Educational Psychologist

Team: Educational Psychology Team Salary: £60,767 – £69,939 (Soulbury A point 8-14) per annum pro rata inclusive of up to 3 SPAs, plus £2,000 MRS per annum pro rata Hours: 37 hours per week (part time considered) Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month.  Contract: Hybrid - Permanent Closing Date: 30th October 2026 Interviews: 12th November 2026 and 20th November 2026 About the role We're growing - join our expanding Educational Psychology Team at Central Bedfordshire Council. At Central Bedfordshire Council, we are proud to be growing - and growing with ambition. We are continuing to invest in our Educational Psychology Service (EPS), and this is your opportunity to be part of something exciting, meaningful, and future-focused. We are committed to early intervention, with strong and resolute backing from senior leaders across the Local Authority. We are fully committed to our non-statutory Link EP model through our team around the school systemic approach and consultation-based service delivery model, with time protected project work. We are proud to be moving forward in how we support children and young people more effectively - and we’re just getting started. Our Educational Psychologists collaborate closely with SEND Advisors, Sensory Impairment Specialists  and Special School Outreach Practitioners to make a real difference in young lives. What we are proud of We’re expanding our Link EP model to ensure that every school has access to EP consultations as well as other early intervention projects and activities guided by the principles of co-production. This collaborative approach has already helped us successfully roll out Therapeutic Thinking and EPs are currently training and developing NVR support to schools and families, upholding our commitment to embedding relational approaches across the Local Authority. As part of our successful project work (granted funded by the DfE), we have recently developed a new Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance guidance document and training package, which was co-produced with our families in CBC, as well as a new SCERTS training offer for all schools and settings delivered across a multiagency team including EPs.  We have also had direct involvement with the training and implementation of ARC project in collaboration with the Virtual School, Emotion Coaching, NVR and ELSA. We prioritise your professional development, with ringfenced CPD time, individual and group supervision, research opportunities, and a strong focus on providing a reflective space for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. As an Educational Psychologist with us, you will: Deliver both statutory and non-statutory EP services across schools and settings. Plan and deliver impactful training and interventions for schools, parents/carers, children, young people and other teams. …