EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST (Cardiff Parenting)
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Update day: 07-05-2024
Category: Education / Training Part-time
Industry: Government Public Administration
Job type: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: £38,197 - £56,554 a year
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Cardiff Parenting Services are strategically led by a Senior Educational Psychologist and we are proud to have 5 more educational psychologists as part of that team. We are excited to be looking for one more full-time equivalent educational psychologist to join our growing team.
Parents Plus and Parents First are the psychology-led parenting services within Cardiff Flying Start. Both teams are led by Specialist Educational Psychologists and the successful candidate will support the Specialist Educational Psychologist/team managers with the input of psychology to the service and across Early Help, including Flying Start and the 0-18 age range. The teams are made up of dedicated parenting practitioners who carry out targeted and specialised work with parents that is supervised by the educational psychologist. The EPs provide induction and ongoing training for the practitioners, to ensure that our work with parents in informed by psychology.
We have office bases across Cardiff, although we are currently working from home due to COVID-19.
You can learn more about elements of Early Help by visiting the website www.cardifffamilies.co.uk.
Information about our Parenting Services can be found online:
New tab (cardifffamilies.co.uk) (www.cardifffamilies.co.uk)
We also post on our Twitter and Facebook pages – search for Cardiff Parenting – Rhianta Caerdydd to find out more.
After working with us, parents have said:
The conversations, support, and ideas has helped. I was worried about how to deal with situations and felt reassured when she explained how children’s brain works and its ok to feel angry. I never realised that how I used to react to the children’s behaviour was adding to the dramas. I now know children also need space and time to express their feelings. Things are better now. I feel the children respect me and my decisions as a parent.”
About the job
Some of our colleagues recently wrote about an aspect of our work for the British Psychological Society.
A golden opportunity at a precious time: a reflection on the role that Educational Psychologists play in supporting children 0-2 years old | BPS New tab (bps.org.uk)
The educational psychologist has a role as an applied psychologist, using psychology to inform work with parents, infants, children and young people across Cardiff; supervision of parenting practitioners (Home Liaison Officers), and training for the team and wider Early Help service.
Within the parenting service, the educational psychologist makes an initial assessment of the child’s progress, family circumstances and family structure within the context of the home and family life. Personalised targets are co-constructed in casework formulation and the Home Liaison Officer carries out a targeted and time-limited intervention, supervised by the EP. The process is underpinned by attachment theory and incorporates well established intervention processes. Parents are encouraged to gain insight and make changes through the use of counselling skills and collaboration.
The main role of the EP will be:
- To train staff, supervise, monitor and evaluate the time-limited and targeted interventions by the Home Liaison Officers of Cardiff Parenting team based on evidence-based psychological strategies and theories
- To promote an educational and psychological approach within Early Help services
- To contribute to ensuring high quality provision across Flying Start Early Years settings
- To contribute to improving outcomes for children by promoting their growth, well being and emotional health
- To promote the confidence, efforts and capacity of the parents we work with to successfully parent their children
- To undertake relevant psychological research and dissemination
You will be supported with ongoing professional development opportunities. You will be provided with a telephone, personal computer and the resources and support required to feel confident and safe in your role.
Our staff retention is high and our colleagues say:
“As a psychologist, contributing to a change process over time is hugely satisfying. Being able to spend time having in depth discussions using a problem solving framework, planning interventions followed by ongoing review and hypothesis testing, allows time to think about and apply psychology.
“Having worked as a school EP for a number of years, moving to work in a different context was a risk, however the organisational ethos and support is extremely positive. The CPD opportunities are excellent and time is given for growth and development.”
“Working in this lovely supportive team gives me the opportunity as an EP to apply psychology, at all different levels, on a daily basis, and make a difference to children and families”.
What We Are Looking For From You
who:
- Is keen to gain experience of working as an applied psychologist within the community.
- Would like to develop a specialist knowledge/specialism in working with families.
- Has an interest in applying attachment and relational approaches to their practice.
- Is keen to utilise supervision to explore ideas and offer psychological input to an established a committed team of Home Liaison Officers
- Is willing and able to design and deliver training to contribute to the wider Early Help Service.
We are happy to accept applications from Trainee EPs who will qualify in 2021, and from experienced EPs who may be looking for a new professional role or secondment. We are happy to accept applications for full or part-time work. Some flexibility will be required in order to meet the needs of working families.
Additional information
The post is temporary until 31st March 2022. The post is subject to Welsh Government grant funding.
This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced checks.
This vacancy is suitable for post share.
Salary Solbury Scale 1-6 plus up to 3 SPA points. That is currently £38.198-£53,247
Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.
Due to the current COVID-19 circumstances the interview process for this role will be held on a virtual basis using an appropriate online platform. If you have any concerns around your ability to participate in a virtual interview process or if you would like an informal conversation about this role prior to application, please contact Sarah Fitzgibbon (Senior Educational Psychologist & Parenting Services Manager) sarah.fitzgibbon@cardiff.gov.uk
Job Reference: PEO01074
Deadline: 21-06-2024
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