Assistant Education Psychologist

Job Description

Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Salary: Soulbury Assistant Educational Psychologist Scale/Point range 2 - 5, £38,607 - £43115 (pro rata for part-time)

Contract Type: Full-time / Fixed Term Contract 12 - 24 Months

Working hours per week: 36

Application Deadline: 29/10/2026

Proposed Interview Date(s): 05/11/2026 - 06/11/2026

Reference: 2352

About Us:

Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.

We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.

London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London’s Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.

The Council’s preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.

About the role:

We are seeking to appoint two enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Educational Psychologists (AEPs) to join the Educational Psychology Service in Waltham Forest.

As an AEP, you will work alongside Senior Educational Psychologists (SEPs), Educational Psychologists (EPs) and Trainee EPs (TEPs) in their work with schools, parents / carers and multi-agency professionals. Successful candidates will play a key role in supporting the delivery of Experts at Hand to support early intervention and preventative approaches that enhance children's development, learning and emotional well-being.

We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who are aspiring Educational Psychologists. A comprehensive induction and training programme will be provided, offering excellent professional development opportunities and strong preparation for applying to Educational Psychology Doctoral Training programmes.

The role will also include administrative responsibilities, data collection and analysis, resource development, and support for service projects and initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity to gain high-quality experience within a supportive and forward-thinking Educational Psychology Service committed to improving outcomes for children and young people.

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Key Responsibilities:

• To assist the Educational Psychology Service in the delivery of core services and early intervention work in schools, early years, colleges and other settings under the direct supervision of HCPC registered Educational Psychologists, and line managed by a Senior Educational Psychologist.
• Support school staff and families to meet the needs of children with a range of special educational needs and disabilities, through observation, intervention and training.
• Support with the development, delivery and evaluation of programmes for schools, parents and children and young people, including frequent contact with schools, professionals and families.
• Support with quality assurance and service development of the Educational Psychology Service, including design, collection and analysis of outcome measures.
• Research and review the evidence-base relating to practice for supporting children and young people with SEND.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• To be considered for this position, you should meet the following requirements:
  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.

Terms and conditions:

The below terms and conditions apply to this role:

• Satisfactory declaration of interest;

• This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults;

• Satisfactory DBS check;

• As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the ‘Apply’ button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.

We are a Home Office–licensed sponsor; however, for this specific role we are not able to provide Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. To be considered, you must already hold a form of UK work authorisation that does not require sponsorship.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact [Leonie Thomas (Principal Educational Psychologist] at Leonie.Thomas@walthamforest.gov.uk

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.

To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.

For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.

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