Education Psychologist

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MKCEP
21 - Soulbury Scale A – points 4-9 (plus up to 3 SPA points)

Working Hours:

37

Location:

Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Central Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Closing Date:

30/08/2026

Job Category:

Children's Services

Service Area:

Children's Services
- Special Education Needs & Disabilities

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:

• Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32days after five  addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
• Excellent pension - everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
• A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support.
• Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme - eligible employees can access low‑cost leasing of electric and low‑emission vehicles.
• Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.

Roles are either ‘site based’ or ‘home based’.

Site based roles are mainly based at the workplace, with the option to work from home for up to two days a week, depending on service needs.

Home based roles are mainly based at home, with the expectation of attending the workplace up to one day a week.

The working arrangement for each role is set by the manager, based on service requirements.

We’re recruiting an Educational Psychologist to join our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities service at Milton Keynes City Council. In this rewarding role, you’ll use psychology creatively to help improve outcomes for children and young people across Milton Keynes.

You’ll contribute through casework, project work and wider service initiatives, while providing high-quality psychological advice to colleagues in Children and Families and partner agencies.

A key part of the role is supporting the Educational, Health and Care needs assessment process and helping ensure children, young people and families receive informed, child-centred support. At Milton Keynes City Council, our aim is to make our city a better place to live, and we do that by working as one council, focusing on what matters, and making every day count for residents.

Site-Based role

This is a Site-Based role, and you’ll be expected to work from the designated workplace.

Interview Dates

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Candidates may be invited to interview as applications are received.

We’re building a team that’s focused on making a real difference across our local area. Working with partners, services and communities, you’ll help bring people together, drive collaboration and support improvements that have a lasting impact.

In this role, you’ll play an important part in delivering key priorities, helping shape better experiences and outcomes while ensuring our work stays aligned with both local needs and national expectations. It’s a chance to be part of meaningful, system-wide change where your contribution really matters.

If you’re interested in finding out more, we’d welcome your interest. For an informal chat before applying, please contact the team via
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• Contribute to positive outcomes for children and young people through casework, projects and wider educational psychology service activity.
• Provide psychological advice to colleagues in Children and Families and other agencies, including advice as part of Educational, Health and Care needs assessments.
• Deliver consultation, assessment and intervention work in line with recognised good practice and the evidence base in educational psychology.
• Plan and deliver high-quality training for a wide range of audiences.
• Prov…