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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.
Come and be a part of a radical scheme to improve outcomes for children with SEND.
The role
Our educational psychologists (EPs) play a lead role with school and community teams. You will:
- Attend termly core consultation SEND meetings with all schools
- Work with community teams
- Be a core partner in several strands of Local First Inclusion developments
- Be a core partner in Specialist Resource Bases (SRBs) developments and operations
- Be an integral part of the proposed SEND 'front door' for all schools and parents
The team
You will join a multi-disciplinary team offering a graduated response with early prevention at its heart. You will work with:
- EPs, assistant EPs and trainee EPs
- Specialist learning support teachers
- Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) practitioners, Autism practitioners and practitioners
- Critical incident support for schools
- A large and expert business support team
This large associate group means there is a lower allocation of statutory work to core EPs.
Who cares? We do.
We have a friendly, supportive team culture with strong peer and management supervision programmes. You are allocated time to get involved in specialist development groups and there is an emphasis on developing expertise. We encourage innovation from everyone.
Development and training
We are dedicated to your development and are a member of the University of East Anglia (UEA) course partnership board. We partner with the UEA to deliver training to trainee EPs, and support for assistant EPs, trainee EPs and EPs. We second staff to the UEA to support EP training.
Financial benefits
- Salary of up to £50,584 (Soulbury A scale) points 2-7, starting on point 4 £44,782
- Up to £10,000 relocation package and interest-free loan scheme, subject to qualifying conditions
- Outstanding quality work recognition payments
- An award-winning career average pension scheme, that gives you an additional 15.5% towards your contribution
- An assisted vehicle purchase scheme, subject to eligibility
We also support our staff with:
- Flexible working options
- Comprehensive induction and CPD programme
- Facilities for remote working
- Wellbeing support
Why our current team loves working for Norfolk
A quote from educational psychologist Emma
I love working in a friendly and supportive team, having opportunities to work in a huge variety of schools across the county, ranging from larger schools in the city to quiet and picturesque village schools in the beautiful Norfolk countryside.
A quote from new educational psychologist
I am new to the service and already feel very supported by a nurturing group of people who show incredible commitment to improving the lives of children, young people and their families.
A quote about commute to work
My commutes are beautiful, no day is ever boring, I work in THE best team who are unfailingly supportive, we care about children, about families, about schools, about each other.
A quote about being an educational psychologist
Being part of a high quality, multi-disciplinary team of colleagues and having the opportunity to make a real difference rather than making profits. Also having the potential to help people develop in our profession.