Educational Psychologist (Dorchester)

Job Title: Educational Psychologist

Location: Dorchester

Contract Type: Temporary

Salary: £550-£600 per day

About the Role: The Educational Psychologist will apply psychology to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND. The role involves partnering with parents, carers, and children, using person-centred planning, and collaborating with schools, colleagues, and agencies to enhance skills and early intervention.

Day-to-Day Duties:

• Assist in maintaining and developing psychological services, especially for Education, Health, and Care Needs Assessments.
• Ensure positive outcomes for children, young people, and families.
• Enhance the skills and capacity of settings and colleagues.
• Ensure coordinated service delivery.
• Participate in development meetings and align practices with service policies.
• Attend and contribute to meetings by Family Partnership Zones and other Local Authority Directorates.
• Contribute to the in-service education of teachers.
• Engage in further training and professional development.

Requirements and Qualifications:

Qualifications:

• Post-graduate professional qualification appropriate for practice in the UK as an Educational Psychologist (or will have by start date).

Knowledge and Skills:

• Understanding of children’s rights and the SEND Code of Practice 0-25.
• Various assessment approaches and methods for developing social, emotional, and resiliency skills in children and young people.
• Psychological theories, evidence-based interventions for SEND, and national developments.
• Skills in empowering professionals and families, proactive psychology application, solutionfocused problem-solving, and effective inclusion.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, time management, commitment to CPD, professional integrity, effective communication, and facilitation of joint working with Health and Social Care colleagues.

What can we offer you?

• A dedicated consultant for you to be in communication with and to look after your file. 
• A compliance officer to keep all aid with your documents and to keep everything updated.
• A Finance Officer to manage your money and ensure your payments are made on time.
• The best rates in the market. We continuously fight to get you the pay rate you desire. 

Please Apply below or call us on 0121 270 8878.

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