Grade: Soulbury Trainee Educational Psychologists 2-6

Salary: From £29,872 up to £37,473 per annum
Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Location: Hambleton, Richmond, Harrogate, Selby, Craven and Scarborough/Whitby/ Ryedale. The service very much promotes flexible working with the ability to work remotely from a range of bases across North Yorkshire, as well as working from home. We provide exceptional technology, providing all the equipment to support home based working to ensure efficiency, and effective service delivery.

North Yorkshire Educational Psychology Service are seeking Trainee Educational Psychologists (TEPs), to join us in September 2025. 

North Yorkshire is a unique team, with a range of expertise from the UK and overseas.  We are passionate about delivering a creative applied psychology service.   We have grown from 2.2 fte in 2022 to a team of over 15 full time equivalent staff.  We strongly believe that Trainee EPs and links with the university brings a huge benefit to our service and that TEPs are essential members of a creative 21^st century EP team.    

As a Service are committed to making a difference to the lives of our children and young people.  A vibrant EP service is a vital part of North Yorkshire’s vision to work at an earlier level to meet the needs of children and young people in our county. 

We are seeking applications from Trainee Educational Psychologists in Year 2 or 3 who:  

·       Want to make a difference to the outcomes of children and young people

·       Are innovative and reflective practitioners

·       Apply psychology creatively

·       Want to be part of, and influence, the growth of the EP team offer

We offer:

·       A breadth of work and opportunities with schools, in targeted projects and systemically

·       A supportive and welcoming team and excellent peer support

·       Regular professional supervision

·       Flexible /hybrid working

·       A choice of base in Harrogate, Selby, Scarborough or Northallerton

·       Excellent IT and resources

·       A commitment to connection and wellbeing

You must hold an Honours degree in Psychology and be expected to successfully complete Year 1 of the Educational Psychology Doctorate. It is also anticipated that you will complete your Doctoral qualification and be registered with the HCPC as a ‘Practitioner Psychologist’ at the end of your 3-year doctoral course. As part of this role, you will be expected to hold a full UK Driving Licence with access to a vehicle as you will be required to travel to settings out in the community.

If you are a Trainee EP who feels they want to influence, contribute and work in a supportive and friendly psychology service, we look forward to receiving your application.

If you are interested in having a further discussion about the role or service then, please get in touch via email with either: Dr Pam Melville, Senior Educational Psychologist on pamela.melville@northyorks.gov.uk or Dr Karen Jessup Principal Educational Psychologist on Karen.jessup@northyorks.gov.uk 

We look forward to exploring your interest and receiving your application 

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

Key dates

Closing date: 17^th February 2025

Interview date: 25^th February 2025 at County Hall, Northallerton.

Key documents

Job description.pdf
Total rewards brochure

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. 

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

North Yorkshire Council are committed to the health and safety of our employees and of others including the general public. It  has a responsibility to ensure employees who hold a position that is deemed to be safety critical as it requires the performance of duties which are directly related to the safe operation or security of a facility, piece of equipment or vehicle, handling of chemicals or work at height or in confined spaces and which, if not performed properly, could result in a serious safety risk or environmental hazard to employees, a facility or the general public , do not attend work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals offered employment with North Yorkshire Council will be subject to the Workplace Substance Misuse policy. For safety critical roles as detailed above, random alcohol and drug testing may take place during the course of employment.