Psychologist

at  Sensational Kids

HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU KNOW YOU HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE TO THE LIFE OF A CHILD? IT FEELS GOOD, RIGHT?

We have a wonderful opportunity to join our Sensational community at Sensational Kids

• Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference to the lives of children?
• Do you crave more satisfaction from your job?
• Are you a talented professional who would value joining a progressive organisation and team?

YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS

• An open-minded and sensitive approach when dealing with children, parents and other team members
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The capacity to work under pressure and carry a full caseload
• Sound time management skills
• Sound analytical skills
• Sensitivity and creativity to explore emotional issues with children and families
• The ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Pro-active and forward thinking
• Self-motivation, self-awareness, self-knowledge
• Understanding of and respect for cultural and religious diversity
• Have the ability to utilise all information gathered to arrive at a diagnosis where suitable

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• A postgraduate degree in Clinical/Educational Psychology as recognised by the Psychological Society of Ireland. If overseas qualifications, a certificate of equivalence from the Psychological society of Ireland is required
• The successful candidate will be Garda Vetted and references checked
• Must have use of own car for travel for school visits etc

THE ROLE

As part of the clinical team at Sensational Kids, as an educational/clinical psychologist, you will be required to support children from birth to 18 years of age.
These children would be experiencing difficulties that are impacting negatively on their ability to successfully access classroom-based learning and participation in school and other areas of their lives. These children may have a range of developmental, emotional and/or social challenges, neurodiverse conditions and/or learning difficulties.
As the educational/clinical psychologist, you will be responsible for carrying out parent consultations, intake interviews and assessments to identify the child’s needs. Following your interpretation and understanding of the child’s needs you will then offer a range of appropriate recommendations to support the development of skill and to guide the child, family and/or school to overcome any barriers in the learning and home environment.
You will work closely, but not exclusively with parents, teachers, social workers, doctors, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and other people involved in the child’s life and education.
At times you may also be asked to provide in-service training for therapists, teachers, SNA’s and other professionals on topics to support transfer of skills and continuing education. You may also be asked to run workshops or host talks for parents
Training and experience in implementing diagnostic assessments in the area of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental delay, including ASD diagnostic assessment tools specifically ADOS-2, ADI-R is desirable.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

You will have the following responsibilities:

• Carry out assessments of children’s learning and emotional needs using standardised assessment tools
• Provide feedback to parents on their child’s learning and social/ emotional needs
• Write comprehensive and detailed reports with sound, practical recommendations on action that needs to be taken
• Provide recommendations for supportive therapeutic intervention and behaviour management programmes
• Consult with the multi-disciplinary team to develop appropriate and effective programmes to support skill development
• Provide support for parents, teachers and others involved with the child
• Develop and apply effective interventions to promote the psychological wellbeing, social, emotional and behavioural development of the child and to support the child’s educational growth and development

We value our friendly and inspiring team, with whom you will work alongside, advancing your own knowledge and contributing to the field as you learn and grow in your role. Our clinical team are fully supported with regular clinical supervision as well as support from our Clinical Governance Team, Senior Therapists and Clinical Services Manager. We also support our therapy team with an annual personal CPD budget, in addition to opportunities to attend all of Sensational Kids training workshops, ensuring that your development as a therapist is propelled forward, boosting your ability to be a change maker for children and families.

• We value caring, empathetic people with emotional intelligence
• We value passion, fun and focusing on making a difference to the lives of children and families.
• We value bold ideas and bold leadership, and people who enjoy working in an innovative organisation through a period of high growth.
• We like to develop remarkable people