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Multi-Agency Support Team (MAST)
Due to the expansion of our team, theMAST service in Plymouth is looking for a newly qualified, or more experienced,EP to join our friendly, innovative and supportive service.
Key Details
Job Title: Educational Psychologist Main Grade (1.0 FTE)
Salary range: PLP Grade 13 (£49,621-£52,557) to PLP Grade 15 (£55,495-£58,425)
Hours per Week: 37 hours
Annual Leave: 56 Days(48 days + bank holidays)
Nature ofEmployment: Permanent (following a successful probationaryperiod)
DBS Required: Enhanced
Location: PLP Offices, 1 Lower Compton Road, Plymouth, PL3 5DH
Closing Date: 21.11.25
Interview Date: 01.12.25
Start Date: a.s.a.p.
Plymouth Learning Partnership is a community interest company that provides school services across Plymouth and surrounding areas. The Multi-Agency Support Team (MAST) forms a key component of PLP services to schools as an early-help service for vulnerable children &families, providing an integrated response across primary & secondary education phases.
As an Educational Psychologist within our service you will be able to work differently to the experiences of many practitioners nationally. We do not engage in statutory report writing or assessment work: our foci is on helping children, young people & families through creative practice at the earliest possible stage. The role of the EP is central to the MAST team and you will have the opportunity to develop leadership skills and work with a range of disciplines, and school partners, in co-constructing interventions where children and their progress is central to all we do.
If you are a HCPC-registered and fully qualified EP, we would love to hear from you. We are a highly valued service within Plymouth/neighbouring authorities and can offer a truly dynamic, creative and rewarding working life. We are seeking applicants who have excellent skills in applying Educational Psychology theory/practice to promote creative approaches to support schools at the earliest possible stages.
The MAST service prides itself on its CPD offer to schools and staff. We also exclusively hold the school and post-16 licence for the delivery of the Neuro inclusive Education Network (NEN) training modules for Plymouth.
Working as an EP with PLP offers:
- Access to a relocation package (on request)
- A warm and supportive large multi-disciplinary team where EPs take a significant leadership role
- A significant emphasis on preventative, systemic, interventionist practice
- Regular CPD, peer supervision & reflective team support
- Opportunities to develop special interests
- Access to a local government pension scheme/mileage allowance
- Flexible, smart working supported by all the necessary IT equipment
- Opportunity to progress to a Senior Educational Psychologist role within PLP (grades 16/17: £58,426-£64,286)
- Industry leading annual leave allowance of 48 days (plus bank holidays) = 56 days.
For further information, please contact:
Dr Will Roberts (Senior Educational Psychologist) wroberts@plpcic.co.uk
Dr Sarah Aldrich (Senior Educational Psychologist) saldrich@plpcic.co.uk
To apply contact Nadia Donald (Office Manager) via email ndonald@plpcic.co.uk or 07458 301023 or complete the contact form above.
· Closing Date: 21.11.25
· Interviews: 01.12.25
Applicants must be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), or be expecting to have their registration confirmed following the completion of their recognised training course.
Applicants should note that this post is not on Soulbury Pay and Conditions. If you are in any doubt about the pay/conditions on offer, please contact the employer for clarification.
