Job Description

Salary range:  £30,166 - £33,856 p.a. plus London weighting of £3,270

Contract: Fixed term (23 months)

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

A Rewarding Opportunity…

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

Brent Educational Psychology Service (EPS) has created the position of Assistant Psychologist in order to provide much needed capacity to support the work of the service, including meeting the needs of our most vulnerable children and young people and addressing key strategic agendas of the wider Inclusion Service and the council's Children and Young People's department.  

The Person

We are looking for exceptional and ambitious psychology graduates to join and support the work of Brent’s highly respected EPS.  Applicants must hold an undergraduate degree in Psychology that provides graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society (BPS).  This status must be completed at the time of application.

Closing date: 3 January 2022 (23:00)

Additional Information 

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk

Job description

Please note CVs will not be considered as part of your application for this position.