Assistant Educational Psychologist

About The Service

Cardiff Educational Psychology Service is made up of a friendly, highly motivated, team of Educational Psychologists and Assistant Educational Psychologists, with a range of experience and diverse professional interests. Psychology is at the heart of all our varied and creative work supporting children, schools and families. Working within the Service gives you an excellent opportunity to work in the vibrant and diverse Capital City of Wales.

We are seeking to recruit an additional Assistant Educational Psychologist to compliment and strengthen our existing team. In the role, you will work closely with our team on a variety of supervised tasks, such as:

• Working with children and young people on wellbeing interventions
• Supporting children and young people’s development through learning interventions
• Contributing to the creation and delivery of training packages
• Engaging in Service evaluation and research activities that support evidence-based practice

This will involve working alongside Educational Psychologists, Assistant Educational Psychologist, Trainee Educational Psychologists and Specialist Teachers within the Inclusion Service. This post would be suitable for someone hoping to progress their career in the field of Applied Psychology.

• A first class or upper second‑class honours degree in Psychology or the equivalent (conferring graduate basis for registration with the BPS)
• Experience of working successfully with children and young people in an educational or other relevant context
• Knowledge of additional learning needs
• A high level of written communication skills
• A high level of oral communication skills and the ability to make presentations to a wide range of audiences.
• Good listening skills.
• The ability to analyse and evaluate quantitative and qualitative data and report findings clearly and succinctly.
• That you are well organised and self‑motivated.
• That you are able to build and maintain effective relationships with a broad range of people.

For more information and informal discussion about the role please contact Emma Lovett (Acting Principal Educational Psychologist) or Jo Pike (Acting Principal Educational Psychologist).

This post is temporary until 31st August 2027.

Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.

Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, including Child and Adult Workforce Barred List checks.

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well‑being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection.

This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.

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We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.