Educational Psychologist

SOUTHWARK COUNCIL; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Le Conseil de Southwark recherche des Psychologues Éducatifs motivés pour offrir des services psychologiques de haute qualité aux enfants, jeunes et familles. Le poste propose des horaires flexibles et l'opportunité de travailler dans un environnement dynamique, en collaboration avec une équipe soutenante. Si vous êtes qualifié, cette opportunité pourrait être pour vous.

Qualifications

• Qualification en psychologie éducative nécessaire, expérience en consultation, évaluation et formation souhaitée.
• Compétences en communication essentielles pour interagir avec des jeunes et familles diversifiées.
• Capacité à gérer des charges de travail imprévisibles requise.

Responsibilities

• Fournir des services psychologiques de haute qualité aux jeunes et familles.
• Collaborer avec des écoles et établissements pourlivrer des interventions efficaces.
• Promouvoir des pratiques intégrées et innovantes en psychologie.

Skills

Consultation psychologique

Évaluation

Intervention

Travail d'équipe

Formation

Education

Qualification de Psychologue Éducatif

Formation doctorale en psychologie

Job description

Are you excited about applying psychology to meet the needs of vulnerable children and young people?

Does the sound of joining a supportive and friendly team that provides excellent opportunities for career and professional development appeal to you?

If yes, then we encourage you to apply to our Educational Psychologist roles.

Our Educational Psychology Service is seeking highly motivated and skilled Educational Psychologists to join the team and play a key role in delivering high quality services to children, young people and families across Southwark.

Positions Available:

We have both permanent and fixed-term positions available. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work full-time, part-time and explore flexible working arrangements.

We invite applications from fully qualified Educational Psychologists as well as Trainee Educational Psychologists who are expected to complete their training in 2026 or 2027.

About the Role:

Southwark’s Educational Psychology Service is committed to improving life chances. If appointed you will deliver evidence-informed, high quality psychological services to children, young people and families.

You will work closely with schools, early years and further education settings, to ensure that interventions are delivered to high standards for maximum impact. You will share our commitment to integrated working and constant innovation.

About the Team:

You will be joining a supportive and friendly team that provides excellent opportunities for career and professional development. The team has strong links to a number of doctoral training courses and is engaged in dynamic and innovative practice at organisational, group and individual levels, including joint working with the Virtual School, opportunities to train in VIG, SCERTS, PATHs, emotion coaching and dynamic assessment, a parent consultation service and delivery of ELSA training.

About You:

We are looking for enthusiastic and collaborative educational psychologists with a background in applying psychology to meet the needs of vulnerable children and young people. This will have equipped you with strong skills in psychological consultation, assessment, intervention, research, team working and the delivery of training.

Good communication skills, knowledge of appropriate legislation, guidance and policies and the ability to balance an unpredictable workload will be essential. Southwark is renowned for its cultural, ethnic and linguistic diversity and applicants are required to demonstrate competence in working within a diverse context.

About Southwark:

Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.

Southwark is a great place to live and work. Diverse and vibrant, it is home to The Shard, Tate Modern, Borough Market, Dulwich Picture Gallery and Tower Bridge, with excellent transport links including London Bridge and projects such as the redevelopment of Elephant and Castle delivering new homes, parks and leisure facilities.

Contact Details:

For an informal discussion about these positions, please feel free to contact one of our Senior Educational Psychologists, Colleen Melck, Marsha Douglas or Millie Owen, via email atsen-educationalpsychologist&[e-mail]

Additional Information:

• We currently have permanent and fixed term posts available
• Both full and part-time opportunities are on offer to the successful candidates
• Soulbury Salary Scale A (scale point range is under review andall new starters will be offered scp5) plus up to 3 SPA points and Inner London Allowance

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.