Educational Psychologist

Chatham, Kent Hybrid Working
Permanent Full-Time or Part-Time (Minimum 3 Days per Week)
Salary:
Soulbury A3-8 ( 49,215- 59,809) plus up to 3 SPA points (maximum salary 65,423)

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing Educational Psychology Service that genuinely invests in its people. Alongside a varied and rewarding caseload, you'll benefit from excellent support, flexibility, and opportunities to develop your career.

• Salary: Soulbury A3-8 ( 49,215- 59,809) plus up to 3 SPA points (maximum salary 65,423)
• Recently qualified Educational Psychologists start from Soulbury A5
• Permanent full-time or part-time contracts (minimum three days per week)
• Flexible hybrid working between home and the office
• Manageable patches
• High-quality supervision and peer support
• Additional supervision for psychologists at the beginning of their careers
• Dedicated business support to reduce administrative workload
• Opportunities to develop specialist interests and lead projects
• Excellent CPD, training, and career progression
• Strong links with doctoral training programmes through teaching, research, and trainee placements
• Regular reflective practice and service development days
• Essential user allowance and mileage reimbursement
• Excellent transport links, with London approximately 40 minutes away by high-speed rail

Working with children and young people aged 0-25, you'll apply psychology across individual, group, and whole-system approaches, helping to improve outcomes and promote inclusion.

You'll work alongside children, young people, families, schools, and partner agencies, providing:

• Consultation
• Psychological assessments
• Intervention and therapeutic support
• Training
• Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments (EHCNAs)
• Systemic and project work

Each school and academy has a named Educational Psychologist, allowing you to develop meaningful relationships with education settings while supporting SEND services and wider psychological practice.

The role offers a varied and rewarding caseload, including:

• Consultation and statutory assessment work
• Early intervention
• Therapeutic approaches
• Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
• ELSA and MeLSA programmes
• Video Interaction Guidance (VIG)
• Public health projects
• Support for vulnerable learners and the Virtual School
• Service development and innovative psychology projects

Applications are welcomed from:

• HCPC-registered Educational Psychologists
• Final-year Trainee Educational Psychologists expecting HCPC registration upon successful qualification

You'll be someone who:

• Places children, young people, and families at the centre of your practice.
• Is passionate about inclusion and improving outcomes.
• Applies psychology creatively and effectively.
• Builds strong relationships with schools, families, and professionals.
• Values reflective practice, supervision, and continuous learning.
• Brings initiative, flexibility, and a solution-focused approach.

The role is based in Chatham, Kent, operating under a flexible hybrid-working model, combining home working with office-based days. The location offers easy access to London, the Kent countryside, and the coast.

If you're looking for a role where your expertise is valued, your professional development is supported, and your work has a lasting impact on children, young people, and families, please do not hesitate to apply.