Trainee Educational Psychologist Knowsley 2024

Knowsley Educational Psychology Service has vacancies for Trainee Educational Psychologists (TEPs) who will begin their second (or third) year of doctoral training in educational psychology in September 2024.

These are full-time posts, and the expectation is that successful applicants will make a commitment to work within Knowsley Educational Psychology Service, for the remaining placement years of their period of training. We wholeheartedly welcome applications from those with a strong desire to live or work in or around the Knowsley area, owing to future recruitment prospects within the service.

As a TEP in Knowsley you will work alongside our talented and dynamic EPs to develop your skills and critical thinking. We are invested in early intervention and the application of psychology in a proactive and positive way to make a real difference to the children, young people, and families of the Borough.

Through our diverse service offer you will have the opportunity to develop and hone your skills in assessment, consultation and training, in addition to taking part in our ongoing project work as overseen by our Senior EPs.

What we offer

Further to our high-quality statutory work and traded involvement in schools, the EPS offers:

• ELSA training and supervision across the Borough,
• An established Group Consultation model open to all Early Years Providers,
• Multi-professional, trauma-informed consultation with our Youth Offending and Prevention Services.
• Collaboration through research and intervention on national scale as part of our Cognition and Learning project.
• Ongoing and expanding involvements with our Virtual School and Behaviour and Inclusion Services.

The coming year also offers new endeavours for the service including whole service training in MeLSA, delivering The Sandwell Wellbeing Charter Mark and expanding work with other LA partners to provide trauma-informed supervision. There will be plentiful experiences for TEPs to get involved as you embark upon the next stage of your journey to becoming a well-rounded and skilled EP.

The successful applicant will become a valued member of Knowsley’s well-regarded Educational Psychology Service, whilst being fully supported to fulfil university requirements. You will also have access to extensive benefits, including:

• Flexibility to design and facilitate your doctoral thesis based upon your interests.
• Support from a warm, dynamic, and committed team of psychologists with the luxury of professional business support.
• Regular clinical and peer group supervision.
• A full corporate induction.
• Internal professional development through Enquiry Based Learning and Interest groups.
• Use of Q interactive along with a wide range of other assessment tools, resources and materials.
• Generous annual leave allocation as well as flexible working.
• A hybrid working model, enabling flexible home working as well as access to a well-equipped and vibrant working environment (with communal social and working areas as well as free tea and coffee!) located in the Municipal Buildings in Huyton.
• Easily accessible location (15 mins to Liverpool, 30 mins to Manchester), with ample free parking available on site and nearby.
• Generous Local Government pension scheme.
• Car user allowance and increased mileage rates (conditions apply).
• Access to working rewards including:
  • Cycle scheme,
  • Car benefit scheme,
  • Staff technology purchase scheme,
  • Discounted gym membership (with Volair), and a
  • A host of other discounts and wellbeing support via VIVUP.

Additional information

For the period of employment, the host university will be deemed to be the approved employee base for all other working days. Applicants must already be in Year 1 or 2 of a recognised EP professional doctorate training course and be eligible for HCPC registration on completion.

We look forward to receiving your application if you are passionate about applying psychology, are committed to empowering service users, and have excellent communication skills.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

We will consider requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants. At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact Knowsley EPS on 0151 4433516.

Interviews are likely to take place on 14 March 2024

How to apply

To apply for this role you must submit a CV inclusive of a brief personal statement

Your CV should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification. Please note if a CV does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted. To upload your CV you will need to click on the link below and create an account with Jobs Go Public if you have not already done so.

You will also be required to input your name and email address and will be invited to complete an equal opportunities questionnaire.