3 posts | Senior Educational Psychologist/ Senior Specialist Educational Psychologist | 8550 | permanent contracts | 37 hours per week | £57,954 to £65,432 per annum | Soulbury EPB SPA points) | Norwich
We are currently recruiting Educational Psychologists to three different positions in our Educational Psychology and Specialist Support (EPSS) Service.
Educational Psychology and Specialist Support is a multi-disciplinary team and provides a broad range of professional consultation, assessment, intervention, training, development and preventative work, and meets the requirements of universities for Trainee Educational Psychologists. The team has excellent and well valued relationships with schools and other partners.
As Senior Educational Psychologist, you will take lead responsibility for the operational oversight of Quality Assurance, including preparation for inspections. You will lead, oversee and co-ordinate the Trainee Educational Psychologist and Assistant Educational Psychologist programme.
In addition to regular management tasks, there will be opportunities to develop in areas of professional interest.
This post provides an opportunity for a candidate who would like to develop their strategic knowledge, supervision and leadership skills within a very supported environment.
As Senior Specialist Educational Psychologist, your role will involve collation and sharing of research and information about local and national initiatives in the area of specialism. You will also advise/lead on evidence-based practice, including knowledge, experience and training on specialist areas of child development and special educational needs and disability.
Responsibilities will include supporting the cross-county development of appropriate and consistent practice within the designated area of specialism, ensuring that the whole EPSS service is skilled and trained to the highest standards, and to share knowledge with relevant wider teams within Norfolk County Council.
These are exciting opportunities to get involved as our service navigates its way through some big changes, all of which are improving things for our young people, families and schools through the Local First Inclusion Programme.
We are a nurturing and friendly team, which believes in continuous learning. We provide supervision tailored to individual needs, access to a generous CPD programme, allowing scope for further development of professional interests and flexible working arrangements.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact:
* Dr Karen Fields, Assistant Principal Educational Psychologist ( )
Dr Sarah Hatfield, Assistant Principal Educational Psychologist ( )
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. Please find links below:
* Advanced Specialist Educational Psychologist - Neurodiversity
* Advanced Specialist Educational Psychologist-EBSNA
Senior Educational Psychologist - Quality and Effectiveness
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
* Competitive salary
* Generous holiday entitlement
* 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 discounts 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.
* Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
* Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.
Redeployment closing date: 10 September 2025 at 23:59
All other applicants closing date: 17 September 2025 at 23:59
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.