Educational Psychologist - 37 Hours

Application Deadline: 13 June 2025

Department: Childrens Services

Location: Torbay Council

Compensation: £47,688 - £57,954 / year

Description

Job Description & Person Specification >

Torbay Children’s Services is seeking to recruit a creative and innovative educational psychologist to expand its existing team of skilled and friendly staff, as we develop and grow. We welcome applications for candidates seeking both part time and full time roles.

We are interested in hearing from experienced EPs, those at an earlier stage of their career and trainees currently on educational psychology doctoral training programmes. We warmly welcome applications from trainees qualifying in September 2025.

The Educational Psychology Service is a highly valued team within the local authority. We seek to offer a balanced workload of traded and statutory work and are pleased to offer the opportunity to be part of projects focussed on early identification and prevention. We offer a consultation-based model of service delivery, alongside opportunities for in-depth casework, systemic work and time to further develop professional interests, wherever possible. We promote solution-focused, person-centred approaches and co-production with our partner agencies to facilitate positive change.

The successful applicant will be a highly valued member of our service. We can offer you:

• Soulbury Scale 3-8 Plus SPA.
• Generous leave entitlement.
• Opportunities to deliver ELSA training and supervision.
• Flexibility of working practices.
• Being part of a broad multi-disciplinary integrated local team, working closely with SEN case officers, our virtual school, vulnerable pupils’ team, early years practitioners and our sensory impairment teams.
• Additional supervision and support for NQEP’s.
• Access to staff networks that are open to staff, councillors and partners who share similar characteristics, life experiences, values, and beliefs.

We are an inclusive and diverse employer, reflecting the community we serve, and we particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.

Torbay Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post will be carrying out Regulated Activity. As such the post will require an Enhanced Criminal Record Check plus an additional Barred List Check. The check will reveal any spent and unspent convictions and adult cautions (which have not been filtered), any local Police information and a check of either the Adult, Child or Adult and Child Barred Lists.

If you are viewing this advert on a job board, you can access the full job description by placing the below URL into your browser:
https://www.torbay.gov.uk/council/jobs/job-descriptions/educational-psychologist-1/

For an informal chat please contact Lorraine O'Callaghan on 07795 121027 or lorraine.ocallaghan@torbay.gov.uk.

Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing

Our adverts do sometimes close early - even where there's a published deadline - so if you're keen, please apply as soon as possible.

Skills

Essential:

• The full range of skills as appropriate to a fully qualified educational psychologist.
• Sensitivity in working with adults and young people; both individually and in groups.
• Ability to work with colleagues and clients in an empathic and supportive way in situations where clients and their families may feel anxious or distressed.

This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Knowledge

Essential:

• A broad understanding of issues surrounding general developments in psychological and educational assessment and intervention.
• Knowledge of both normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence (including the most commonly occurring conditions).
• Knowledge of a range of approaches to intervention, as appropriate for use in schools and other everyday settings.
  
  

Experience & Qualifications

Essential:

• Experience of work in relation to young people and children with special educational needs.
• Experience in using a range of psychological assessment and intervention techniques.