Educational Psychologist

You will join a friendly and supportive professional team of psychologists to promote inclusion by applying psychology to bring about positive change. You will be solution focussed and innovative in your approach to promote child development and learning.  This post is restricted to permanent and temporary employees of South Gloucestershire Council only What will you be doing?   You will work with individual children, teachers and other adults in schools, families and other local authority officers and partner agencies to contribute to the best outcomes for the children and young people of South Gloucestershire. You will support schools to deliver the graduated approach for children, young people and young adults aged 0-25, who may have Special Educational Needs, through systemic work, casework, delivering training and with knowledge of evidence informed interventions. You may also support others about whom there may be a concern as outlined in the Code of Practice 2014. You will carry out psychological assessments as part of the Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment and Annual Review process. You will lead on an area of interest within the service and contribute to the development of joined up working with other relevant professionals and agencies. This could contribute to the development of expertise in areas that schools would wish to purchase. Things we need you to know:  All applicants must be fluent in the English Language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act – for the effective performance of a customer-facing role) This post is designated as politically sensitive under the Local Government and Housing Act by virtue of the remuneration level being or exceeding spinal column point 44 or equivalent.