Educational Psychologist

inploi; Wigan; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority council in Wigan is looking for a dedicated Educational Psychologist. This role involves providing high-quality psychological services to educational settings, contributing to service development, and focusing on early intervention strategies. Ideal candidates should have a professional doctorate in Educational Psychology. The council fosters a diverse team and supports flexible working patterns, ensuring a rewarding career in helping children and young people thrive.

Benefits

High quality supervision and support

Comprehensive tailored induction programme

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Dedicated to making a positive difference for children and young people.
• Experience with applied psychological services in educational settings.
• Ability to work collaboratively with teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high quality applied psychological service.
• Contribute to service development initiatives.
• Maintain a focus on prevention and early intervention.
• Work in close partnership with families.

Skills

Applied Psychological Service

Creativity in service development

Focus on prevention

Partnership with children and families

Education

Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology

Job description

Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance

Wigan Life Centre South

College Avenue

Wigan

WN1 1NJ

Salary: Soulbury Educational Psychologist Scale A 5-10. £51,893-£61,664 per annum plus up to 3 SPAs

37 hours per week

Permanent

We're on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.

We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!

Your role:

We are looking to recruit permanent, full‑time Educational Psychologists to join our dynamic, welcoming team in Wigan.

Wigan Educational Psychology Service (EPS) is committed to applying psychology to improve outcomes for children and young people. We are a partially traded service, highly regarded by schools and partners, offering a balance of statutory and non‑statutory work.

Our work is embedded within the wider local authority strategic approach, supporting the development of inclusive settings. There are opportunities to work collaboratively with teams across Education, Health and Care.

We welcome applications from Trainee Educational Psychologists who are in year 3 of the professional doctorate on 1st September 2025.

About you:

You will be an Educational Psychologist who is dedicated to making a positive difference for children and young people.

Within this role, you will have the opportunity to:-

• Provide a high quality applied psychological service, to educational settings and other community agencies
• Contribute creatively to service development initiatives to further achieve positive outcomes for children and young people
• Maintain a focus on prevention and early intervention
• Work in close partnership with children, young people and their families

About us:

Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or ‘unbroken’ between the supporting organisations.

The Progress with Unity plan is a place movement for change for the next decade, bringing a new era for Wigan Borough. It draws on the strengths of our individual organisations, recognising that together we can achieve much more for our communities by delivering on our 2 place missions; create fair opportunities for all children, families, residents and businesses and make our towns and neighbourhoods flourish for those who live and work in them.

We are committed to team wellbeing, peer support and continuing professional development and you can expect:

• High quality supervision and support
• A comprehensive, tailored induction programme
• Proactive systems to support wellbeing and workload management
• Regular opportunities to meet as a team
• Opportunities for developing professional interests and contributing to innovative development work
• A hybrid model of working combining office‑based working and working from home
• A dedicated administrative team to support your work
• Recognition of SPA points held and encouragement and support to reach additional SPA points
• Consideration of flexible working arrangements, including term‑time only contracts

Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.

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For further information, please contact [e-mail]

Interview date: Tuesday 20th January 2026

This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check

The employer is committed to safeguarding

This role requires registration with HCPC

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