Locum Educational Psychologist - Merton
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Locum Educational Psychologist - Merton
If you enjoy supporting students to overcome challenges and reach their full potential, don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity.
We are currently working with a client who is looking for an Educational Psychologist, for a locum role. This role is primarily completing statutory assessments for our client, this need has risen due to a shortage of staff.
This is a flexible outside IR35 role that gives you the opportunity to make your own schedule and to work how many days you can per week.
What is offered:
- Competitive pay rate (£1200 per assessment).
- Flexible working pattern.
- National access to all of Reed’s educational psychology clients.
- Opportunity to join Reed’s educational psychology forum and online events.
- Free DBS checks
- Weekly payroll
Requirements:
- Qualified in education psychology.
- Registered with the HCPC.
- Availability to complete at least one assessment per month.
- SEMH experience is desirable.
Our experienced consultants understand your needs and will always strive to ensure that the level of service provided is world class and seamless from start to finish. We care about you as an individual, and as such we want you to always get the most out of working with REED Educational Psychology.
About Reed: Reed is a pioneer specialist recruitment agency in the UK. For seven decades on, we have become the world’s largest family-run recruitment business, with offices spanning across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and East Asia.
With access to the UK’s largest candidate database and expertise across 20 specialist sectors, we are committed to ensuring that people are at the heart of everything we do to ensure we fulfil our purpose: improving lives through work.
Reed is 18% owned by the Reed Foundation, a registered charity. This means at Reed we all work one day a week for charity.
If this role sounds like something you would be interested in, please apply to this advert as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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⭐ Highlight your HCPC registration prominently as this is essential for the role
📊 Quantify your assessment experience: 'Completed 150+ statutory assessments across primary and secondary settings'
🌐 Emphasise your SEMH experience as this is specifically desirable for this position
🎯 Mention your flexibility and ability to work independently as this is an outside IR35 locum role
🤝 Include any experience with multi-agency working as educational psychologists often collaborate with schools and social services
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- •Completed 85 statutory assessments within statutory timelines, achieving 98% satisfaction rate from schools and families
- •Delivered SEMH interventions for 40+ students across 12 primary schools, reducing exclusion rates by 35%
- •Collaborated with multi-agency teams including social services and CAMHS on 25 complex cases involving safeguarding concerns
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Reed's locum Educational Psychologist position in Merton perfectly aligns with my expertise in statutory assessments and HCPC-registered practice. The flexible outside IR35 structure and £1200 per assessment rate make this an ideal opportunity to utilise my educational psychology qualifications while maintaining work-life balance.
My background in completing statutory assessments and working with SEMH cases has equipped me with the skills needed to support students facing educational challenges. I am particularly drawn to the autonomy this role offers in setting my own schedule while contributing to Reed's established network of educational psychology services.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you approach conducting a statutory assessment for a child with complex needs?
- ›What psychological assessment tools do you use most frequently and why?
- ›How do you ensure your reports meet statutory requirements and timelines?
- ›Describe your experience working with SEMH cases
- ›How do you maintain HCPC continuing professional development requirements?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to deliver difficult news to parents about their child's assessment
- ›Describe a situation where you had to work with a reluctant school or family
- ›How do you manage your workload when working on multiple assessments simultaneously?
- ›Give an example of when you had to adapt your assessment approach for a particular child
- ›Tell me about a time you had to collaborate with other professionals on a complex case
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to deliver difficult news to parents about their child's assessment
How do you manage your workload when working on multiple assessments simultaneously?
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