Assistant Educational Psychologist

Llyw; Caernarfon; On-site; GBP 28,000 - GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Wales is seeking an Educational Psychologist trainee. The role requires a degree in Psychology and aims to support children and families through assessments and interventions. Effective communication skills in Welsh and English are necessary for this position. Candidates will engage directly with schools and contribute to creating training resources. This position offers an attractive employment package and a chance to work professionally in a bilingual environment.

Benefits

Attractive employment package

Bilingual working environment

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification (2:1 or Higher) in Psychology.
• Eligible for accreditation from the BPS.
• Experience of working with children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide In-service Training for school staff and parents.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the Educational Psychology Service.
• Support Educational Psychologists in accordance with ALN Code for Wales 2021.

Skills

Effective oral and written communication skills

Good interpersonal skills

Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines

Knowledge and understanding of recent developments in Psychology

Ability to follow conversations in Welsh and English

Education

Degree level qualification in Psychology (2:1 or Higher)

Eligible for accreditation from the BPS

Tools

Laptop

Mobile phone

Job description

This post is suitable for applicants with a Psychology Degree and an intention train as an Educational Psychologist in the future by completing the DEdPsy doctorate. Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please click on this Information Pack. Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification. We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually. (Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.) For further information about this post please contact Siwan Elenid Glyn on 07770637149 or [e-mail] Interview date to be confirmed.

Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SHTel: 01286 679076 E-Mail: [e-mail] CLOSING DATE: 10:00 AM, 11/02/2026 The Council will request a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate. If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly.

Person Specification

Personal attributes (Essential)

• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Able to think and work creatively and systematically
• Full driving license and access to transport

Personal attributes (Desirable)

• Be aware of the Gwynedd and Anglesey ALN&I Strategy vision

Qualifications and relevant training (Essential)

• Degree level qualification (2:1 or Higher) in Psychology
• Eligible for accreditation from the BPS

Qualifications and relevant training (Desirable)

• Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience (Essential)

• Experience of working with children and young people

Experience (Desirable)

• Experience of compiling data
• Experience of working with children and young people in educational settings
• An understanding of ALN and Inclusion matters

Skills and specialist knowledge (Essential)

• Knowledge and understanding of recent developments in Psychology
• Able to work under guidance and supervision within service networks for children and their families.

Skills and specialist knowledge (Desirable)

• Expertise in specific fields
• An awareness of the Gwynedd and Anglesey ALN&I Strategy
• An understanding of the ALN&I legislation and the Additional Learning Needs Code Wales 2021
• An understanding of Person Centred Approaches
• An understanding of the Individual Development Plans

Language requirements (Listening and Speaking – Higher)

• Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.
• Able to give a pre-prepared presentation and respond to any comments and questions on it in Welsh or English.

Reading and Understanding (Higher)

• Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; both formal and informal.
• Able to gather information from various sources such as letters, reports, articles through the medium of Welsh and English in order to fulfil the post.

Writing (Higher)

• Present written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).

Job Description

Purpose of the post

• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
• Promoting good practice through use of information and psychological techniques.
• Assisting with a strategic role on behalf of the LA in field/fields that complement the ALN and Inclusion strategy, and the Education Strategy of the Gwynedd and Anglesey Local Authorities. This includes working under supervision, and jointly with the Educational Psychologist to:
• Provide In-service Training for school staff, parents and members of the Integrated Team in field(s) relating to various learning difficulties, emotional well‑being, mental health, whole school/group/individual interventions, in collaboration with relevant shareholders.
• Ensuring that interventions provided in the field/fields are based on evidence and research in effectiveness and efficiency.
• Planning, monitoring and reviewing effective interventions for individual pupils.
• Contributing to the evidence available in this field/these fields.

Responsibility for functions

• Responsibility for supporting educational psychologists to create training and resources for schools, centres and parents.
• Laptop and mobile phone.

Main duties

Under the leadership of a qualified Educational Psychologist, offer an Applied Psychology service to:

• Contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of the Educational Psychology Service and the LA's Integrated Service according to the LA's effectiveness and efficiency indicators, under the leadership of the Principal Educational Psychologist.
• Support Educational Psychologists to undertake statutory duties in accordance with the Additional Learning Needs Code for Wales 2021 and implement the LA's policies and processes - statutory and otherwise.
• Provide a service through a variety of methods (consultation, assessment, observing, intervention programmes, individual work, project work, collecting data) by working within the Integrated Team.
• Work with parents/teachers and pupils in order to discover the most effective intervention for the need. Provide parts of this intervention directly if appropriate (e.g. therapeutic work or assessing an individual).
• Work closely with the Educational Psychologists in specialist field(s) according to the need.
• Assist Educational Psychologists to support schools to address the needs of pupils referred by means of a consultation.
• Undertake further professional training, essential for the efficient and effective running of the Service, in accordance with the Professional Development Plan.
• Contribute to specific projects set up by the LA.
• Collaborate in an integrated way with other services within the LA and contact and collaborate with other services and agencies according to the needs and practice of the Education Authority.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the level of responsibility of the post at the request of Managers.

General

• Respond to any other reasonable requests from the Head of Education Service.
• Responsibility for self-development.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
• Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.

Special circumstances

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