Job Introduction
Milton Keynes Educational Psychology Service is seeking a creative and motivated Assistant Educational Psychologist to join a supportive team that values diverse psychological approaches.
We prioritise early intervention, prevention, and systemic work, with a strong emphasis on training and capacity building.
There is an emphasis on the application of psychology to improve outcomes for children and young people across all levels—individual, group, and environmental.
The team is developing its community focused work and prides itself on offering a rich range and breadth of psychologically informed work and manageable work loads.
This is a site-based role.
Interviews for this role will be held on 30 July.
Milton Keynes City Council is a modern and friendly place to work. Find out more about working with us here: www.mkcounciljobs.org.uk
Main Responsibility
- Work with and alongside the educational psychology team.
- Deliver supervised intervention work.
- Contribute to project work and assist in evaluating outcomes.
- Conduct research on psychological topics to support the team.
- Participate in working groups and multi-agency meetings.
The Ideal Candidate
- A psychology graduate with graduate basis for registration (GBR) with the BPS who has experience of working with children and young people in education, social or health care services.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- A good understanding of the needs of young people whose access to education is affected by social, emotional or mental health needs.
- A strong understanding of relevant legislation, ethical standards, and principles of equality, alongside excellent workload management and a commitment to ongoing professional development.
- Possesses a full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle insured for business use.
- Appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Package Description
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
- Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
- Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
- Salary sacrifice car scheme – low-cost leasing of electric and low emission vehicles.
- Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.
Why join us? Along with more on our Benefits, discover why Working at the City Council could be the right move for you here Working at the Council | Milton Keynes
Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.
We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.
We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.
We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.
If you’d like to know more about how we do things and what matters to us, take a look at our short booklet What makes us Milton Keynes City Council.
