Trainee Educational Psychologist

Kirklees Council; Salubindza; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority educational service is hiring two Trainee Educational Psychologists to enhance their team. This role involves supporting children with social emotional and mental health needs and participating in Mental Health Support Teams. Candidates must have a driving license and a car. Offers excellent supervision and varied opportunities for skill development in psychology. Application closes on 17th February 2026.

Benefits

Essential Car User Allowance

Strong supervision from experienced practitioners

Qualifications

• Hold a full and valid driving licence and have a car available for work.
• Demonstrate professionalism and flexibility.
• Be eager to learn and develop skills in applying psychology.

Responsibilities

• Provide educational psychology services within the authority.
• Participate in Mental Health Support Teams in schools.
• Engage in training and supervision of Emotional Literacy Support Assistants.

Skills

Professionalism

Flexibility

Enthusiasm

Willingness to learn

Job description

Kirklees council has a strong commitment to continuing to provide excellent services to support its diverse community and places high value on the educational psychology team’s involvement in this. Kirklees embraces workforce development and new entrants into the profession and consequently, is keen to recruit two creative and dynamic Trainee EPs to join and enhance our large friendly and enthusiastic team. This opportunity is open to trainees entering the 2nd or 3rd year of their training in September 2024.

Our service has a broad and continually expanding remit within the local authority with a strong drive to promote inclusive practice and enhance the learning of all children and young people.

We have a central role across the local authority in relation to social emotional and mental health being a lead partner in the Mental Health Support Teams in schools with a specific focus on developing a whole school approach through a comprehensive learning and development offer which enables systemic working. This covers a wider range of topics which includes developing and embedding Emotion Coaching practice, the training and supervision of Emotional Literacy Support Assistants as well as provide training and support in relation to Therapeutic Story Writing amongst other things. In addition to this we provide a comprehensive offer to schools in relation to supporting children in care.

Throughout your time with us we can guarantee excellent supervision alongside exciting and varied opportunities to develop your skills in applying psychology with colleagues who are both supportive and highly effective practitioners. If you are interested in this opportunity and can demonstrate professionalism, flexibility, enthusiasm and willingness to learn from the opportunities available to you from the outset we would love to hear from you.

Travel is an essential part of this job and therefore it would be extremely difficult for you to do your job effectively if you did not use a car for all or most of the time. It is essential that you hold a full and valid driving licence and have a car available for work. All employed TEPs are eligible for an Essential Car User Allowance as part of their contract.

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for this job. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

There are a number of ways you can contact us with any queries or for further information:

• You can email us at [e-mail] or call us on 01924 483744 and a member of the Senior Leadership team will get back to you.
• Our current TEPs, Eve, Sam and Rebecca are available to answer any questions that you might have about the Trainee role in Kirklees and can be contacted on the number above or by email ([e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]).

You can also click on the following link to hear our 22/23 Year 3 TEPs views about training and working in Kirklees: Trainee Education Psychologist Edit 2 - YouTube

Closing date: Tuesday 17th February 2026

Interviews: Monday 23rd February 2026