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Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us .
Educational Psychologist
Salary - AfC pay scales 39 – 48 (Bar Point 42) | Based in Kingston or Twickenham | Permanent | Full-time / Part-time
We are a service that is highly valued within our organisation; our diverse and wide-ranging skills as psychologists are recognised, well understood and very much in demand. We are also a service that successfully income generates and given the increased desire from our schools and partners for next year, we are looking for enthusiastic and creative psychologists to join our supportive and innovative team.
We are a large and supportive psychological team with a range of professional interests and experiences. Each EP works with a dedicated patch of schools, and our strong level of buyback enables them to maintain a consistent presence and deliver a broad range of activities within their settings. The team is currently leading an Attachment Aware and Trauma Informed project with colleagues from the Virtual School across schools in Kingston and Richmond, alongside developing work with schools on executive functioning, emotionally-based school absenteeism (EBSA), and TA support (including hosting a forthcoming conference for TAs). Our service also offers the standard provision of ELSA, workforce development training, and Early Years’ consultations.
Our service operates a transparent and proportional time allocation model, set at the beginning of an academic year, which has flexibility in-built to take into account the realities of unexpected events. Core functions such as supervision, line management, CPD, and team meetings are top-sliced to protect the wellbeing and professional standards of the team. The remaining time is then divided into three purposeful strands: direct school work, rota activity, and service development/income generation/community psychology projects. While we fully acknowledge the importance of the statutory responsibilities of the EP role, we are committed to ensuring this represents only one element of rich and varied practice. To support this balance, rota work (i.e. directed EHC needs assessment) currently accounts for just 19% of time after top-slice, enabling EPs to contribute meaningfully to both statutory and wider preventative, holistic, and community-focused work.
Operational area Kingston and Richmond Primary place of work Civic Offices, 44 York Street, TW1 Appointment type Permanent Business area Education Full time/Part time Full-time Salary from £53,172 (SCP39) Salary to £62,766 (SCP48) Hours 36 Estimated Interview date/s W/C 26/01/2026 Closing Date 18/01/2026 Ref No 2194 Documents
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About the role
As an Educational Psychologist for Achieving for Children you will be joining:
2. An EP team which is highly regarded by schools and other services/organisations across Kingston and Richmond.
3. A collaborative EP team, where working together is encouraged and opportunities to work in pairs or small groups are routinely built into our practice.
4. An EPS that highly values supervision, offering both group and individual supervision to support reflective, safe and effective practice.
5. A service which successfully commissions and trades with a wide range of stakeholders, allowing for creative and interesting systemic and early intervention opportunities.
6. A service which keeps psychological theory and research at the forefront of all our practice and work, and is committed to providing a high-quality evidence-based psychological service to children and young people in our communities.
7. A service which highly values professional development and service development. As such, we ensure there is protected time for all EPs to work collectively and systemically. Our safeguarded time enables us to focus on training, service development, project work and early intervention.
8. A service that is a well-established part of Kingston and Richmond schools’ assess, plan, do and review cycles ensuring that statutory activity is kept at a manageable level and focused on ‘making the difference’.
If you wish to have an informal discussion about this role please contact Sarah Lambe on
About you
To be an Educational Psychologist for AfC, you will be passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people as well as demonstrating the following points:
9. Committed to operating within a consultative framework, can demonstrate awareness of how to make an impact in applying psychology to affect change, and view teamwork and peer support as key factors in a successful service.
10. Ability to use, describe and explain psychological concepts, theories, research and practice in a way which enthuses others and adds to their understanding.
11. Interested in working systemically across two boroughs and committed to early intervention.
About our benefits
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:
12. 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
13. Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
14. Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
15. Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
16. A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
17. A range of staff benefits and discounts
18. An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway
To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children. For our social work offer. For our Recruitment Journey,
Important Information
Start dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.
Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.
Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.