Educational Psychologist

**Description**:
**Educational Psychologist (Main grade)**

Post: 1 PERMANENT post available. 37 hours per week - flexi working systems. Part time arrangements considered.

**Job reference**:
Department: Education & Early Intervention

Service: Educational Psychology Service

Location: Crown Buildings Chester Street, Wrexham—with working from home and across Wrexham schools

Grade: Soulbury A 2-7 (previously awarded SPA points will be honoured)

Applications are welcome from experienced psychologists who wish to develop their career as well as from trainee educational psychologists who are in Year Two and Three of training. Commitment to remaining in employment with the Wrexham team for at least two years will be expected.

We in the Wrexham team are looking for positive and creative educational psychologists to join a friendly and welcoming team. Our service provides a supportive, flexible and collaborative environment, where different gifts are celebrated, where expertise is shared, and where there are opportunities to develop individual interests. An ethos of connection and joint working is nurtured.

You will be asked to undertake the full range of work in a Service that is based on consultation and within a framework of clear time allocation.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is highly desirable.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

**Working in this Service you can expect**:

- Varied opportunities for regular supervision and support.
- An emphasis on person-centred thinking with colleagues who have specialist remits.
- A culture that supports innovation through professional development, research and project work. Current themes of focus include wellbeing of staff and pupils, enhancing EP work in secondary schools and Nurture approaches.
- An active commitment to continuing professional development.
- Opportunities to work in a range of rural and urban schools within a multi ethnic setting. Strong links with other services and opportunities for joint working.
- A Local authority context of exciting structural and operational change.

Wrexham offers varied and challenging work opportunities and is served by good road networks. Within our central offices, there is a comfortable, allocated work space and admin support. Team members are also supported in working remotely using a variety of virtual platforms.

**CLOSING DATE : 05.05.2023**

**INTERVIEWS: 12.05.23