Psychology Graduate
Job description
Be the difference, make the change to #TeamNEL
We are looking for a Psychology Graduate intern colleague to join us on a fixed term basis, for up to 2 years.
What will your day look like?
The postholder will experience the day to day running of a Community Educational Psychology Team within an Local Authority. Under direct supervision, they will support the work of the Community Educational Psychology Team, contributing to service priorities.
Who are we looking for?
If you’re someone with: a strong interest in the career of an educational psychologist and a desire to understand more about person centred, evidence informed practice that makes a difference to children and their families
As well as: due to graduate from a BPS accredited psychology undergraduate degree in (with evidence that you are likely to achieve a 2:1 or above OR graduated in with a 2:1 or above, then please get in touch.
Why join us?
This graduate internship offers a supported, developmental introduction to Community Educational Psychology within a local authority context. Working as part of North East Lincolnshire’s Community Educational Psychology Team, the post provides an excellent opportunity to learn about the role of the Educational Psychologist, applied psychology in education and communities, and routes into future professional training.
The role is grounded in EMBRACE values and offers first‑hand experience of inclusion, belonging and government reforms in action, alongside qualified Educational Psychologists and community partners
Key Dates
We aim to interview candidates week commencing 22nd June, .
For more information, please refer to the attached guidance and role profile. If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Dr Louise Jarvis (Principal Community Educational Psychologist) or Dr Becky Bevan (Senior Community Educational Psychologist) at
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As part of your RewardNEL package, you will have a generous leave entitlement (including bank holidays) and enrolment into a local government pension.
You will also have access to our exclusiveRewardNEL platform.
This includes a variety of salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle2Work, Holiday Extra and Tusker (Car Lease), discounts at local coffee shops and bars, direct access to our inhouse wellbeing support, free and discounted local car parking as well as instant access to new savings at major retailers, entertainment and hotels.
NELC staff can also benefit from flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities and a Fostering friendly scheme.
Do you need support?
If you need any help applying for this position, please contact Wendy Trask on (text or call). Wendy can support with digital access as well as offering advice and guidance about completing the different sections of the application form.
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