Assistant Educational Psychologist

Borough of Waltham Forest; City Of London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in London seeks Assistant Educational Psychologists to support the delivery of educational psychology services. Candidates should hold a good honours degree in Psychology and have experience applying psychology in educational or community settings. The role offers a salary in the range of £36,109 - £40,325 and is full-time temporary. Flexible work arrangements may be considered.

Qualifications

• Previous experience applying psychology with children and young people in educational or community settings.
• Fluent English as required for public-facing roles.

Responsibilities

• Support Educational Psychologists in delivering psychology services.
• Assist school staff and families in meeting children's needs.
• Develop and evaluate programmes for children and young people.

Skills

Effective administrative skills

Effective IT skills

Effective verbal communication

Effective written communication

Effective interpersonal skills

Effective organisational skills

Education

Good honours degree in Psychology (2:1 or above)

Masters degree conferring Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the BPS

Job description

Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Salary: Soulbury Assistant Educational Psychologist Scale 2 - 5 (36109 - 40325)

Contract Type: Full-time / Temporary (Fixed Term)

Working hours per week: 36

Application Deadline: 29th September 2025

Proposed Interview Date(s): 9th October 2025

Reference: 1886

About Us

Bursting with culture energy and opportunity the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.

We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities.

Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused insight-led digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.

London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions workplace well-being skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.

About the role

We are seeking to appoint two Assistant Educational Psychologists (AEP) to join our Educational Psychologist Service team in Waltham Forest.

As an AEP you will provide support to Educational Psychologists (EPs) in schools and the wider community as well as participating in the delivery and evaluation of programme interventions.

We wish to appoint an enthusiastic Assistant Educational Psychologist who is planning a future career as an Educational Psychologist. The successful candidates will support initiatives to promote children's well-being and learning through early intervention and prevention. The Assistant Educational Psychologist may be asked to support Senior EPs EPs and Trainee EPs in their work with schools parents and other professionals. The role may also include some administrative tasks.

A programme of induction and training will be provided offering excellent preparation for applying for professional educational psychology doctoral training programmes.

You will need a good psychology degree (2 : 1 or above) and Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society prior to application. It is an essential requirement to have previous relevant experience of applying psychology to work with children and young people in educational or community settings.

Key Responsibilities

• To support the delivery of Educational Psychology services under the direct supervision of HCPC registered Educational Psychologists and line managed by a Senior Educational Psychologist.
• Support school staff and families to meet the needs of children with a range of special educational needs and disabilities through observation intervention and training.
• Support with the development delivery and evaluation of programmes for schools parents and children and young people including frequent contact with schools professionals and families.
• Support with quality assurance and service development of the Educational Psychology Service including design collection and analysis of outcome measures.
• Research and review the evidence-base relating to practice for supporting children and young people with SEND.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A good honours degree in Psychology (2 : 1 or above) or masters degree conferring Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Previous relevant experience of applying psychology to work with children and young people in educational or community settings.
• Effective administrative skills
• Effective IT skills
• Effective verbal and written communication
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Effective organisational skills

Terms and conditions

The below terms and conditions apply to this role:

• Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
• Satisfactory declaration of interest;
• This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and / or vulnerable adults;
• Satisfactory DBS check;

As a public authority we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English with confidence and accuracy sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications regional or international accents dialects speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the Apply button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives : - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair appropriate accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.

To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2 internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.

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If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process please contact Leonie Thomas Principal Educational Psychologist at (phone/email missing).

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