Assistant Educational Psychologist

Education, Early Years and Skills Educational and Child Assistant Educational Psychologist

Contract:

Fixed Term (12 months) Salary: £38,607 - £41,456 per annum(Soulbury Assistant Educational Psychologist Scale, points 2-4)

Hours:

36.66 per week

Location:

Oldham Council Offices, Spindles Shopping Centre, George Street, Oldham OL1 1HD
Closing Date:
Sunday 13 September 2026 Interview Dates: w/c Monday 19 October 2026. Role Overview:

Working within Oldham’s Educational and Child Psychology to support the service’s statutory and preventative work including consultation, assessment, intervention, training and research. Work will take place within a variety of educational settings with different professional partners.

• To support colleagues in the completion of a full range of service tasks, including undertaking.
• Support EPs in planning/delivering/evaluation of training
• Contribute to assessment of individual children and young people, with a strong emphasis on the assessment of children in the Early Years Foundation Stage (0-5 years).
• General administrative support to a team of EPs
• To keep accurate, up to date records of all contacts and work relating to children, young people and their families in accordance with service protocols and provide written feedback as required.

To succeed in this role, you will need as a minimum:

• At least 2:1 honours degree in Psychology (or recognised equivalent) and the Graduate Basis for Registration or Chartership (G / GBC) as a psychologist as required by the British Psychological Society.
• To hold a valid driving licence / enhanced DBS
• Significant post-qualifying experience of working directly with children and parents, for example, experience of teaching, youth work, mentoring or mental health support
• Experience of working with children in the early the years is desirable.

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan:
Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘
Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment,…