Specialist Practitioner Educational Psychologist

Specialist Practitioner Educational Psychologist – Community Wellbeing and Resilience (CWRS)

Ty Elai, Williamstown, CF40 1NY

1 x Full Time Temporary post (contract until March 2028) – 5 days per week.

Soulbury PayScale for Educational Psychologists points 3 to 8 with up to 3 SPA points (previous SPA points will be honoured).

We are seeking to appoint an Educational Psychologist who will contribute to the effective support of Flying Start children, as well as children and families who are supported by the Community Wellbeing and Resilience Service (CWRS) in RCT.

We are an evolving and growing multi-agency team (referred to formally as CWRS MAT) comprised of Senior Specialist Practitioner Educational Psychologist, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapist and Childcare Advisory Officers. The aim of the team is to support good quality everyday practice, provide advice, guidance and evidence based therapeutic interventions.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in ensuring psychologically informed support for children, young people and their families is embedded across the wider teams within the service area. The role will involve working directly with children and young people in order to inform/ develop intervention strategies, as well as with professionals and parents/carers to help to meet the developmental, emotional and wellbeing needs for those in their care. The post holder will be expected to collaborate with multiple teams across the service, as well as other agencies, to implement change at a systemic level; this role also comprises developing and delivering training.

The post will be based in Ty Elai, Williamstown, with expectation of one day a week being in the office; agile working will otherwise apply. As a Specialist Educational Psychologist you will be required to work and travel across Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Although based in the Community Wellbeing and Resilience Service, support and supervision is also provided from our Rhondda Cynon Taf Educational Psychology Service. You will also be able to take advantage of the excellent CPD opportunities offered by this service.

If you are skilled and experienced in working with children and families, as well as having knowledge and experience of working with early years, we would like to hear from you.

If you require further information about this post please contact Dr Samantha Thomas (Senior Specialist Practitioner Educational Psychologist and MAT team lead) via samantha.thomas@rctcbc.gov.uk to arrange a phone call.

A flexible approach to working hours to meet service needs and working in a family supportive manner is essential.

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council’s longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.

In support of the Council’s voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.