Full job descriptionWilds Lodge School - Rutland
Assistant Psychologist
Salary: £25,731 (actual salary) | £wk FTE)
Permanent, Full Time, Term Time Only (39 weeks)
40 hours per week Monday to Friday
To start in September 2026

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to help nurture and shape the lives of our pupils at Wilds Lodge School. We are currently looking to appoint an inspiring and dedicated Assistant Psychologist to join our successful team.

Job role

Working alongside the Educational Psychologist, the appointed candidate will deliver psychological support as part of a multi-disciplinary team comprising Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Creative Therapists. This post would be ideal for someone hoping to develop a range of experience and skills in preparation for training as an Educational Psychologist.

This position would be ideal for a dynamic and enthusiastic psychology graduate to support the development and delivery of our therapeutic service.

Main responsibilities include:
To assist the Educational Psychologist in the provision of psychological assessments and interventions.
Work with the Educational Psychologist to develop the content of bespoke intervention with individual children or groups, drawing on psychological principles.
To liaise with our Senior Leadership Team and Behaviour and Welfare Team to arrange planned interventions with learners
Work directly with school staff, parents and pupils to implement psychological interventions and advice.
To measure the impact of delivered interventions and record results in formal written impact reports.
To complete classroom observations to inform understanding of needs and develop classroom practice.
To use a coaching model to share your understanding of behavioural presentations in school from a psychological perspective and support staff in meeting a range of special educational needs as part of their graduated approach.
To contribute to effective data collection, analysis and evaluation.
To assist in the planning and implementation of research and project work.
Provide support to the Educational Psychologist to deliver training workshops.

Essential Requirements:
At least a 2:1 Honours Degree in Psychology providing a graduate basis for registration with the British Psychological Society
Experience working with children, young people and parents, for example, experience of
teaching, youth work, mentoring or mental health support
Excellent interpersonal skills, particularly confidence in building rapport quickly and establishing trusting relationships with children/young people and school staff.
Driving license and car essential.

About Wilds Lodge School

Wilds Lodge School is an independent 38 week specialist boarding and day provision for boys and girls (girls are accepted as day learners only) for learners aged between 5 and 19 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties, set in Empingham, Rutland. All the learners at the school have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP). It was established in 2007 and aims to place an equal emphasis on the educational, social and psychological development of our learners. The key to the success of the school is a strong ethos, developed by a highly experienced and capable staff, and the strength of the relationships between the staff and the learners.

We are a friendly school where staff are supportive of each other inside and outside of the classroom. We pride ourselves in ensuring all members of staff including our support staff have access to regular training. All our members of staff attend regular training on child protection; mental health and multi-agency working. All staff access a wide range of training on areas of SEN such as Autism, attachment and ADHD.

Benefits Include:
Free onsite parking
Free refreshments and meals whilst on duty
Company events
Gym membership
Access to an employee assistance programme
Group life cover 2 x salary from day 1
Excellent CPD packages, paid induction training and opportunities for
Part funding of further training including HLTA, Master Degrees and Teacher Training
Excellent promotion and career progression
Sick pay
3 days off paid for dependants sickness
Enhanced paid family friendly leave

Our learners are incredibly important to us; if you have the energy and enthusiasm to make a real difference to the lives of our learners, we would love to hear from you. Visits to the school are welcome and encouraged.

How to apply: For more information, to arrange a visit and a full application pack, please contact Mike Sherwin on the below details:

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Closing date for applications: Sunday 19th July 2026

Strong applications may be considered upon receipt


The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The following is expected of all staff: All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check



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