Assistant Psychologist
Aurora Boveridge College
Dorset
- £12.78 - £14.72 per hour
- New
- Salary:
- M1-UPS3, depending on qualifications and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 25 October 2024
Job overview
Overview and Responsibilities
Assistant Psychologist - Boveridge College
Location: Cranborne, Dorset
Salary: £12.78 - £14.72 per hour (£26,582 - £30,618 per annum) depending on experience
Contract: Permanent, 40 hours per week – 52 weeks a year
Aurora Boveridge College
Boveridge College is set in an area of outstanding natural beauty, sitting in 16 acres of listed gardens and a wider 50-acre campus - it is a truly spectacular place to work. The staff pull together to achieve a common goal of empowering their young people through learning, they strive to exceed expectations wherever possible.
The main purpose of the role:
As our Assistant Psychologist, you will support our students in achieving their maximum potential by enhancing their behaviour and learning through developing effective behaviour management programmes and procedures. You will work across a range of settings including the college site and within the residential settings.
Key duties:
- Support the psychologist in preparing behavioural programmes and reflecting on risk factors for baseline assessments
- Coordinate and chair meetings to plan and review behaviour plans or similar.
- Undertake objective observations of students and produce functional assessments of behaviour
- Analyse behaviour patterns to inform practice
- Directly work with students in line with behaviour assessment and support plans, modelling strategies as deemed appropriate
- Maintain and support accurate records of behaviour management and restrictive physical interventions
- To work with the psychologist to reflect on the possible contributing factors of behavioural difficulty ad recommend support strategies
Skills and Qualifications
Successful candidate qualities:
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate psychology degree (2:1 or above).
- 5 GCSE grade C or equivalent including Maths and English
Experience:
- Experience of working with children / young people with special education needs and high-level support
- Experience of working with ASD.
- Working with multi-disciplinary team
- Current evidence-based practice
Benefits and Additional Information
What’s on offer?
Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
- Life assurance
- Enhanced pension scheme (from October)
- Perkbox - offering high street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Car lease scheme
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Bike to work scheme
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
If you are interested in this role then please apply online and complete our application form.
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.
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About Aurora Boveridge College
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Our College
At Aurora Boveridge College, we support young people between the ages of 16 and 25 who have additional social, emotional and mental health needs, by preparing them for adult life and facilitating their transition into further education, training or employment.
We offer both day services and residential placements, with varying levels of academic and therapeutic support to enable participation in study programmes and college activities.
Our Facilities
Aurora Boveridge College sits in 16 acres of listed gardens within a wider 50-acre campus, located near the village of Cranborne in the Dorset countryside.
Within the college buildings, students enjoy access to well-equipped classrooms, spacious communal rooms and a pastoral hub, as well as vocational areas including a digital studio, science lab and art and design base. Our extensive grounds include horticulture learning areas with large glasshouses, as well as motor vehicle workshops, an animal care unit and excellent sports facilities.
We also make use of local amenities including a cinema, theatre and leisure centre with a swimming pool, all located within a short drive from the college. Bournemouth, Poole and Salisbury are only 40 minutes away by car, with many leisure facilities on offer from the beach to shopping centres, restaurants and the beautiful historic Jurassic Coast. The market towns of Wimborne and Ringwood are approximately 14 miles away.
Our residential accommodation is both homely and welcoming. Each accommodation area comprises 7 or 8 individual bedrooms, some of which are en-suite, with communal areas for socialising. Shared laundry and cooking facilities are available.
Our Curriculum
We support each of our students to set and meet realistic goals for their own future, whether that is by working towards specific qualifications or vocational experience, or focusing on developing key life skills.
We offer a range of post-16 study programmes, including GCSE and A Level qualifications in selected subjects, as well as vocational qualifications in horticulture, motor vehicle mechanics, hospitality and tourism, IT and animal care.
Each study programme encompasses work-related learning, work experience, employability and independent living skills development, while our tutorial programme covers topics such as health and wellbeing, sex and relationships, cultural diversity and personal safety. We also work with a range of local, national and global businesses and agencies to offer excellent work-related learning experiences and work experience, providing meaningful employability opportunities for our students.
Therapeutic Support
Our multidisciplinary team delivers specialist on-site therapy including Occupational, Speech and Language, Psychology, Psychiatry, and Holistic Therapy. Therapists work both directly with our students and indirectly through teaching and support staff to meet individual needs.
Residential Support
For residential students, Aurora Boveridge offers an opportunity to develop independent living skills in a safe, supported environment.
Our accommodation is both homely and welcoming because we recognise that being away from home, especially for the first time, can be stressful for both our students and their families.
Each accommodation area comprises of 6, 7 or 8 individual bedrooms, some of which are en-suite, with communal areas for socialising. Shared laundry and cooking facilities are available. Residents are welcome to personalise their individual rooms with items from home to help them settle in.
Our Outcomes
We are proud to list evidence of the progress and performance of our students (for the previous academic year) below:
· 100% of students achieved GCSE Science Double Award with 43% achieving grade 4 or higher
· 100% of students achieved GCSE Biology with 83% of students achieving grade 4 or higher
· 100% of students achieved GCSE English Language with 83% achieving grade 4 or higher
· 100% of students who took GCSE Mathematics achieved grade 4
· 100% of students achieved GCSE Physics
· 100% of students achieved Level 3 Practical Horticultural Skills
· 100% of students achieved Level 1 Practical Horticultural Skills
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