We are recruiting for Educational Psychologist to transform our Educational Psychology Service.
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Work in a stunning family-friendly location, with safe communities and great education...
Welcome and thank you for your interest.
We are looking for strong and transformative leaders and innovative Educational Psychologists to develop our service and support the development of our SEND hubs and targeted provisions.
This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who are ambitious to drive the transformation and expansion of the service, contribute to the strategic direction of the inclusion service and ensure the best outcomes for the children and young people of North Yorkshire.
We embrace individual specialist interests and value the additional skills and knowledge these areas of interest bring to the team. You will have diverse and varied work, professional development and the opportunity to shape innovative practice. We will invest in your training from day one, which includes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, to enable you to work in an innovative and inclusive way. You will have clear line management and professional supervision throughout your journey.
You will have the opportunity to have a very visible career; building your professional network with work that is recognised both regionally and nationally. North Yorkshire is renowned for being a forward-thinking, dynamic and creative authority, that listens to stakeholders; including schools, families and young people to continually improve our offer.
Here's what some of our colleagues said about the service:
"Our teams are highly dedicated and actively engaged in shaping and leading transformation and innovation, whilst ensuring families remain at the centre of our decisions."
“I would have to say that the North Yorkshire County Council Educational Psychology team is a very supportive and encouraging team who have helped me to develop professionally.”
Our vision for education provision for children and young people with SEND builds on both the SEND Strategic Plan for Educational Provision (pdf / 3 MB) and the Young and Yorkshire 2 plan. The SEND Strategic Plan for Educational Provision is an ambitious five-year plan, which describes how we intend to transform services and educational provision for children and young people with SEND in North Yorkshire.
We make a real difference to the lives of children and young people in North Yorkshire. If you share our passion to deliver improved outcomes for children, we would really like to hear from you.
We are looking for Educational Psychologist professionals at every stage of their career; from those newly qualified to those who can use their well-developed skills to lead and nurture others in the profession.
We have the following vacancies available:
Working for the council and the benefits we offer
If you are considering relocating to North Yorkshire we provide a comprehensive relocation benefits package (pdf / 180 KB)
This features up to £8,000 to cover reasonable costs such as:
- removal expenses
- storage costs
- legal and estate agent fees
- travelling expenses
You will receive the very best support, working alongside talented and inspirational people.
We will provide you with training and learning in areas such as CBT and other therapeutic approaches and the opportunity to be involved in projects in each of the hub areas which will further inform practice and strategy across SEND. Investment in your continuous professional development continues throughout your career. A number of heads of service across North Yorkshire have used their experience to transition into senior regional and national roles.
The role has a flexible base; as a council, we are very much committed to encouraging flexible working for our employees, arranged around the demands of the role. You can work from bases across the county as well as working from home. Our head office is in Northallerton, therefore visibility here and throughout the county is required.
You will have the opportunity to join a learning organisation to develop your skills and career alongside having North Yorkshire County Council on your CV, which has one of the best reputations... a career-enhancing opportunity!
North Yorkshire County Council prides itself on being the biggest employer in North Yorkshire leading from the front and constantly seeking to innovate and finely tune the system with an unwavering desire to continually improve.
We welcome and celebrate diversity and inclusion and the strengths this brings to our communities and workforce, we aim to provide excellent and efficient local services enabling everyone to fulfil their potential, to do this we give everyone equal access to services and job opportunities.
We can offer you a comprehensive benefits package including:
- A local government pension scheme;
- Family friendly leave;
- Salary sacrifice schemes;
- Modern flexible working practices;
- Learning and development packages;
- Career advancement opportunities; and
- Employee discount benefits.
You can find out more about working for the council and the benefits we offer here.
Work with children and young people with SEND in North Yorkshire.
Work in a stunning family-friendly location, with safe communities and great education...
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