Educational Psychologist

at  Oxfordshire County Council

JOIN US AS WE TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG FAMILIES IN OXFORDSHIRE.

Join us on an exciting journey towards Delivering the Future Together, our ambitious transformation programme which is enabling us to be an employer, partner, and place shaper of choice. We’re seeking the right people who can help us get there while embracing our value of ‘daring to do it differently’, as we continue to strive to do better.
Oxfordshire Educational Psychology Service consists of an expert team of Educational Psychologists, Trainee Educational Psychologists, Assistant Educational Psychologists and dedicated administrative support staff. Together, we apply our psychological skills and knowledge to ensure the best possible outcomes and opportunities for children and young people.
There are opportunities to provide training and support in a range of areas, including developing the LA response to EBSA, Emotional Literacy Support Assistant training and supervision, SENCo supervision for school staff, Oxfordshire Relational Schools Project, a Maths course designed by the EPS, Postvention training and Critical Incident Support.
We benefit from close links with doctoral training courses and value the contribution of Trainee Educational Psychologists to our service each year. We’re now in a position to expand to meet increasing demand for high quality service delivered from an established traded service with schools and other partners. There are three area teams based in Banbury, Didcot, and Oxford.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for someone who is:

• a professionally qualified Educational Psychologist (or will be) with registration to the HCPC. We welcome applications from Trainee Educational Psychologists looking for a September 2025 or September 2026 start date.
• committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults.
• has excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• seeks opportunities for personal development.
• works within a consultative/joint problem-solving framework.
• actively challenges all forms of discrimination and promotes equal opportunities, inclusion and diversity.
• enthusiastic, creative and determined to make a positive impact on children’s lives through the application of psychology.
• empathic with excellent written communication skills and a competent use of information technology.
• good with diary management and has well developed organisational skills.
• a supportive team member who contributes to the service development.

We work collaboratively with young people themselves, their parent/carers, educational setting staff and other professionals working closely with children and young people. Key duties include managing traded time within a cluster of allocated schools by developing relationships with SENCOs and school professionals as well as supporting the LA with EHCNAs.
We’re a team of reflective practitioners who value professional development and strong peer support to ensure that we consistently develop and maintain skills and knowledge. As a member of the team, you will be well supported through an initial induction period and then regular line management and supervision thereafter, with opportunities to develop areas of interest and collaborative working with colleagues.