Education Psychologist x 2
CompanySwindon Borough Council
Location
Swindon, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At6/1/2026
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Description
Educational Psychologist
Ref: 168360
Soulbury Scale A6-11: £55,723-£65,423 p.a
Up to three SPA points (existing points will be honoured)
37 hours per week and part-time positions available (minimum 0.6FTE)
Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart.
Your next role
As a friendly and supportive team where people come first, we’d love to hear from you. We welcome applications from qualified EPs, penultimate year trainee EPs and final-year trainee EPs, with full-time and part-time roles available (minimum 0.6 FTE).
The EPS operates within the Education Service under Children’s Services and is centrally located close to the town centre. We operate a hybrid working model which involves a mixture of working on site and remotely in order to promote and encourage a positive work life balance.
The EPS is a well-respected, valued team with good relationships with schools and other partners and committed to multi-agency working and improving outcomes for children and families. We provide statutory services on behalf of the Local Authority and have a successful traded service to schools that has enabled us to expand and diversify.
We make sure our EPs have the time they need with a supportive model that keeps workloads manageable, adds variety through traded and commissioned work, and offers plenty of flexibility. Within the service we place a particular focus on team well-being, healthy work-life balance and protecting the provision of regular quality supervision. EPs enjoy varied opportunities to develop and deliver interventions, training programmes and creative ways of working such as group supervision, coaching, consultation clinics, circles of support, organisational research, ELSA, MeLSA and Cygnet.
Please Consider Making An Application If You Are
Ref: 168360
Soulbury Scale A6-11: £55,723-£65,423 p.a
Up to three SPA points (existing points will be honoured)
37 hours per week and part-time positions available (minimum 0.6FTE)
Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart.
Your next role
As a friendly and supportive team where people come first, we’d love to hear from you. We welcome applications from qualified EPs, penultimate year trainee EPs and final-year trainee EPs, with full-time and part-time roles available (minimum 0.6 FTE).
The EPS operates within the Education Service under Children’s Services and is centrally located close to the town centre. We operate a hybrid working model which involves a mixture of working on site and remotely in order to promote and encourage a positive work life balance.
The EPS is a well-respected, valued team with good relationships with schools and other partners and committed to multi-agency working and improving outcomes for children and families. We provide statutory services on behalf of the Local Authority and have a successful traded service to schools that has enabled us to expand and diversify.
We make sure our EPs have the time they need with a supportive model that keeps workloads manageable, adds variety through traded and commissioned work, and offers plenty of flexibility. Within the service we place a particular focus on team well-being, healthy work-life balance and protecting the provision of regular quality supervision. EPs enjoy varied opportunities to develop and deliver interventions, training programmes and creative ways of working such as group supervision, coaching, consultation clinics, circles of support, organisational research, ELSA, MeLSA and Cygnet.
Please Consider Making An Application If You Are
- Committed to supporting the inclusion of vulnerable children and young people
- Place children and young people at the centre of your practice
- Creative, flexible, positive and focused on solutions
- Able to work successfully in a multi-disciplinary team
- Able to develop positive working relationships with other practitioners and partners
- Pro-active in developing and sharing your knowledge and skills
All applicants must be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council -HCPC (or working towards HCPC registration if still in training); operate within the professional code of ethics and practice guidelines; and be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act – “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
The ability to travel throughout the Borough will be required and access to a car/ in order to be available to support sessions and events around the town.
When completing your application, please advise which vacancy you are apply for in your personal statement.
We are not considering applications where there is a requirement to sponsor a work visa for successful applicants.
You will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.
Your next steps
Please read the role profile, which is available in the documents section to the righthand side of the page. To submit an application for this role, select Quick Apply.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early so early applications are encouraged.
As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of com
mitment to equality & inclusion.
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application, please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk
For further information about the role please contact Alexa Denham, Principal Educational Psychologist. Email: adenham@swindon.gov.uk Tel: 01793 466456
You are also welcome to book an individual informal discussion slot with one of our maingrade EPs, at a mutually convenient time, which will be an opportunity for you to hear about what it is like to work in Swindon and to ask any initial questions. Please email EPSenquiries@swindon.gov.uk if you would like to book on to one of these optional information sharing sessions.
Closing date: 28 Jun 2026
Interview date: 6 July 2026
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application, please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk
For further information about the role please contact Alexa Denham, Principal Educational Psychologist. Email: adenham@swindon.gov.uk Tel: 01793 466456
You are also welcome to book an individual informal discussion slot with one of our maingrade EPs, at a mutually convenient time, which will be an opportunity for you to hear about what it is like to work in Swindon and to ask any initial questions. Please email EPSenquiries@swindon.gov.uk if you would like to book on to one of these optional information sharing sessions.
Closing date: 28 Jun 2026
Interview date: 6 July 2026