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Note there are two posts available - one working mainly supporting educational settings and the other working with the Powys Space team supporting children and young people with social, emotional, and mental health challenges.
About the role:
The purpose of the role is to assist the Educational Psychology team in delivering an Educational Psychology service for the children, young people and their settings.
About you:
You will have a good first degree in Psychology and experience in working with children &/ young people.
What you will do:
Supporting and contributing to the role of the Educational Psychologist (EP) in providing a high quality, person centred and sustainable educational psychology service to schools and settings in Powys.
To carry out observation in settings, with the permission of the child’s parent/s.
To complete checklists of child development, with guidance from an EP.
To gather and collate information for consultations by an EP.
Assisting in the preparation and delivery of professional training sessions facilitated by EPs.
To gather resources to support consultations and/or training sessions by EPs.
This position has a requirement for an Enhanced DBS Check
Safeguarding Statement
Powys County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.