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Post title: Educational Psychologist
Post number: ED.0293-V2
Salary: £49,789 to £55,974 per year. starting at point 4 £49,789
Job description: Educational Psychologist (ED.0293-V2) Job description (PDF, 288 KB)
Directorate/department: Education

Apply online now for post ED.0293-V2

Closing date: 11.45pm, 15 December 2025

Further information

Swansea EPS is a warm, welcoming and supportive team of forward thinking psychologists with a wide range of interests. We value the importance of reflective practice and as such provide a variety of opportunities for individual supervision and regular group peer supervision to support you in your role. We also offer a thorough induction programme. We are committed to inclusive, person centred practice that values diversity and has high aspirations for all learners. Applicants should have experience of working within a consultation-based model of service delivery and show an understanding of the unique contribution EPs can make to the education and emotional wellbeing of all.

The EPS has a long history of providing high quality psychological services to schools as well as providing training and capacity building activities. Applicants will need to evidence collaborative and team working skills that can contribute to the development of the EPS. A sound knowledge of the ALNET Act (2018) and The Additional Learning Needs Code for Wales (2021) is key.

The successful candidate will report to the Principal and Senior Educational Psychologists.

Swansea EPS offers a flexible working system to promote a positive work life balance.

We welcome applications from qualified Educational Psychologists who are registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) or are in their second or final year of a doctoral training programme in educational psychology that confers eligibility to register with the HCPC as an EP.

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required to work as an Educational Psychologist in the UK.

If you have the necessary qualifications and experience for this role, we would love to hear from you. Please do contact Kathryn.bailey@swansea.gov.uk (Principal Educational Psychologist) or Hilary.Bignell@swansea.gov.uk (Senior Educational Psychologist) for an informal conversation about the role and working in Swansea.

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