City of Wolverhampton Council - Educational Psychologist

We are recruiting an Educational Psychologist (EP) to join our strong, highly regarded and supportive team of EPs.

The service is involved in a wide range of work and there are lots of exciting opportunities for EPs to apply psychology in creative ways to promote inclusion and positive outcomes for all children and young people. The service provides a substantial traded offer to local settings which is well received and continues to develop. It also leads on and contributes to a wide range of project and development work, such as ATTUNE our whole school trauma informed project, ELSA and the EBSNA pathway, as well as providing commissioned support to the multi-agency autism pathway, the youth justice service and the virtual school. The role of EPs is understood and highly valued within the Council.

We use a realistic time allocation model which means that we allocate work in a fair and transparent way and maintain an achievable workload for all team members. The range of work is good and typically under a third of an EPs time is allocated to statutory and core work. There are also opportunities for EPs to both engage in, and lead, project and development work in areas of interest.

We are a values led service, and ensure that our shared values of being child-centred, inclusive, collaborative, solution-focussed, empowering and promoting equality and anti-oppressive practice, guide our thinking and actions. If your values align with ours then we would love to hear from you!

We offer:

• a supportive induction and regular high-quality supervision
• excellent peer support
• a high quality structured CPD offer
• a good balance of work including a wide range of project work
• a personal dynamic assessment toolkit
• excellent ICT facilities and allocated office space
• dedicated administrative support to the EP service

This is what our team say about working in Wolverhampton:

• “we are involved in a range of projects and initiatives”
• “we have the opportunity to be creative and eclectic practitioners”
• “there is a highly supportive approach with a nurturing leadership team”
• “it’s a forward-thinking Council that recognise the value of psychology”

We welcome applications from Year 2 and 3 Trainee EPs as well as qualified EPs. We also particularly welcome applications from EPs who identify as being from a minority ethnic group or any other group identified as being underrepresented in the profession. You must be HCPC registered (or in the 2nd or 3rd year of the doctorate course). An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

For further information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact us or visit our website Educational Psychology Wolverhampton

Emma Thornbery, Principal Educational Psychologist:

Emma.Thornbery@wolverhampton.gov.uk

InclusionSupportAdmin@wolverhampton.gov.uk 

CLOSING DATE     17th July 2025

INTERVIEWS          24th July 2025 TBC (there is flexibility if required due to holidays)