Gloucestershire County Council - Educational Psychologist (multiple vacancies)

About The Team & Role
Gloucestershire’s Educational Psychology Service is a friendly, supportive and innovative team of Educational Psychologists that promote child development and learning through a consultation service to schools and work closely with SEND specialists across the county.

It is an exciting time to join the team as we have moved to a new model of service delivery based upon consultation and planned working.  We believe that psychologists are best effective when they are in schools/settings with enough time to do a range of work.  As such, we have moved to a model offering a wide core offer to all schools and settings in the county from September 2023 - alongside a comprehensive workforce development offer and strategic projects.
 

The EPS team mission is:

“To find solutions and improve outcomes for children and young people through partnership”.

The team works with partners at a strategic level to bring about systems level development.

The team works at local systems levels to identify and address trends and patterns.

The team works with individuals in a bespoke manner.

The team deliver specialist psychological advice and support to individual young people and families through consultation.  We are advocates for best outcomes and ensure pupil and parental voice is at the heart of decision making. 

To allow us to be the service we want to be, we are recruiting to a number of additional EP posts across the county.  The recruitment is intended to allow EPs to spend more time in schools and settings building relationships and inclusion by working pre and post EHCNA as well as promoting projects and wider application of psychology within education.  We have strategic initiatives which include mental health in schools; ELSA and ELKLAN.
 

About You
We are looking for flexible, creative and solution focussed psychologists to join our team.

We are looking for EPs who can join us this academic year and those qualifying in autumn 2025 & 2026.

You will be keen to apply psychology to create change and support positive outcomes for young people and their families. Whilst you will understand the importance of high-quality casework you will also be clear that educational psychology has so much more to offer.

You will be dynamic and enthusiastic about the role of the EP in bringing about positive outcomes. You will be passionate about using consultative models.  You will be keen to apply psychology at a strategic level and through workforce development. 

About Us

We can offer:

• The opportunity to work in an exciting and growing consultation service with scope to deliver a range of different work as part of your service to schools
• A variety of work in both rural and urban settings in a fantastic part of the country
• A strong CPD programme and training opportunities
• An strong induction support package
• An established programme of professional supervision and peer support
• A range of generic and specialist work within the 0-25 age range in all types of educational settings
• We pay of Soulbury Scale 5-10 (+3 SPA points)
• Offer a welcome package (subject to conditions)
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
• Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounts at a number of major supermarket chains and high street retailers
• Safe, supportive, and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision and informal support
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.

If you want to find out more, please see the job profile (below) and contact Greg Cotton via greg.cotton@gloucestershire.gov.uk for an informal chat about the role.

To apply, please click Apply Now.

Additional Information

This Position is subject to a DBS check. 

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

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.