Educational Psychologist

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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 focusing on children 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 work collaboratively with colleagues to meet NEPS national service priorities, and regional and team commitments. Each psychologist takes responsibility for their own day-to-day time and work management.

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 area.
4. Attend regular supervision to support the delivery of an effective, ethical and high-quality educational psychological service.
5. Contribute to the development of the NEPS service through participation at team, regional and national meetings.
6. Adhere to the Code of Professional Ethics of the Psychological Society of Ireland (2019). Under the Health & Social Care Professionals Act 2005, all psychologists working in NEPS must fulfil the requirements for statutory registration.
7. Engage with continuing professional development (CPD), including a comprehensive induction programme and ongoing opportunities for national, regional and personal development.

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' Psychology qualification(s) 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 working with school-aged children and young people, accredited by the PSI or equivalent body. Students currently undertaking such an accredited post-graduate professional qualification in educational psychology who expect to graduate in 2025 and meet criterion 1 above will also be considered.
3. OR (b) A post-graduate professional qualification in clinical or counselling psychology, accredited by the PSI or equivalent body, and at least two years continuous supervised post-graduate professional experience employed as a psychologist working with children and young people in education, community or disability settings.

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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