Assistant Educational Psychologist

TN United Kingdom; Oldham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading council in Oldham seeks an Assistant Educational Psychologist to support the Educational Psychology Service. The role involves working with children with special educational needs, conducting assessments, and developing training materials. Ideal candidates will have a strong educational background in psychology and a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Discounted gym membership

Wellbeing support

Staff discount scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum 2:1 honours degree in Psychology required.
• Desire to train as an Educational Psychologist in the next four years.

Responsibilities

• Support colleagues in service tasks including assessments.
• Collect data and produce reports for development initiatives.
• Work alongside other preventative teams.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Data analysis

Education

2:1 honours degree in Psychology

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14.05.2025

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28.06.2025

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Job Description:

Education, Early Years & Skills

Educational and Child Psychology Service

Assistant Educational Psychologist

Ref: 000763

Contract: Fixed Term for 1 year

Salary: Soulbury Assistant EP Scale 2-4

Based: Spindles

Role Overview:

You will support the Educational Psychology Service in delivering its preventative and statutory duties to schools and the council as well as undertaking training, project, research and evaluation work, to support our ability to drive preventative work across Oldham in relation to children with special educational needs and disability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support colleagues in the completion of a full range of service tasks, including undertaking as required - a range of information gathering, observations and assessments.
• Support colleagues to develop and deliver courses and materials used by the service, e.g. in relation to Emotional Literacy Support Assistants and Difficulties Attending School.
• Support colleagues in keeping accurate, up to date records of work relating to work with children, young people and their families in accordance with service protocols.
• Collect data and produce brief reports to underpin a range of development initiatives, research, training, service evaluation and preventative/ project work.
• Develop your own skills and practice through continuing professional development, participation in service days and team meetings and accessing supervision.
• To work alongside other preventative teams, such as the Mental Well Being Team and advisory teachers to support the universal offer to schools.

Key Requirements:

To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:

• At least 2:1 honours degree in Psychology (or recognised equivalent) with Graduate Basis for Registration as required by the British Psychological Society
• A desire to train as an Educational psychologist in the next four years.
• Significant post-qualifying experience of working directly with children and parents, for example, experience of teaching, youth work, mentoring or mental health support
• Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills; as well as the ability and experience to analyse and interpret data and present it effectively to various audiences.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

About Us:

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours:

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

NB. - Any candidate that meets the criteria of our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme and meets the essential criteria of the role, will be guaranteed the first stage of assessment (whether that is an interview or another assessment, as appropriate).

Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme supports candidates with disabilities, have previously been in or currently in care, those that are carers, and those who have served in the Armed Forces as a regular, reserve or cadet.

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Important Information:

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.

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