Bury Community Educational Psychology Service - Assistant Principal Community Educational Psychologist

About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Community Educational Psychology Service. The service has made significant strides recently in terms of staff recruitment and engagement with Bury schools and communities. We are therefore seeking an ambitious and creative experienced EP to help us in the next step of our journey. The postholder will help lead the service in a creative direction that puts Bury communities at its heart. You will support the Principal EP and wider EP leadership team in helping the service recognise its transformational potential at all levels of education.

This work will involve assisting in the development and delivery of a range of services and interventions including:

• Training and development work, involving wellbeing programmes and mental health support teams
• Innovative project work in schools and the wider community.
• Group work with children and young people
• Management and supervision of other staff members within the service
• 1:1 mentoring/therapeutic work with children and young people
• Evaluation of service delivery
• Administration
• Direct individual work with CYP, including statutory assessment work

Requirements of the post:

• To be a qualified and experienced Educational Psychologist with HCPC registration.
• Relevant experience of working with children in educational / clinical or community settings to promote children’s well-being and progress;
• Evidence of using psychological understanding and approaches to support practice;
• Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Part-time, compressed and flexible working options will be considered.

About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way.

Benefits of working for Bury Council
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We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

Next steps
For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Jawad Shah (Deputy Principal Educational Psychologist) j.shah@bury.gov.uk or ceps@bury.gov.uk

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