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1. Deputy Principal Educational Psychologist
FTE Salary range: £63,703 - 67,704
2. Educational Psychologist
FTE Salary range: £50,032 - £60,098
2a) Specialist Practitioner role available for suitably experienced applicant
FTE Salary range: £52,146 - 61,965
Permanent contracts available from September 2025 (or earlier) as full time or part time positions
(0.6 minimum, up to 37 hours per week)
Plus: free parking; essential car user allowance; home working allowance; occupational pension scheme; occupational sick pay scheme; occupational maternity/adoption pay scheme
Established in 2011, Catalyst Psychology has grown into a highly regarded, fully traded service operating in the City of Manchester. Demand for our services exceeds supply and we have a waiting list of schools wishing to commission our team. We have a commitment to training the next generation of educational psychologists and have strong links with University training courses. This extends to an active research strand in our work.
You will join our organisation at an exciting time in our development as we consolidate our developmental work in key areas, in particular trauma informed practice, specialist support for Early Years and our nationally-recognised work with refugees and asylum seekers.
Our newly created Deputy Principal role is an important aspect of our development, strengthening our management structure to make an organisation fit for the future. This role will suit an experienced practitioner who is looking for an opportunity to:
- bring their enthusiasm for educational psychology to support our children, schools and families in Manchester;
- use their professional expertise in a context that values the application of psychology, to contribute to the ongoing development of our highly valued team;
- apply and further develop their management skills in a unique, highly regarded Social Enterprise;
For our Educational Psychologist/ Specialist Practitioner role we are looking for a creative, flexible and forward-thinking Educational Psychologist. If you join us, you will take an active part in the development of our psychology-led service. You will have opportunities to initiate and participate in a broad range of work including action research, alongside providing a core service to a family of schools within Manchester. We have developed a unique service offer to schools that is solution-focused and supports capacity building through systemic approaches. Our community focus and partnership working with a growing range of stakeholders is a strength of our approach and we have recently won a major government contract for our work in supporting children displaced by forced migration.
We value and invest in our staff through continual professional development and regular supervision. A generous CPD allowance has enabled current members of our team to undertake training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Video Interaction Guidance and Narrative Therapy, and to attend conferences around the UK and abroad.
Recognising the need to maintain balance in our working lives, we actively encourage part- time and flexible working.
Catalyst Psychology is a Social Enterprise established in 2011. Ethnically and socially diverse, and with a growing population, Manchester is a vibrant and exciting city to work in. Our office base is in Didsbury, set in a beautiful small park with mature gardens maintained by volunteers.
Applicants must be professionally qualified educational psychologists registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
If you wish to discuss these opportunities, please contact Dr Teresa Regan, Managing Director and Principal Educational Psychologist, on 07597 990484 or email [email protected]
Closing date: Wednesday 19th March 5pm
Interviews: Dates to be fixed following shortlisting
Click on the hyperlinks below to download the relevant documents:
Deputy Principal role description
Deputy Principal person specification
Educational Psychologist role description
Educational Psychologist person specification
Specialist Practitioner role description