Educational Psychologist WCC

Overview

As an Educational Psychologist, you will contribute to children and their families across Westminster by providing a high‑quality applied educational psychology consultation service within the Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea Educational Psychology Consultation Service (WKC EPCS). You will work across schools, community and care settings including early years, primary, secondary, post‑16, virtual school and youth justice service.

• Collaborate with staff in schools or settings, parents/carers and children/young people to provide evidence‑based psychological advice as part of the statutory Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment process.
• Provide critical incident support to schools and colleagues across the Council where necessary.
• Conduct assessments and develop interventions that meet the requirements of the 2014 Children and Families Act and the 2015 SEN Code of Practice.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of your work and practice, continuously improving outcomes for children, young people and families.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to a range of stakeholders.
• Maintain up‑to‑date professional knowledge and adhere to the BPS standards for practice.

• Registered Practitioner with doctoral level training in educational and child psychology (or equivalent).
• Degree accredited by the British Psychological Society.
• Registered Member of the Health Care Profession Council, eligible for Chartered Status.

Westminster City Council is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. It encourages applications from all backgrounds, particularly from a Global Majority (people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual‑heritage, Indigenous to the global south, or have been racialised as ethnic minorities). The Council will use the positive action provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to appoint a candidate from a global majority background where there is a choice between two candidates of equal merit.

Care leavers who wish to be considered under the council’s scheme will be invited to interview if they meet the essential criteria.

The council offers flexible working patterns and Agile working.