Waltham Forest Council - Senior Educational Psychologist, Maingrade Educational Psychologists and Assistant Educational Psychologists

Senior and Maingrade EP roles:

We are looking for a Senior and Maingrade Educational Psychologists to join our friendly and supportive team.

Are you:

• Passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people?
• An excellent practitioner with good communication, interpersonal, organisation and time management skills?
• Reliable, flexible and able to show initiative?
• Committed to a consultation model of service delivery?

Do you:

• Have a sound knowledge of evidenced based interventions?
• Have professional Educational Psychology qualifications recognised by the BPS, have HCPC registration? This post is subject to a DBS check.

Waltham Forest EPS encourages the use of strength-based, positive and evidence-based psychology to support the children and families in a diverse borough while prioritising professional wellbeing.

We Offer:

• High-quality individual and peer supervision
• Dedicated time to develop areas of special interest
• Varied opportunities (project work, ELSA, Alternative Provisions, 16+ settings, YOT, LAC, Early Years, training, school commissioned work and statutory work)
• Quality Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• The opportunity to be part of a successful traded business unit within the Local Authority

Senior EP roles:

Senior Educational Psychologists play an active role in further developing our evolving work practices and promoting positive outcomes for children, young people and families.

As a Senior EP you will have a key role in supporting the Principal Educational Psychologist. You will work collaboratively as part of the senior leadership team to develop and support service delivery, strategic planning, and LA initiatives, as well as providing supervision for Educational Psychologists, Trainee Educational Psychologists (TEPs) and Assistant Educational Psychologists (AEPs).

The Senior role includes:

• Representing the service at LA and multidisciplinary panels
• Supervision of EPs / TEPs / AEPs working in the EP team
• Working closely with the SEND Team to support the SEND Statutory process
• Working closely with a range of partners in the delivery of our service
• Support with the operational planning, policy matters and service delivery

You will have at least three years’ experience as a qualified Educational Psychologist and registered with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC). Applications from candidates who wish to work part-time are welcomed.

The London Borough of Waltham Forest offers a recruitment and retention bonus of

£2000 paid annually (subject to conditions) to new Educational Psychologists joining the team. New qualified Educational Psychologists joining us will receive £1000 on commencement and £1000 on successful completion of the first 6 months (pro rata).

Assistant EP roles:

We are seeking to appoint two Assistant Educational Psychologists (AEP) to join our Educational Psychologist Service team in Waltham Forest.

As an AEP you will provide support to Educational Psychologists (EPs) in schools and the wider community, as well as participating in the delivery and evaluation of programme interventions.

We wish to appoint an enthusiastic Assistant Educational Psychologist who is planning a future career as an Educational Psychologist. The successful candidates will support initiatives to promote children’s well-being and learning through early intervention and prevention. The Assistant Educational Psychologist may be asked to support Senior EPs, EPs and Trainee EPs in their work with schools, parents and other professionals. The role may also include some administrative tasks.

A programme of induction and training will be provided, offering excellent preparation for applying for professional educational psychology doctoral training programmes.

You will need a good psychology degree (2:1 or above) and Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the British Psychological Society prior to application. It is an essential requirement to have previous relevant experience of applying psychology to work with children and young people in educational or community settings.

Waltham Forest Council have created significant additional investment in the Educational Psychology Service and are looking for 4 FTE posts. However, if you are an EP who would like to register as a locum worker for LBWF please email or call using the contact details below.

For an informal discussion about any of these posts please contact: Leonie Thomas (Principal Educational Psychologist)

Email: Leonie.Thomas@walthamforest.gov.uk Tel: 07870 220206

Click here to apply for the Senior EP post

Click here to apply for the Maingrade EP post

Click here to apply for the Assistant EP post

Interviews are provisionally arranged for: 22nd – 23rd October 2025