Specialist Senior Community Educational Psychologist - Play and Learning

inploi; Bury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A local authority in England is seeking a part-time Educational Psychologist to support children's wellbeing through psychological services in educational and community settings. Responsibilities include training, group work, and direct mentoring. Candidates must be qualified Educational Psychologists with HCPC registration. The position offers flexible working arrangements and development opportunities across services.

Benefits

Agile working support

Equal society commitment

Guarantee interview for certain applicants

Qualifications

• Qualified and experienced Educational Psychologist with HCPC registration.
• Experience in family, educational, clinical, or community settings.
• Evidence of using psychological understanding to support practice.

Responsibilities

• Training and development work for wellbeing programmes.
• Group work and 1:1 mentoring with children and young people.
• Evaluation of service delivery and administration tasks.

Skills

HCPC registration

Experience with children

Psychological understanding

Education

Qualified Educational Psychologist

Job description

Educational Psychology Service

0.8 FTE, Permanent (Part‑time applications will also be considered)

About the role

Soulbury EP B scale (Point 4‑7 + 3SPAs) This is an exciting opportunity to work with the trailblazing Community Educational Psychology Service. You will assist Bury Council’s Community Educational Psychology Service in the delivery of psychological services and support to education and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Training and development work, involving wellbeing programmes and mental health support teams
• Innovative project work with key stakeholders via our Communities of Practice Model
• Group work with children and young people
• 1:1 mentoring/therapeutically informed work with children and young people
• Evaluation of service delivery
• Administration
• Direct individual work with CYP, including statutory assessment work

The service has some links with the Salford and Tameside Educational Psychology Service and there will be development opportunities across all services and support from other Educational Psychologists.

Requirements

• To be a qualified and experienced Educational Psychologist with HCPC registration.
• Relevant experience of working with children in family homes, educational / clinical or community settings to promote children’s well‑being and progress.
• Evidence of using psychological understanding and approaches to support practice.

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week, with this post being 0.8FTE. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.

About Bury

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service. In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

As a Corporate Parent, the work and services you deliver consider the care experienced young people, promote their life chances, empower them to influence the policies, services and decisions that affect them, champion their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way.

Benefits of working for Bury Council

We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements. We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

Next steps

For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Dr Jawad Shah (Principal Community Educational Psychologist) on [e-mail] or [e-mail]. Interviews will be held in December 2025.