Assistant Psychologist

Assistant Psychologist – Hedgeway

Location: Pilning, Bristol, BS35 4JN 

Salary:  £24,103.93 - £27,749.00 (FTE £28,059.20 - £33,302.40)

Hours: 40 hours per week –Term time only

Closing Date: Monday 15th September

Aurora Hedgeway is a dynamic and inspiring provision for children and young people aged 7-19 with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Autism and related social and communication needs.

We offer every student the chance to explore and fulfil their own unique potential. With provision running from Key Stage 2 all the way through to post-16, we are set up to support children and young people at every stage of their academic journey.

Your Role:

We are seeking a compassionate and detail-oriented Assistant Psychologist to join our team at Aurora Hedgeway School, where you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality psychological assessment and intervention services under the supervision of a Clinical Psychologist.

In this role, you will support the psychological wellbeing and development of our young people by:

• Assisting with the distribution and completion of standardised questionnaires, including scoring and summarising responses.
• Conducting cognitive and other standardised assessments, particularly with young people who may find traditional assessment processes challenging.
• Gathering and synthesising background information from reports and documentation to inform psychological understanding.
• Supporting staff in the development of clear, effective risk assessments and helping teams understand behaviour through a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) framework.
• Observing young people in both structured and unstructured settings, recording detailed and accurate behavioural notes.
• Ensuring all documentation is well-organised and stored in line with data protection requirements.
• Delivering targeted skills-teaching sessions to young people, guided by PBS principles.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people.

Please see the link below for our full job description: 

Assistant Psychologist JD Hedgeway.docx

Successful candidate qualities:

 Essential

• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary Education team
• Psychology Degree
• An understanding of Autistic Spectrum Conditions, ADHD and SEMH
• Organised and able to take instruction
• Experience of using excel and Microsoft 365 including SharePoint and Teams.

Desirable

• Further academic studies / experience in the field of Psychology
• Experience of running small groups for young people using Evidence Based Interventions

What’s on offer?

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:

• Full training and continued support 
• Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
• Free lunch during your working day
• Perkbox subscription
• Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme 
• Car lease scheme 
• Bike to work scheme  
• Free parking   
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

Apply/Enquiries 

If you are interested in this role then please apply on-line and complete our application form. For more information on this position please contact adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.