Educational Psychologist (Grenfell Education Hub)

The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Council; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at the Grenfell Education Hub, where you'll serve the North Kensington community as an Educational Psychologist. You'll provide support to children and young people affected by the Grenfell tragedy, working collaboratively to create safe and inclusive educational environments. This role involves both direct support for young people and shaping systemic change within the education framework to ensure every child's potential is unlocked.

Benefits

Strong professional supervision

Collaborative working environment

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children and young people in educational settings.
• Strong grasp of the SEND Code of Practice and statutory expectations.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate emotional regulation and social connection through tailored interventions.
• Conduct in-depth psychological assessments and contribute to EHCP needs assessments.

Skills

Trauma-informed practice

Collaboration

Communication

Advocacy

Education

Qualified Educational Psychologist

Registered with HCPC

Job description

Support the North Kensington community to rebuild, aspire and shape futures beyond tragedy.

As an Educational Psychologist in the Grenfell Education Team, you will be working with children and young people, families, professionals, and institutions who continue to live with the impact of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Through trauma-informed, relationship-based practice, you will work with the community to reconnect with learning, regain confidence, and begin to imagine futures led not by fear or limitation, but by ambition, aspiration and possibility.

Working Style:

You'll be based in the Borough for five days a week, playing a key role in serving the local community. You'll be part of a dedicated team making a real difference to residents' lives.

What you'll be doing:

Your work will involve both direct support and wider systemic influence. Alongside your work with children and families, you'll help shape the direction of the Grenfell Education Hub itself - a space built on trust and co-designed with the community. You'll contribute to training, policy development and impact evaluation, making sure the service continues to grow in ways that reflect the voices and priorities of those it exists to support, while also considering how we can learn from the work of the Hub to build stronger, more connected communities and institutions.

You will also design and deliver tailored interventions to support emotional regulation, social connection and learning. Your focus will be on restoring a sense of agency and potential - helping children believe in their right to belong, achieve, and aspire. You'll work closely with teachers, parents and community partners to embed restorative, inclusive practices and to make sure the spaces around the child reflect their needs, strengths and hopes for the future.

You'll carry out in-depth psychological assessments, contribute to EHCP needs assessments, and write clear, accessible reports that support not just compliance but real, sustainable change. These aren't just clinical exercises - they are acts of advocacy, helping schools, families and professionals understand what young people need to feel safe, connected and capable of moving forward.

For further details, please review the Job Description and Person Specification

What you'll bring

You'll be a qualified Educational Psychologist, registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), with experience supporting children and young people across diverse educational settings. You'll bring not only the clinical skills required to assess and advise, but a deep commitment to ensuring that the lives of young people affected by Grenfell are not defined by trauma alone. You'll work creatively, listening to the views of children, families and educators to shape your approach and help influence meaningful change across the education system.

Your work will be grounded in a trauma-informed and relational approach - one that sees the whole child, understands their context, and holds space for both pain and possibility. You'll have a strong grasp of the SEND Code of Practice, the Children and Families Act 2014, and the Equalities Act, and will be confident in producing clear, accessible reports that meet statutory expectations while keeping the child's voice, hopes and strengths at the centre.

You'll understand that progress looks different for every child, and that your role is not just to identify barriers, but to open doors - helping young people feel seen, valued, and capable of building futures driven by their own ambitions. You'll be a thoughtful communicator and collaborator, able to build trust with families, schools and professionals who may still be navigating the long tail of loss and disruption.

You'll be confident working systemically - supporting change not just for individuals, but across classrooms, communities and policies - always with the goal of helping children grow into futures shaped by choice, not circumstance.

Why join us

At RBKC, we're all in - investing in our people, our communities and our future.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a long-term, community-led response to one of the most devastating tragedies in recent history. At the Grenfell Education Hub, we're not just supporting recovery - we're protecting futures. You'll join a team that is deeply committed to making sure no child is left to carry the weight of this tragedy alone, and that every young person has the chance to be seen not just for what they've endured, but for who they are and what they hope to become.

We offer strong professional supervision, a collaborative working environment, and a deep shared commitment to care, inclusion and purpose. If you share our belief that every young person has the right to feel safe, to imagine a different future, and to be supported as they work toward it - we would welcome your application.

Interview Details and Role Requirements

Interviews will be held w/c 7th July 2025

This role required an Enhanced DBS with Child and Adults Barred List.

About us

Kensington and Chelsea is home to diverse communities, thriving businesses and unique local places. Everything we do is focused on supporting our residents, strengthening our approach and creating a fairer borough.

As a competent and caring Council, we take pride in our work every day, ensuring our services are delivered with care and competence. We listen to our residents, act with integrity and work together to build a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for all.

In this role, you'll use your expertise to support children whose lives have been shaped by the Grenfell tragedy - helping build safe, inclusive environments where they can feel valued, imagine new possibilities, and pursue futures defined by aspiration, not loss.

Ready to join us?

We're all in - are you? If you share our values and have the skills to contribute, we'd love to hear from you.