Job Title: Educational Psychologists
Location: Norwich
Salary: Soulbury A scale, points 2 – 7, starting on point 4 £44,782 to £50,584
Job type: Full Time, Permanent Contract
Are you a qualified Educational Psychologist? Or are you currently studying for a Doctorate in Educational Psychology and due to finish in September 2023?
2023 is an exciting year to join Norfolk County Council’s Educational Psychology and Specialist Support Service. Norfolk County Council has been chosen to pilot Family Hubs and working with clusters of schools as part of the Safety Valve programme. These are ways of joining up locally, to improve access to services. Working with our new family clusters – an exciting and innovative way of working -, will be an integral part of the EP In Norfolk. As a Team we are passionate about improving outcomes for our children and we incorporate the Flourish – Norfolk County Council strategy in every aspect of our FLOURISH-EPSS practice. We are a multi-disciplinary team with a focus on research and development. We provide specialist interventions across Norfolk, alongside our statutory core and traded EP activities.
What kind of EPs are we?
In our most recent EP Team Vision exercise, we identified we identified ourselves as:
‘[…] a group of professionals who apply our knowledge of child development, psychology, and pedagogy in our work to improve outcomes for children and young people in Norfolk. We share a range of expertise within the team and work together to ensure that our practice is evidence-based. We value professional supervision and encourage reflective practice. We promote creativity and equality, while encouraging the use of person-centred and holistic approaches within our work.’
About you
HCPC registration conferring you the right to work in England as an Educational Psychologist, or the expectation of that recognition from September 2023.
You share our passion for supporting children and young people and providing them with the best possible outcomes.
We also welcome applications from Trainee Educational Psychologists who are due to qualify in September 2023 and applications from internationally trained Educational Psychologists who meet HCPC requirements and are looking to relocate to the UK.
Benefits of our Team
- Existing Soulbury SPA points recognised
- Excellent relocation package – up to £10,000
- Diversity of working practice
- Access to professional support and supervision
- Flexible working arrangements- part time, condensed hours and 9-day fortnight options available
- Hybrid working
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Excellent well-being packages- quick access to free physiotherapy and confidential counselling.
- Norfolk rewards discounts – save on weekly essentials, clothes, holidays and a whole host of other goods and services.
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 2022.
- Recently named the best English city in which to raise a family
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
Closing date: 22 November 2022
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 offers people a great place to live, work and visit, as well as providing 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 lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the County.
We provide 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 in order to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.
