Main Grade Education Psychologist

Borough of Waltham Forest; City Of London; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is seeking passionate Educational Psychologists to join their supportive team. The role involves providing high-quality assessments for children and young people, assisting schools in enhancing educational experiences. Candidates must hold Educational Psychology qualifications recognized by the BPS and be HCPC registered. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and ongoing professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Retention Bonus of £2000

Additional SPA points available

Ongoing professional development

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is essential.
• Experience in a consultation model of service delivery.
• Sound knowledge of evidence-based interventions.

Responsibilities

• Respond to requests for assessments from commissioners for educational needs.
• Provide comprehensive assessments of children and young people.
• Assist educational settings in Waltham Forest to improve learning.

Skills

EMR Systems

Presentation Skills

Developmental Disabilities Experience

Data Collection

Intake Experience

Primary Care Experience

Autism Experience

Research Experience

Mental Health Counseling

Psychotherapy

PTSD Care

Addiction Counseling

Education

Professional Educational Psychology qualifications recognized by the BPS

Job description

Organisation

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Salary

Soulbury Scale A 5 - 10 (51893 - 61664) up to 3 additional SPA points

Retention Bonus / Market Supplement

2000 - New Educational Psychologists joining us will receive 1000 on commencement and 1000 on successful completion of the first 6 months (pro rata).

Contract Type

Full-time / Permanent

Working hours per week

36

Weeks per year

52

Application Deadline

13 / 10 / 2025

Reference

1878

About Us

Bursting with culture energy and opportunity the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.

We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused insight-led digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.

London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of Londons Good Work Standardemployers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions workplace well-being skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.

About the role

We are looking for creative and enthusiastic Educational Psychologists to become members of our friendly and supportive team. Our service encourages collaborative and flexible working is committed to developing EPs professional skills whilst prioritising professional wellbeing.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team who

• Value ongoing team and peer supervision.
• Have varied opportunities (project work ELSA Alternative Provisions 16 settings YOT LAC Early Years training school commissioned work and statutory work).
• Value EP interests and professional autonomy.
• Provide quality Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Is part of a successful traded business unit within the Local Authority.

We are looking for Educational Psychologists to join our team who

• Are excellent practitioners with good communication interpersonal organisation and time management skills.
• Are reliable flexible and able to show initiative.
• Are committed to a consultation model of service delivery and understand the issues of working within a traded environment.
• Have a sound knowledge of evidenced based interventions.
• Have professional Educational Psychology qualifications recognised by the BPS have HCPC registration. This post is subject to a DBS check.

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Key Responsibilities

To respond within the set timescales to requests from the commissioners as required for both statutory and non-statutory assessments of special educational needs for Waltham Forest children and young people

To provide robust high quality and comprehensive assessments of children and young people with a view to identifying and assessing the childs special and developmental needs and advising on suitable and effective provision whilst being cognizant of educational family and community contexts

To assist schools and other educational settings (including EYS and Post 16) in Waltham Forest to improve the learning for children and young people.

Qualifications and Requirements

To be considered for this position you should meet the following requirements :

Have professional Educational Psychology qualifications recognised by the BPS

HCPC registration.

Terms and Conditions

The below terms and conditions apply to this role :

Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;

Continued professional body registration;

This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and / or vulnerable adults;

Satisfactory DBS check;

As a public authority we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English with confidence and accuracy sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications regional or international accents dialects speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the Apply button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives : Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair appropriate accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.

To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2 internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.

Key Skills

EMR Systems,Presentation Skills,Developmental Disabilities Experience,Data Collection,Intake Experience,Primary Care Experience,Autism Experience,Research Experience,Mental Health Counseling,Psychotherapy,PTSD Care,Addiction Counseling

Employment Type

Full-Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1