Educational Psychologist

The Blue Kite Academy Trust, Swindon, SN2 1NX

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  13 October 2025 at 10am

• Date listed

  18 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £53,995.00 - £63,394.00 Annually (FTE) pay award pending

Educational Psychologist job summary

Are you passionate about making a real difference to children’s lives through psychology in education?

We are seeking a creative and committed Educational Psychologist to join our dynamic school trust, which spans 25 primary schools. You will work as part of a small, supportive team alongside one other Educational Psychologist, collaborating closely with school leaders, staff, and families to promote positive outcomes for children and young people.

About the Role

• Work within a consultative and solution-focused framework, empowering staff and families to support children effectively.
• Provide psychological insights that inform practice at individual, group, and whole-school levels.
• Develop and deliver training, workshops, and interventions that build capacity across the trust.
• Contribute to strategic projects that enhance inclusion and wellbeing across our schools.

About You

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a qualified Educational Psychologist registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Has a strong commitment to early intervention, inclusion, and equity.
• Enjoys collaborative problem-solving and working in a consultative way.
• Can bring creativity, flexibility, and professional curiosity to their practice.

What We Offer

The chance to work across a large and ambitious trust, influencing practice for thousands of children.

• A supportive, values-driven environment where psychological thinking is truly valued.
• Opportunities for professional development and innovation.
• A manageable workload and scope to shape how psychology is delivered within the trust.

If you are excited by the idea of working in a small, collaborative team, using psychology to make a meaningful difference across a diverse and thriving primary school community, we would love to hear from you.

The Blue Kite Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced criminal record check from the Disclosure & Barring Service, which will require you to disclose all criminal convictions.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Blue Kite Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-blue-kite-academy-trust

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