Assistant Educational Psychologist

Job Summary:

Ealing Council have exciting new opportunities for an Assistant Educational Psychologists. This role is full time 5 days per week, 35 hours per week.

The Educational Psychology Service welcomes applications from graduate psychologists keen to transition to Assistant Educational Psychologists who share our commitment to celebrating diversity, challenging inequality and delivering psychologically informed practice to improves outcomes for children, young people and families.

The Assistant Educational Psychologists role:

Consistent with expectations of the SEND Reforms is to support the early identification and intervention of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) under the supervision of a qualified EP.

You will support with delivery of training and facilitating workshops in schools and settings

As an Assistant Educational Psychologist, you will have:

a commitment to working in partnership with children and young people, parents and carers using a person-centred approach

ability to develop strong and effective relationships with mainstream settings for planned assessment, intervention and review at the SEN support stage
opportunities to work with children and young people from birth to 25 years
opportunities to deliver training and a range of interventions for social, emotional and mental health (SEMH), cognition and learning, including executive functioning.
opportunities to work with a wide range of professionals including health colleagues, social care and SEN case officers.
support from a lively, friendly, innovative and caring team that offers quality CPD and regular peer and line manager supervision

Our ideal Assistant Educational Psychologist will have:

A minimum of 2 years full or part time, paid or voluntary experience working directly with teachers/educational professionals in an education setting.
Experience of working with individual and or groups of children and young people (CYP) with additional and complex needs.
A 1st class/2i Honours Degree in Psychology or recognised equivalent qualification, which provides Graduate Basis for Chartered membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS).
A Master’s degree qualification in Education/Inclusion/Special Educational Needs or similar desired but not essential
A commitment to apply for the doctorate programme in Educational Psychology after a successful first year with the EPS.

Ealing Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Ealing follows safer recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. The post holder will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

This role is subject to enhanced vetting clearance.

You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence of this will be requested at the interview stage.

It is an exciting time to join Ealing Council. If you would like to make a positive difference to our residents and borough, we look forward to hearing from you.

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible. You can use the accessibility widget on our website to support your needs.

Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its Connected Communities agenda. We value equality, fairness, and inclusion, and welcome applications from all residents of the borough. We particularly encourage applications from early-career and mid-career professionals who are underrepresented in our workforce.

All applications will be assessed on merit.

Please note that CVs are not accepted. Applicants must complete the application form and clearly address the criteria outlined in the person specification within the role profile, providing relevant examples to demonstrate how they meet each requirement.

Closing date for applications: Monday 14th September 2026

Interview dates: w/c 21st September 2026

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