Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist (6972)

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Job Description

Permanent contract | full-time 37 hours per week | Soulbury EPB 1-6 (+ SPA points) | Norwich

Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist (SEMH)

Excellent relocation package

Are you a qualified Educational Psychologist looking for a new challenge? Come and be a part Norfolk's radical scheme to improve outcomes for children with SEND!

We are holding a virtual open event on Tuesday 1st October 2024 at 12pm. Please register using this link.

Our recent service restructure puts Educational Psychology and Specialist Support (EPSS) at the heart of Norfolk's SEND strategy. We have big ambitions to provide families with exceptional support via family hubs, our new Local First Inclusion programme and specialist interventions. We work in innovative family clusters to improve outcomes for children across a multi-disciplinary team. It really is an exciting time to join Norfolk County Council.

This role is an exciting opportunity to provide an advanced and specialist strategic and operational lead role to the Educational EPSS service.

In this role, you will need to keep updated around local and national initiatives and advise / lead on evidence-based practice that ensures Norfolk operates at the cutting edge of innovative and best psychological practice which demonstrably improves outcomes for children and young people.

You will support the cross-county development within the designated area of specialism, currently Social, Emotional and Mental Health, ensuring that the whole EPSS service is skilled and trained to the highest standards based on the latest research and evidence base. As Local First Inclusion progresses, you will contribute to integrated working in Teams Around the School and, in partnership with parents and carers, provide preventative support to children, schools and settings to reduce demand on statutory intervention to meet children's needs.

Benefits of working in our Team:

• Diversity of working practice
• Access to support and supervision
• Flexible working arrangements- part time, condensed hours and 9-day fortnight options available
• Friendly, supportive team culture
• Strong peer and management supervision programmes
• Time allocated for involvement in specialist development groups
• An emphasis on developing expertise (annual research and development celebration day)
• Encouragement to innovate

Benefits of working and living in Norfolk:

• 90 miles of beaches
• Cost of living is around 33% lower than London and Southeast
• Rated one of the best places to live in the UK by the Sunday Times.
• Recently named the one of the best English city in which to raise a family

You will have:

• A degree in Psychology- min 2:1
• A doctorate in Educational Psychology
• HCPC registration
• You share our passion for supporting children and young people and providing them with the best possible outcomes.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Sarah Hatfield, Assistant Principal EP at (sarah.hatfield@norfolk.gov.uk)

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specificationto help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working - dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • 'Norfolk Rewards' our employee discount programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions.
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.

You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? please apply using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

Closing date for redeployees to receive priority consideration: 29 September 2024

Closing date: 06 October 2024

About Us

We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.