We offer psychology graduates a wide range of enriching professional experiences. Our assistant psychologist roles include opportunities to support locality-based and city-wide work, contribute to development projects and research, assist with training and consultation, and work as part of multi-disciplinary approaches to improve outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Promote applied psychology to improve inclusion, learning outcomes and emotional wellbeing for children and young people aged 0–25.
• Build effective relationships with children, families, school staff and multi‑agency partners, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills across diverse settings.
• Provide supervised consultations and assessments as part of a graduated approach, contributing to interventions and Education, Health & Care Needs Assessments.
• Support planning and delivery of training for schools and central teams, including preparation, administration and evaluation.
• Undertake literature searches, gather data and produce concise summaries, reports and presentations to inform evidence‑based practice and early‑intervention projects.
• Contribute to service working groups, including co‑production activities with children, young people and families, and supporting guidance or website/social‑media developments.
• Collect, analyse and interpret data linked to service priorities (e.g., KPIs, audits, impact measures, whole‑service evaluation).
• Maintain accurate records in line with service protocols, ensuring secure storage of electronic and paper information.
• Provide administrative support including electronic filing, resource monitoring and general service duties.
• Participate in team meetings and CPD, engaging in supervision, reflective practice and ongoing professional development.
• Represent the service at meetings relating to individual children and young people, including multi‑agency discussions.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Psychology or equivalent that confers Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society.
• Substantial experience working with children and young people (0–25) in educational settings or related contexts.
• Strong applied psychology knowledge with the ability to use psychological approaches in real‑life educational and wellbeing situations.
• Awareness of Educational Psychology Services and the role of Educational Psychologists within local authority and school‑based work.
• Experience in research design and analysis including literature reviews, data collection and interpretation.

What we offer in return…

• Membership of West Midlands Pension Fund – with generous employer contributions
• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement – 30 days, increasing with length of service
• My Rewards Scheme – access to over 800 brands providing discounts and savings
• Health and wellbeing support – independent and confidential employee assistance and counselling

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

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