Assistant Psychologist — SEND Reform & Inclusion

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

West Midlands Pension Fund

30 days holiday

Rewards Scheme

Health and wellbeing support

Job summary

Birmingham City Council is hiring an Assistant Psychologist to support SEND Reform within the Educational Psychology Service. This permanent post requires a Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership and a strong background working with 0–25s in education settings.

The role entails supervision, data collection, training support and collaborative multi‑agency work across Birmingham. Salary Grade C, £35,412–£44,075, 36.5 hours weekly, with DBS check and Right to Work in the UK prerequisites.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Psychology conferring Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society.
• Substantial experience working with children and young people (0–25) in educational settings or related contexts.
• Strong applied psychology knowledge for real‑life educational and wellbeing situations.
• Awareness of Educational Psychology Services and the role of Educational Psychologists within local authority and school‑based work.
• Experience in research design and analysis including literature reviews, data collection and interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Promote applied psychology to improve inclusion, learning outcomes and emotional wellbeing for children and young people aged 0–25.
• Build effective relationships with children, families, school staff and multi‑agency partners.
• Provide supervised consultations and assessments as part of a graduated approach.
• Support planning and delivery of training for schools and central teams.
• Undertake literature searches, gather data and produce concise summaries, reports and presentations.
• Contribute to service working groups and co‑production activities with children, young people and families.
• Collect, analyse and interpret data linked to service priorities (KPIs, audits, evaluations).
• Maintain accurate records with secure storage of information.
• Provide administrative support including electronic filing and general service duties.
• Participate in team meetings and CPD, engaging in supervision and reflective practice.
• Represent the service at meetings relating to individual children and multi‑agency discussions.

Skills

Graduate Basis for Chartered

Experience with children

Applied psychology knowledge

Education

Honours degree in Psychology (GBC)

Job description

Birmingham City Council is hiring an Assistant Psychologist to support SEND Reform within the Educational Psychology Service. This permanent post requires a Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership and a strong background working with 0–25s in education settings.

The role entails supervision, data collection, training support and collaborative multi‑agency work across Birmingham. Salary Grade C, £35,412–£44,075, 36.5 hours weekly, with DBS check and Right to Work in the UK prerequisites.