Educational Psychologist

Salary: Gweler Hysbyseb Swydd

We accept applications from Trainee Educational Psychologists qualifying in the summer of 2026, providing that they achieve the DEdPSy qualification.

Cyflog: £43,483 - £53,995 / £59,807

Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this Information Pack

Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.

We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.

(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)

For further information about this post please contact Elenid Glyn on neu dros ebost;
elenidglynw.cymru

Interview date to be confirmed.

Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH

Tel:

E-Mail:
Swyddiw.cymru

CLOSING DATE: 10:00 o'clock, 16/01/2026

The Council will request a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate.

If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.

Essential

• Well versed in the vision of the Gwynedd and Anglesey ALN&I Strategy
• Show understanding of the vision with regard to the role of the Educational Psychology Service within the Gwynedd and Anglesey ALN&I Integrated Team
• The ability to communicate this vision to others
• The ability to turn this into a series of aims within a viable development plan
• The ability to communicate effectively
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• The ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• The ability to work creatively and systemically
• Full driving license and access to transport

Desirable

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Essential

• Degree level qualification
• Post-graduate degree in Psychology
• Educational Psychologist Regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing professional development

Essential

• Experience of working as an Educational Psychologist
• Teaching experience/Experience in working with children and young people within an educational setting

Desirable

• Experience of project work
• Experience of providing training

Essential

• Knowledge of and a thorough understanding of recent developments in the Educational Psychology field
• The ability to play a key part in service networks for children and families and to represent the Authority in various ways
• Awareness of the Gwynedd and Anglesey ALN&I Strategy
• Understanding of the ALN&I legislation and the Code of Practice
• Understanding of Person-centred Methods
• Understanding of Individual Development Plans

Desirable

• Expertise in specific fields

• Listening and Speaking - Higher
  Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions. Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.
• Reading and Understanding - Higher
  Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal. Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.
• Writing - Higher
  Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).

• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart…