Job summary
The emotional health service sits within our Education Directorate. The service is a dynamic team of Mental Health professionals including Clinical / Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, Systemic Psychotherapists and Creative Therapists. The service sits alongside our Mental Health Support Teams in Schools. The EHS is focused on providing fully integrated, high quality and swift mental health consultation, advice, training and reflective practice space for our social care and education colleagues. This is a newly created service, following our local independent CAMHS review and therefore there are many opportunities for development. We are a supportive group of professionals who recognise that the emotional wellbeing of the workforce is central to the work we deliver.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this post is to support children and their families with neurodivergence. As an Assistant Psychologist in the Emotional Health Service for Achieving for Children, you will be responsible for:
- Developing and delivering our local offer of the post diagnostic pathway
- Offer parents regular check-ins via phone calls or video calls and following it up with signposting
- Co-facilitating post diagnosis groups for young people focusing onpsychoeducation and coping strategies co-facilitating post diagnosis groups for parents
- Supporting consultation with Child and Family teams
You will also receive clinical supervision and line management within the service.
About us
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
Details
Date posted
09 December 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£31,158 to £32,535 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
B0458-09DEC25-2195
Job locations
42 York Street
Twickenham
TW1 3BW
The Moor Lane Centre
Moor Lane
Chessington
Surrey
KT9 2AA
Job description
Job responsibilities
About the service
The emotional health service sits within our Education Directorate. The service is a dynamic team of Mental Health professionals including Clinical / Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, Systemic Psychotherapists and Creative Therapists. The service sits alongside our Mental Health Support Teams in Schools. The EHS is focused on providing fully integrated, high quality and swift mental health consultation, advice, training and reflective practice space for our social care and education colleagues. This is a newly created service, following our local independent CAMHS review and therefore there are many opportunities for development.
About the role
As an Assistant Psychologist in the Emotional Health Service (EHS) you will be passionate about improving the mental health of children and young people and putting them at the centre of all you do. You will provide input and support to the Child & Family Help social care teams with a focus on neurodivergent children and families with outreach to the Family Hubs in the community. You will support the EHS Clinician for Child & Family Help team to deliver consultations, reflective practice and bespoke training to specialist education, social care and family support worker colleagues. You will also support the team with group work and aspects of assessments and interventions. You will be part of a team of clinicians providing access to regular peer supervision and many exciting development opportunities. You will also receive clinical supervision and line management within the service.
About you: Our role specification
Qualifications
Educated to a degree level in Psychology (2.1 or better)
Additional CPD in Autism and ADHD
Skills and experience
Experience of working in CAMHS or other child mental health service
Experience of working with children and/or young people with Autism or ADHD
Experience of a range of assessment tools and frameworks to evaluate progress and outcomes
for children and young people
A knowledge of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Have the ability to demonstrate a high level of determination, personal drive, energy and
ambition to achieve challenging targets
Have high-level verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to use different
communication styles and techniques to present ideas and influence others
Have knowledge and understanding of legislation, statutory frameworks, child development
and relevant pedagogy including Safeguarding
Have the ability to recognise your own professional limitations and gaps and to use clinical
supervision and regular CPD to overcome limitations and close knowledge gaps
Have good IT skills including use of database or spreadsheet packages
Personal attributes
A passion for Achieving for Childrens vision, mission and values to support children and young
people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives
Evidence that you put children and young people first
Evidence that you work in partnership to improve services
Evidence that you focus on quality and innovation
Evidence that you listen and learn to develop the EHS and AfC as an organisation
Evidence that you champion inclusion and value diversity
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
About the service
The emotional health service sits within our Education Directorate. The service is a dynamic team of Mental Health professionals including Clinical / Counselling Psychologists, CBT Therapists, Systemic Psychotherapists and Creative Therapists. The service sits alongside our Mental Health Support Teams in Schools. The EHS is focused on providing fully integrated, high quality and swift mental health consultation, advice, training and reflective practice space for our social care and education colleagues. This is a newly created service, following our local independent CAMHS review and therefore there are many opportunities for development.
About the role
As an Assistant Psychologist in the Emotional Health Service (EHS) you will be passionate about improving the mental health of children and young people and putting them at the centre of all you do. You will provide input and support to the Child & Family Help social care teams with a focus on neurodivergent children and families with outreach to the Family Hubs in the community. You will support the EHS Clinician for Child & Family Help team to deliver consultations, reflective practice and bespoke training to specialist education, social care and family support worker colleagues. You will also support the team with group work and aspects of assessments and interventions. You will be part of a team of clinicians providing access to regular peer supervision and many exciting development opportunities. You will also receive clinical supervision and line management within the service.
About you: Our role specification
Qualifications
Educated to a degree level in Psychology (2.1 or better)
Additional CPD in Autism and ADHD
Skills and experience
Experience of working in CAMHS or other child mental health service
Experience of working with children and/or young people with Autism or ADHD
Experience of a range of assessment tools and frameworks to evaluate progress and outcomes
for children and young people
A knowledge of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Have the ability to demonstrate a high level of determination, personal drive, energy and
ambition to achieve challenging targets
Have high-level verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to use different
communication styles and techniques to present ideas and influence others
Have knowledge and understanding of legislation, statutory frameworks, child development
and relevant pedagogy including Safeguarding
Have the ability to recognise your own professional limitations and gaps and to use clinical
supervision and regular CPD to overcome limitations and close knowledge gaps
Have good IT skills including use of database or spreadsheet packages
Personal attributes
A passion for Achieving for Childrens vision, mission and values to support children and young
people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives
Evidence that you put children and young people first
Evidence that you work in partnership to improve services
Evidence that you focus on quality and innovation
Evidence that you listen and learn to develop the EHS and AfC as an organisation
Evidence that you champion inclusion and value diversity
Person Specification
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working with children preferably in CAMHS or other child mental health service
- Experience of working with children and/or young people with ASD or ADHD
- Experience of a range of assessment tools and frameworks to evaluate progress and outcomes for children and young people
- Have high-level verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to use different communication styles and techniques to present ideas and influence others
- Have knowledge and understanding of legislation, statutory frameworks, child development and relevant pedagogy including Safeguarding
- A passion for Achieving for Childrens vision, mission and values to support children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a degree level in Psychology (2.1 or better)
Experience
Desirable
- Experience of working with children preferably in CAMHS or other child mental health service
- Experience of working with children and/or young people with ASD or ADHD
- Experience of a range of assessment tools and frameworks to evaluate progress and outcomes for children and young people
- Have high-level verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to use different communication styles and techniques to present ideas and influence others
- Have knowledge and understanding of legislation, statutory frameworks, child development and relevant pedagogy including Safeguarding
- A passion for Achieving for Childrens vision, mission and values to support children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to a degree level in Psychology (2.1 or better)
Employer details
Employer name
Achieving For Children
Address
42 York Street
Twickenham
TW1 3BW
Employer's website
https://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Achieving For Children
Address
42 York Street
Twickenham
TW1 3BW
Employer's website
https://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Salary range
- £31,158 - £32,535 per year