Job Introduction
Staffordshire Educational Psychology Service is seeking to recruit enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Educational Psychologists (AEP), who are planning a future career as an Educational Psychologist, in order to support Staffordshire’s EAPDR pathway (Enhanced Assess, Plan, Do, Review - Staffordshire County Council). The EAPDR pathway is a preventative framework to raise the capacity of our schools and settings to meet the needs of their children and young people. The role of the AEP in this process will be to support the implementation of psychological interventions.
A comprehensive programme of induction, supervision and training will be provided offering excellent preparation for applying to professional postgraduate training courses.
Staffordshire Educational Psychology Service is part of the Children and Families directorate, which highly values the work of its educational psychology team.
When you join us you will also benefit from:
- Mixed urban and rural areas that enable a range of psychological practice.
- Dedicated service time for peer supervision
- Essential car user allowance.
- A great flexi-time system
- Excellent IT and administrative support
- A supportive and proactive Senior EP who will oversee your induction programme
- A strong service ethos in promoting equality and diversity
The posts are located in our four district teams located in Burton, Stafford, Lichfield or Newcastle
Main Responsibility
The Assistant role involves working alongside a team of Educational Psychologists, delivering psychological interventions as part of a wider multi-agency team in a district area of Staffordshire
Please ensure you view the JD and Person Spec on our own Staffordshire Job Board here: careers.staffordshire.gov.uk
The Ideal Candidate
You will hold a first degree in psychology or postgraduate equivalent qualification and be eager to add to our diverse practice, working creatively in applying psychology to achieve great outcomes for our children and families in Staffordshire.
For further information, please contact:
Melissa Jones, Principal Educational Psychologist melissa.jones@staffordshire.gov.uk; 01785 772157 or Vanessa Willis Senior Educational Psychologist vanessa.willis@staffordshire.gov.uk
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people.
We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future. We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Silver Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
