Educational Psychologist | (£40136 – £49714) plus up to 3 SPA points
Full time / Permanent, Education, Early Start and Prevention

Closing Date: 25/09/2020| Job Ref: C/50113879 | Directorate: People | Service: Education, Early Start & Prevention| Location: Gateway Plaza, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Salary:  Soulbury points 2-7 (£40136 – £49714) plus up to 3 SPA points Plus laptop & phone 

Working Arrangements: Monday to Friday including Agile Working 

Hours per week: 37

Contract type: Permanent   

Flexible working arrangement 

This post is suitable for Job Share 

See our range of Employee Rewards

Closing date: 25/09/2020 at 23:59

 

 

The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.

 

 

This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check 

 

If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in.  If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email dbs@barnsley.gov.uk

 

 

 

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service.  If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

 

 

About the Post:

Barnsley Educational, Child and Community Educational Psychology Service are a highly regarded and innovative team with a well embedded, successful traded offer.  We are currently practicing within a range of settings and services including Youth Offending, Looked After Children and Mental Health Services, to name a few.  BECCPS sits within the Education Inclusion Service and the Principal Educational Psychologists manage the Social Communication and Interaction Service and the Portage, alongside the BECCPS.  We are currently expanding our service in order to strengthen our core offer to drive forward Local Authority priorities in relation to meeting the needs of our most vulnerable children and families. 

 

As a team we are committed to working with children, young people, parents/carers and other professionals through applying a range of psychological theories and approaches.  We aim to build capacity in schools and settings to promote outcome focused practice. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, creative colleague who wants to join a dedicated supportive team of professionals. 

 

The psychology team is located in a new office building, which provides modern, central working spaces alongside all other Education Inclusion Services.  We offer remote working, flexible working and promote a good work life balance.  We offer a full induction from a welcoming and supportive team.

 

The successful candidate will deliver an educational psychology service to a patch of schools.  They will also work creatively within a range of opportunities for practice which is flexible to Service demands and maximizes individual strengths and interests. 

 

Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent services, and taking pride in what we do.  As part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in your continued professional development. We provide regular supervision, peer supervision and opportunities to develop areas of special interest. 

 

We are a high profile service within Barnsley Council’s Education, Early Start and Prevention Directorate and play a key role in shaping future approaches to inclusion at a local authority level.  If you are interested in joining a forward thinking, enthusiastic and committed team we would welcome and look forward to hearing from you.

 

All candidates must be professionally qualified and registered with the HCPC or be currently in training.

 

As part of this role, you will be required to travel to schools and settings out in the community.

 

 

Please contact Dr Naomi Robinson or Joanne Patterson (Principal Educational Psychologists) if you would like to learn more about the posts at naomirobinson@barnsley.gov.uk or joannepatterson@barnsley.gov.uk . 

 

 

Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.

 

Job Profile: Educational Psychologist Job Profile.pdf

Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile.pdf

Help with your application form

Why work for us?

 

 

Barnsley Council is passionate about Equal Opportunities and Flexible Working. We're committed to equality and diversity in all aspects of our work and welcome candidates with a broad diversity of talent. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Click here for more information.

 

CVs will not be accepted.

 

www.barnsley.gov.uk/jobs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vacancy Description
Closing Date: 25/09/2020| Job Ref: C/50113879 | Directorate: People | Service: Education, Early Start & Prevention| Location: Gateway Plaza, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
 

Salary:  Soulbury points 2-7 (£40136 – £49714) plus up to 3 SPA points Plus laptop & phone 

Working Arrangements: Monday to Friday including Agile Working 

Hours per week: 37

Contract type: Permanent   

Flexible working arrangement 

This post is suitable for Job Share 

See our range of Employee Rewards

Closing date: 25/09/2020 at 23:59

 

 

The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.

 

 

This post requires an Enhanced DBS Check 

 

If you are currently living overseas or have lived overseas in the last five years please be aware, if you are the preferred candidate for the post, you will be required to apply for an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in.  If you experience difficulty in obtaining an overseas criminal record check please email dbs@barnsley.gov.uk

 

 

 

Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service.  If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.

 

 

About the Post:

Barnsley Educational, Child and Community Educational Psychology Service are a highly regarded and innovative team with a well embedded, successful traded offer.  We are currently practicing within a range of settings and services including Youth Offending, Looked After Children and Mental Health Services, to name a few.  BECCPS sits within the Education Inclusion Service and the Principal Educational Psychologists manage the Social Communication and Interaction Service and the Portage, alongside the BECCPS.  We are currently expanding our service in order to strengthen our core offer to drive forward Local Authority priorities in relation to meeting the needs of our most vulnerable children and families. 

 

As a team we are committed to working with children, young people, parents/carers and other professionals through applying a range of psychological theories and approaches.  We aim to build capacity in schools and settings to promote outcome focused practice. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, creative colleague who wants to join a dedicated supportive team of professionals. 

 

The psychology team is located in a new office building, which provides modern, central working spaces alongside all other Education Inclusion Services.  We offer remote working, flexible working and promote a good work life balance.  We offer a full induction from a welcoming and supportive team.

 

The successful candidate will deliver an educational psychology service to a patch of schools.  They will also work creatively within a range of opportunities for practice which is flexible to Service demands and maximizes individual strengths and interests. 

 

Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent services, and taking pride in what we do.  As part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in your continued professional development. We provide regular supervision, peer supervision and opportunities to develop areas of special interest. 

 

We are a high profile service within Barnsley Council’s Education, Early Start and Prevention Directorate and play a key role in shaping future approaches to inclusion at a local authority level.  If you are interested in joining a forward thinking, enthusiastic and committed team we would welcome and look forward to hearing from you.

 

All candidates must be professionally qualified and registered with the HCPC or be currently in training.

 

As part of this role, you will be required to travel to schools and settings out in the community.

 

 

Please contact Dr Naomi Robinson or Joanne Patterson (Principal Educational Psychologists) if you would like to learn more about the posts at naomirobinson@barnsley.gov.uk or joannepatterson@barnsley.gov.uk . 

 

 

Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.

 

Job Profile: Educational Psychologist Job Profile.pdf

Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile.pdf

Help with your application form

Why work for us?

 

 

Barnsley Council is passionate about Equal Opportunities and Flexible Working. We're committed to equality and diversity in all aspects of our work and welcome candidates with a broad diversity of talent. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Click here for more information.

 

CVs will not be accepted.

 

www.barnsley.gov.uk/jobs