Assistant Educational Psychologist (Fixed Term 1 Year)
Salary scale:
Grade F (£32,909 – £37,261) Full-time 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Closing date: Monday 22 May 2023
Formal interviews: Wednesday 24 May 2023
The Westminster School is looking to appoint an Assistant Educational Psychologist to join our Outstanding Special School. This is a brand new and exciting role that will involve working under the supervision of our two Educational Psychologists. This will involve contributing to the delivery of the Integrating Psychologies Educational Psychology service to The Westminster School, pupils and their parents/carers, applying psychology to promote the learning, development and wellbeing of pupils and supporting the delivery of interventions developed by the Educational Psychologists. Responsibilities also include contributing to research and development work in relation to specific planned projects, and supporting the Educational Psychologists with the delivery of training for staff and parents. You will also gain experience to support an application for doctoral Educational Psychologist training should you wish to do so.
Our School is extremely successful and employs a range of dynamic teaching methods and is committed to innovative curriculum development and its practices put it at the forefront of learning and teaching nationally and throughout the West Midlands region.
Our school is a safe, happy and learning environment in which everyone is encouraged to achieve their full potential through high aspirations and a wealth of opportunities and experiences.
Our school caters for 239 pupils aged 7 -19 years with a wide range of special educational needs including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Global Development Delay and Moderate to Severe Learning Disabilities.
The School offers a comprehensive CPD programme and has been awarded the Investors in People Platinum Award. School occupies state-of-the-art facilities on a £42million Rowley Learning Campus. We are recognised by Ofsted as an Outstanding school.
Our school is led by a dedicated Head Teacher and senior leadership team who are supported by a committed Governing Board and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop within an exciting and creative curriculum and be part of a highly motivated team, which prides itself on its collaborative working practices, and are transforming the lives of our young people.
Our School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role. For more information about the School’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy do to the Policy Section of our website at https://thewestminsterschool.co.uk/ofsted/statutory-policies/.
If you think this role may be for you and want to be involved at this exciting time in our development, please visit https://thewestminsterschool.co.uk/our-school/vacancies-at-the-tws/
Applications should be sent to HR SIPS Education Ltd, 2nd floor, Guardian House, Cronehills Linkway, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 8GS or hr@sips.co.uk