Educational Psychologist

Job Description

Stirling Educational Psychology Service (EPS) seeks to appoint a motivated and passionate individual to the post of Educational Psychologist. You will be a highly skilled and values led professional who is passionate about psychology and improving outcomes for all children and young people through equity and excellence. As an Educational Psychologist in Stirling you will be joining a service that offers induction, support and supervision for new members of staff. There is a strong focus on staff wellbeing and professional development. We ensure that all staff have opportunities to engage in and lead development work, as well as having their own allocation of educational establishments to link with. The Service is located in Stirling, which is a beautiful city in Scotland's central belt, with excellent commuter links. The service is integral to the Children’s Service, providing valuable opportunities for all staff to use their psychological skills and knowledge in contributing to and leading on, local and national priorities with a range of partners and stakeholders. Stirling EPS currently has a focus on supporting systemic approaches in the following areas: • Promoting positive relationships and resilience • Emotional wellbeing and mental health • Nurturing and trauma informed approaches • Inclusive practices to support attendance, engagement and improving outcomes We operate a blended approach to work which can incorporate office, school and home based working. Applications are invited from qualified Educational Psychologists, and those who are in the process of completing their QEP. Registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) is required. We are advertising a 0.6 FTE post on a permanent basis, with an additional 0.4 FTE on a fixed term basis until Summer 2024. Further information about the post is available in the job description. If you would like to discuss this post, please contact the Principal Educational Psychologist Malcolm McGovern at mcgovernm@stirling.gov.uk Interviews will be held in the week beginning 05 June 2023.

Requirements

The successful candidate will be required to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) for Children. If your application is progressed after the interview, you will be asked to complete the form and have your details verified. It is Stirling Council’s policy to ask that you pay for this. If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.