Educational Psychologists

What will you be doing?

As a qualified EP, you will be applying a range of psychological theories and tools to your work with schools and other settings, working closely with families, colleagues from other teams and disciplines to provide a holistic and co-ordinated response to need.

Our work reflects our strong beliefs and commitment to evidence-based practice, flexibility and innovation, systemic and solution-focussed work, social justice and inclusion, the active involvement of children and their families, and collaborative work with schools and other partners. 

Why work for Cambridgeshire?

• We’re a warm, supportive, passionate team that lift each other up. We care about wellbeing of our colleagues and promote positive work life balance and family friendly working policies while maintaining high level of professionalism.
• We respect professional autonomy and encourage a flexible approach to working with schools and communities, supporting colleagues to carry out community-based work and joint projects with other services, including Health.
• We have maintained a free to schools patch-based service, that enables us to work creatively, build up strong relationships with our schools and offer early intervention.
• We capitalise on our location and collaborate with Doctorate courses and with researchers in the University of Cambridge, present on PGCE courses, and support our EPs to publish and present their research. Amongst other things, we have developed a leading approach to supporting literacy difficulties / dyslexia. We are a regional partner for Neuroinclusive Education Network (NEN, former AET) for schools and post 16 settings.
• Alongside statutory work, we offer protected time to pursue your interests and develop areas of specialism, including, to name a few, therapeutic work (Video Interaction Guidance, VIG), supporting Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) network, Enhanced Resourced Bases (ERBs), using PATHs and MAPs to support with big transitions, and developing an multi-systemic approach to reducing Emotional and Environmental Barriers to School Attendance (EEBSA). Our team of excellent Assistant EPs supports qualified EPs in these projects and more.
• We work closely with a range of external services, for example collaborating with Health colleagues to develop pathways of supporting young people experiencing Situational Mutism or Environmental and Emotional Barriers to School Attendance (EEBSA, formerly EBSA). We offer main grade roles of Specialist Link to promote professional development and collaboration with other services.
• We cover HCPC fees and offer full Soulbury T&Cs.
• We are committed to providing excellent opportunities for continuous professional development and offer high quality individual and peer supervision.

About you

You will need to have a first degree in Psychology, recognised by the BPS, a post-graduate qualification in Educational Psychology and be registered with the HCPC. You will also be able to demonstrate a strong commitment to the job, a solid understanding of the EP role within our educational system and the local authority context, and the skills necessary to perform it. Applications from Year 2 and Trainee EPs as well as locum EPs who are looking to rejoin an LA team are warmly welcomed. Both full and part time hours can also be considered.

Please use the supporting statement in your application to highlight how your skills and experience match the essential criteria outlined in the attached Job Description/Person Specification.

Please note that the base for this role has been recorded as New Shire Hall in Huntingdon but you will be able to work from a number of County Council locations and travel throughout the county will form part of your role.

Our first Interview dates will be held on the 14th and 15th May 2026.

This is a rolling campaign, and we will review applications on a regular basis. Candidates will be progressed shortly after they apply, and the opportunity will be filled as soon as we identify suitable candidates. Please do not hesitate to get in touch!

Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off.   We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered.  We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion. 

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers