Job title: Educational Psychologist
Employer: Department of Education
Location: Kilkenny
Closing Date: 3pm, Thursday, 10th April 2025
Salary: Starting at €64,487
About the Employer:
The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) is the psychological service of the Department of Education. NEPS provides a comprehensive, school-based educational psychological service to all primary, post-primary schools and special schools. Through the application of psychological theory and practice, NEPS psychologists support the wellbeing, and the academic, social and emotional development of all learners, particularly those with special educational needs (SEN) and those at risk of educational disadvantage.
About the Role:
NEPS Educational Psychologists are assigned to a local team of psychologists coordinated by a Senior Team Leading Psychologist. They provide an educational psychological service for their assigned schools, generally in the catchment area of their assigned office, and may also work collaboratively with colleagues to meet NEPS national service priorities.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities of the Role:
1. Ensure the delivery of a high quality professional educational psychological service to their assigned schools, in accordance with the regional service plan and the business plan of NEPS.
2. Support national and regional Support and Development initiatives to build capacity/capability in assigned schools.
3. Develop co-operative linkages with other educational services and relevant statutory and voluntary bodies in the local team area.
4. Attend regular supervision as a core professional activity.
5. Contribute to the development of the NEPS service through participation at meetings and working groups.
6. Adhere to the Code of Professional Ethics of the Psychological Society of Ireland (2019).
7. Fulfil their functions in line with the policies, protocols and legislative obligations of the Department.
8. Engage with continuing professional development (CPD).
About You:
Candidates must have on or before Thursday 10th of April 2025:
1. A recognised qualification at minimum Level 8 (1st or 2nd class honours) on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) or a NARIC Ireland Foreign Qualifications equivalent in Psychology. Candidates’ qualifications should deem them eligible to hold graduate membership of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) or the British Psychological Society (BPS).
2. (a) A post-graduate professional qualification in educational psychology, that includes supervised placement in an educational psychological service, accredited by the PSI or equivalent body, or (b) A post-graduate professional qualification in clinical or counselling psychology accredited by the PSI, and at least two years continuous supervised post-graduate professional experience working with children and young people.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday, 10th April, 2025.
We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.
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