Education Psychologist

Education Psychologist Autism Anglia and Doucecroft School, Colchester Are you passionate about helping young people reach their full potential? Doucecroft School, part of Autism Anglia, is looking for a dedicated Educational Psychologist to join our team. Working across education, care, and health contexts, you will help deliver integrated, evidence-based therapeutic support, promoting psychological wellbeing and supporting the development of children and young people. You will play a key role in embedding high-quality practice and improving outcomes through a strategic, child-centred approach. Find out more about our school here: Doucecroft School Location Doucecroft School, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6 Salary £50-60,000 per annum (pro rata, term-time only, plus additional training days) Hours 38.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 39 weeks per year (term time only) plus 3 training days during school holidays What the role involves · Provide strategic leadership and clinical oversight of therapeutic services, ensuring evidence-based, outcome-focused delivery. · Lead and develop an integrated model of therapeutic support across education, care, and health contexts. · Deliver supervision, consultation, and professional guidance to therapy staff, promoting high standards of practice. · Lead comprehensive psychological assessments and produce high-quality reports with clear, evidence-based recommendations. · Design, implement, and evaluate therapeutic and behaviour support programmes for individuals and groups. · Contribute to EHCP processes, statutory assessments, and multidisciplinary reviews to support effective provision. · Work collaboratively with internal teams and external agencies to embed therapeutic approaches and improve outcomes. · Drive service development, training, and capacity building, promoting understanding of psychological wellbeing, neurodiversity, and trauma-informed practice. What we’re looking for · Doctorate in Educational Psycholog