North Somerset Council - Educational Psychologist

About Us
At North Somerset Educational Psychology Service, we are a small, close-knit team with a strong, supportive culture. Together, we developed our core values—compassion, trust, honesty, and respect—which shape everything we do. Team members consistently highlight our collaborative approach and positive team relationships as key strengths that support wellbeing and job satisfaction. 

Each EP in our team leads on an area of interest, providing opportunities to develop specialist expertise and influence the direction of our service. EPs also enjoy a breadth of work including the development and delivery of training, ELSA and SENCO supervision, organisational research, traded work in schools and TEP supervision. 

As an impact-driven team, we are committed to using psychology to create impactful, positive change for children and young people. Recent evaluations of our casework highlight this impact, showing, for example a 15.39% increase in students’ sense of belonging and a 13.6% reduction in concerns measured by the SDQ. By gathering this data, we support our EPs to see the difference they are making.

About the Role
We are seeking a dedicated and forward-thinking Educational Psychologist to join us in delivering high-quality psychological services to schools across North Somerset. This is an exciting opportunity to combine direct practice with leadership, innovation, and strategic development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Applying psychology through the delivery of traded services to a cluster of schools.
• Take on a leadership role in a key area of need—possible initial focus on Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN), although we welcome proposals in other areas aligned to your expertise and interests.
• Contribute to preventative work, for example through the delivery of CPD and supervision in SENCO networks or involvement with the Virtual School.
• Undertake an allocation of statutory work.

What We Offer

• A base in Town Hall, Weston-Super-Mare with free council parking permit. North Somerset is commutable from Bristol and as a small Local Authority travel is usually straightforward.
• Flexible working options, including home working and flexi-time to support your work-life balance.
• A generous annual leave entitlement.
• A comprehensive CPD offer, including half-termly whole-team CPD days

About You
We welcome applications from:

• Qualified EPs registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Trainee EPs in their final year of training who expect HCPC registration upon completion.

Want to Find Out More?
For an informal discussion, please contact: Dulcie Gray, Senior Educational Psychology - dulcie.gray@n-somerset.gov.uk

Ready to Apply?
Visit our jobs portal to download an application pack and apply online.

North Somerset Council is an equal opportunities employer.
We welcome applications from all sections of our community, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

Please note: This post is exempt under the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order 1975 and subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.