University of Manchester - Academic and Professional Tutor

UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL TUTOR (APT) to the DOCTORATE IN EDUCATIONAL & CHILD PSYCHOLOGY (Initial professional training programme for practitioner educational psychologists)

You will work as part of a small, committed team providing academic and professional support to trainee educational psychologists. 

We can offer you:

• A carefully time-managed contract specification and supportive team environment
• A stimulating work environment with a range of research and teaching opportunities 
• Support for professional development and further study
• Extensive ICT, study and research resources.

An enhanced DBS check is required for the individual delivering this contract.

JOB DESCRIPTION
A specific job description will be negotiated with the tutor before commencement of duties. 

Duties will include: 

• Planning and delivering some taught sessions for trainee educational psychologists; 
• Academic and fieldwork supervision of trainee educational psychologists
• Examination (marking) of trainees’ academic work and/or professional portfolios; 
• D.Ed.Ch.Psychol. team meetings;   
• A pro-rata allowance for contribution to the tutor’s continuing professional development will be available.

One of the available contracts will allocate:

• Programme-wide responsibility for Early Years teaching, resourcing and coordination of the regional EP Early Years Interest Group.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• Current registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a practitioner educational psychologist   
• Willingness to undertake an enhanced DBS check
• Doctoral degree awarded (or equivalent)
• Experience of the full range of educational psychology professional practice
• A developed educational psychology specialism
• Ability to critically evaluate research in relation to educational psychology practice 
• Experience of teaching adult learners in an educational context 
• Willingness to assume a pastoral role for adult learners 
• High order communication skills
• Ability and willingness to work collaboratively and co-operatively where possible 
• Evidence of administrative accuracy, effective management of time and own well-being
• The ability to act diplomatically and rationally in difficult situations, showing an ability to consider the perspectives of a variety of stakeholders
• A thorough understanding of human diversity issues and the way that these may affect educational and vocational opportunities 
• Willingness to keep up to date with developments in educational psychology practice and training 
• Willingness to contribute constructively and critically to team functioning 

Desirable

• Experience of educational psychology practice relating to the Early Years phase of education.
• Ability to plan strategically for the integration and development of Early Years considerations to the research, academic work and professional practice of the D.Ed.Ch.Psychol.
• Understanding of current issues in relation to Early Years education.
• Experience of authoring/ co-authoring research publications for academic and/ or practitioner journals.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please return your letter of application (<2,500 words) to Prof. Kevin Woods at kevin.a.woods@manchester.ac.uk 

Letters of application must: 

• provide full professional contact details of applicant
• address all essential person specification criteria, and make clear which desirable criteria are/ are not  addressed
• indicate level of fte secondment possible/ preferred (0.1 – 0.3)
• confirm that provisional agreement to secondment has been given by current employment line manager
• provide names and addresses of two suitable referees, one of which should usually be a current line manager.

Further enquiries can be made to Prof. Kevin Woods (Programme Director) at kevin.a.woods@manchester.ac.uk