Dorset Council
Educational Psychologist
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Soulbury Salary Scale A4-9 (plus up to 3 SPA discretionary points, existing SPAs will be honoured).
Location: Various
We are pleased to offer flexibility regarding the locality of this role, subject to the needs of the service. Hybrid working arrangements are also available, enabling a balance between office-based and remote working where appropriate.
Are you an Educational Psychologist who is passionate about inclusion, early intervention, and making a lasting difference to children and young people with SEND?
Are you excited by the opportunity to shape innovative services, influence system-wide change, and work collaboratively with schools, families, and partners to improve outcomes?
Join Dorset's Educational Psychology Service and play a leading role in delivering our pioneering Dorset’s Expertise Offer (Experts at Hand). Working within a highly supportive and forward-thinking team, you'll help strengthen inclusive practice across mainstream education, ensuring expert advice and support is available earlier, closer to where children learn, and when it matters most. You'll have the opportunity to work collaboratively with colleagues across education, health, and care, contribute to Dorset's ambitious SEND Reform programme, and help shape the future of support for children, young people, and families across the county.
Why join Dorset?
- Shape the future of SEND support through Dorset's innovative Experts at Hand programme.
- Influence system-wide change and strengthen inclusive practice across schools and settings.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with education, health, and SEND professionals.
- Make a meaningful impact, helping children and young people access support earlier and thrive in their local communities.
- Be part of an ambitious transformation programme that is nationally aligned and locally driven.
- Join a service that values innovation, professional growth, and collaboration.
About Dorset Children’s Services
‘Dorset Children Thrive’ is our locality model to deliver Children's Services. It brings together services and support for children and families into four integrated locality teams. The locality teams include Family Help, Children's Social Care, and Learning and Belonging. Through our integrated structure, colleagues work in multi-disciplinary integrated teams, educational psychologists are part of the Learning and Belonging strand.
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Dorset Council Educational Psychologists are creative, person-centred, and have excellent relationships with families, children and young people, education settings, social care, and health colleagues, as well as with each other.
Our team values are Relationships, Hope, Diversity, Curiosity, and Creativity.
We Are Seeking Applications From Educational Psychologists Who Are
- Child and young person-centred
- Passionate about supporting the inclusion of children and young people to improve belonging and engagement
- Seeking opportunities to apply psychology as a leader and to influence strategic plans
- Committed to supporting the development of EPs and other colleagues
- Committed to the development of their own practice and that of colleagues using reflective supervision
- Creative, flexible, positive, and focused on solutions
- Able to demonstrate effective work within a multi-disciplinary team
- Able to develop positive working relationships with a range of colleagues
- Pro-active in developing and sharing your knowledge and skills
An enhanced DBS for adults and children is a requirement of the post.
Join us and help build a more inclusive education system where every child can belong, thrive, and achieve.
Further Information
If you would like to discuss the post informally or visit the team, please call or email Clare Anderson - Principal Educational Psychologist on [email protected] or 01305 224354
- Closing date for interviews: 9 August 2026
- Interviews will be in-person on 13 August 2026
- There will be some flexibility around interview dates taking into account annual leave and prior commitments.
- This post requires significant travel. Applicants are required to hold a driving licence and must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.
- This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders. See our policy on safeguarding children and young people.
- See our adult safeguarding policy.
- The friends and family referral scheme applies to this post. If an employee recommended this post to you, mention them when asked on your application form.
- Employees can share this advert by using the button links alongside the job title.
- The key skills recruitment and retention scheme applies to these positions, subject to eligibility. The amount payable will be £2000 (pro-rata for part-time positions) after 24 months of employment.
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Our Package Includes
- A generous relocation package is payable, of which up to £8,000 (of HMRC eligible elements) are free of tax. We can offer you help to move whether you are looking to buy or rent, depending on your circumstances.
- An initial advance of up to £2,500 payable when you start
- Help towards fees associated with buying/selling (up to £6,500)
- An option to receive help towards your rent or mortgage in the first two years
About Us
At Dorset Council, it's not just about the work we do, it's about how we do it. Hear directly from our employees about what makes Dorset Council special in this short video:
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At Dorset Council, we are working together to create a fairer, more prosperous, and more sustainable Dorset for everyone, now and in the future.
We
- Provide essential services that support over 300,000 residents
- Work in partnership to make a real difference
- Value every role and the impact it has on our communities
- Support our employees to grow, develop, and thrive
You Will
- Be part of a team that works together for a better Dorset
- Have access to a range of benefits and support
- Receive training and development opportunities to help your career progress
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation where different skills, perspectives, and backgrounds strengthen both our council and the communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. We also want our recruitment process to be accessible; if you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application.
This role is UK-based, and we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. We use generic job descriptions and person specifications, so the job title in any attachments may differ from the advert. If needed, we will provide additional details in a context statement.
If you’re passionate about making a difference, we’d love you to join us.
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