Psychologist

60,933 - 70,132 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefitsThose Huge Small VictoriesOur clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.Get out what you put inThis role is based at Luxborough Court School.Luxborough Court School is a purpose-built school registered for 150 pupils aged 5 19 with autism. There is a large sports hall with changing facilities (the site was formally a Premier League football clubs training ground), a bespoke 6th form suite plus a number of other smaller individual spaces used for therapeutic intervention and bespoke support. The School benefits from extensive outdoor space plus a large central courtyard garden in the centre of the school and separate secondary and junior playgrounds, with a multi-use games area.Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND. Across all of our specialist schools and childrens homes, we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support, both in terms of our expertise andbreadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro-developmental conditions and special educational needs.As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team you will be supporting educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments and, based on clinical assessment and formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people.Our Psychologists work collaboratively within our schools and childrens homes, this ensures that therapeutic support permeates every aspect of the education, care and support we offer all of our children and young people. You will provide consultation, workshops, training and guidance to the educational and residential teams around our children.What we do for youWe know youre going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With us, youll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people plus youll get:Training: A full induction and on the job trainingHoliday: Youll work hard at WG, so youll be rewarded with full school holidays including bank holidaysClinical Development: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and developmentFlexible benefits: meaning you canincrease/decrease benefits such as life insurance check out our benefitshereWellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistanceMedical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities check out our schoolshereA recommend a friend scheme that offers a 1,000 bonus every timeBring your whole self to workOur young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. The kind of person were looking for will:Be a qualified Clinical, Educational, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPCBe a specialist with proven skills and experience to assess, formulate and support the delivery of therapeutic interventions with children and young people with complex needsHave experience of supporting the team around a child or young person to provide clinically informed living and learning environments and experiencesBe a confident, engaging and effective, model, guide, leaderand trainerBe highly organised and ready to take the initiativeBe committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young peopleThis is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future.Embedded within our living and learning environments you will be offered thesupport, resource and platform for you to do great things. Youll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+ strong team of multi-disciplinary clinical colleagues who will be with you every step of the way.Interested in joining us?Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.For a full job description and person specification, please click here.To view our ex-offenders policy please click here.To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of this School/Learning centre. You can find all our Schools here.Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD

Created: 2025-09-07