Educational Psychologist

Grade Soulbury Educational Psychologists Scale A 2 £47,045- 7 £57,766 plus Essential Car User Allowance up to £963pa
Contract: Permanent
Essential Requirement: Driving License, DBS.
Essential Qualification: Masters/Doctorate in Educational Psychology
Interview date: TBC
For further information about this role, contact Sue Cornwell Susan.Cornwell@bolton.gov.uk

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic colleagues to join our Educational Psychology Service and be part of our new and very exciting Experts at Hand Team in Bolton, the only area of the NW with the highest Area wide inspection judgement. We are a supportive team in a local authority where SEND is given a high priority and where we have strong working relationships with our schools.

This post will involve supporting schools strategically as well as providing consultation and advice for parents/carers, children’s services colleagues, health professionals and relevant others, to assist in meeting the needs of Bolton children and young people aged 0-25 years. The role of the Experts at Hand Team will evolve over time, but will focus on strategic and systemic work in schools to improve SEND provision. This post will also involve responding to requests for assessment, consultation, training and group-work from schools, settings and the Local Authority. The postholder would also be required to undertake statutory assessments of children and write psychological advice as required. In addition, the postholder would also have the opportunity to be involved in some project work such as supporting whole school approaches to mental health and emotional wellbeing, specialist interest groups and the Critical Incident Support Service.

About You
The ideal candidates for these main grade EP posts will be enthusiastic educational psychologists with an excellent understanding of children and young people’s cognitive, social and emotional development. You will be an effective communicator with outstanding interpersonal skills and be able to work effectively with children, young people, families and all stakeholders at both a strategic and whole school level and an individual child level. You will be fully committed to ensuring that the special educational needs of children and young people are met and their outcomes improved. You will also be a team player with a desire to join and contribute to our supportive team.

Applicants will be registered, or eligible for registration, with the HCPC, with a degree in psychology and a recognised postgraduate qualification in Educational Psychology. Applications for this post are welcome from those completing their training in 2026 or 2027 (i.e. those in Years 2 and 3 of their training), and from those wishing to work full time, part time or term time only.

About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

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DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Employment offers are conditional subject to satisfactory clearances. For roles where a criminal records check from the DBS is required, this includes satisfactory clearance of this check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of an individual’s offence/s. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. Bolton Council’s policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders is available here.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

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