Assistant Psychologist

Assistant Psychologists

Permanent

Grade C - £35,412 - £41,771

Full Time, 36.50 hours per week 

 4 x Full Time Posts Available

We are seeking assistant psychologists to support the work of educational psychology in Birmingham. Birmingham is a vibrant city with a culturally and ethnically diverse population and the largest youth population in Europe, We are renowned for being a pioneering city.  Birmingham City Council employs more than 10,000 people and we have big plans to reshape this incredible place for generations to come.  Contributing to these plans, assistant psychologists will have an important role working alongside educational psychologists to meet the high demand for our services. 

The Educational Psychology Service has an excellent reputation and has a strong commitment to innovation, quality improvement, research and development. We are engaged in a variety of initiatives such as ‘SCERTS’, ELSA, VIG, VERP, ‘Framework for Intervention (Revised)’, Restorative Practice and Trauma Informed Attachment Aware Schools. In support of service delivery priorities Assistants will support delivery across all of the projects.

We have been trading successfully with schools since 2011 and have seen demand for our services grow year on year. The employment of permanent Assistant Psychologists is a significant successful development for the service in supporting ongoing quality services.

We are able to offer you a wide range of enriching experiences to psychology graduates who have had substantial experience of working with or within educational contexts. This will include opportunities to assist with locality based or city-wide casework, and contribute to development work, research and to the delivery of training. This role will also involve Assistant Psychologists in contributing to our statutory work.

We are looking to appoint individuals with good relevant undergraduate or postgraduate psychology degree qualifications (with Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership eligibility), who are committed to applying their psychological knowledge in promoting positive educational, social and emotional outcomes for city’s children and young people. We want colleagues who are well organised, good communicators, able to take responsibility for managing their own workload and committed to partnership working.

We promote professional development at all levels. We are also a friendly and highly supportive service where collaboration and peer supervision are actively encouraged. The service comprises currently of four area teams based in different locations across the city.

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

Closing date: 23:59 on 2nd June 2026.

Interviews will take place 22nd and 25th June 2026.

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.

For any informal enquires please contact the Resourcing Team <Resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk>; 

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.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

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