Job Title: Educational Psychologist
Location: Shropshire Region based at Overton School
Contract: Permanent, 52 weeks
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon to Fri 08:30am-16:30pm
Salary: Up to £63,840 DOE
Essential: Full UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle required
About the Role You'll join our multi-disciplinary team of dedicated and embedded clinical staff providing psychological assessment and intervention for pupils within the schools, guidance for education teams and professional development training for staff.
The role involves communicating with families / carers and specialist agencies and Clinical Leadership may be potentially linked to this role.
You'll work alongside the clinical teams' Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychotherapists, Psychologists, Assistant Psychologists and Therapies Assistants.
Due to most children and young people in OFG already having EHCPs on placement entry, our Educational Psychologists are afforded the capacity to support children and young people without the time constraints associated with EHCN assessments.
You will be involved in a rich variety of work, delivering and supporting children and young people at universal, targeted and specialist service levels, to meet their EHCP identified needs, and emerging needs.
What's it like working with us?
We strive for excellence when it comes to looking after our pupils, which is why we are the leading service provider in the UK.
We are looking for a Educational Psychologist who shares our vision; to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable people in the UK to be happy and to make their way in the world.
Locations: Overton School / Higford School / Lamledge School / Glebedale School
About the Group Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of special needs education.
We are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people we educate for.
Our Clinical Wellbeing Teams maintain nurturing environments where our pupils can flourish, always putting them at the forefront of everything they do.
All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and our pupils are heard, respected and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.
Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Options Autism.
What we're looking for We are looking for a qualified Educational Psychologist with a masters or doctoral professional qualification and HCPC registration.
You'll need to be creative and passionate about improving outcomes for pupils with complex needs.
The ideal candidate will be resilient and have experience of working with people with complex SEN needs.
You'll need to be a good communicator with strong skills in assessment and report writing.
Provide psychological assessment and intervention for pupils within the schools Offer guidance for education teams To provide supervision to agreed members of the clinical team Communicating with families/ carers and specialist agencies Engage in professional development training for all staff Key Qualifications and Skills A doctoral or masters professional qualification in Educational Psychology Registered with the HCPC as qualified Educational Psychologist Creative and passionate about improving outcomes for pupils Able to work as part of a team and be self-reliant Full UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle required Benefits We are a values-driven organisation that puts people first We provide continuous professional development to take your career further You will always feel valued, important and secure We believe in the abilities and potential of our team We build our bond through a great social events calendar Our 'Your Wellbeing Matters' initiative provides total support An unrivalled core induction, local induction, and a dedicated buddy, who will be there to support you from day one Generous Annual Leave Entitlement An extra day's holiday for a special day of your choice (birthday, child's first day at school etc.)
Professional support network Contributory Pension Employee Rewards Hub – access to discounts, offers and cashback with 100s of retailers Career pathways and a dedicated learning and development team The Hub – employee discounts, recognition cards, wellbeing centre Cycle to Work scheme Employee Assistance Programme Salary Finance