North Yorkshire Council - Educational Psychologist & Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist

Educational Psychologist
Salary: From £47,688 up to £57,954 per annum pro rata, plus relocation support up to £8,000.

The role
As an educational psychologist you will join our growing central Educational Psychology team, and work alongside a wider multi-agency team, making a valued contribution to developments within the team. Currently our role includes working with our inclusive, additionally resourced settings that are an integral part of identified mainstream schools to embed consistent, inclusive practices. These settings are currently referred to as Targeted Mainstream Provision, TMPs. Support to these settings will be mainly systemic, although casework will also be provided. 

Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist
Salary: From £55,974 up to £61,664 per annum, pro rata plus relocation support of up to £8,000

The Role
This is a new role within our Educational Psychology Service, focused on early intervention and supporting local inclusive practice. Post holder responsibilities include leading the development of initiatives within the EP team, focused on Early Intervention approaches, contributing to local authority initiatives and projects within the areas of specialism and contributing to service planning and development related to the specialist area.

About the Service
The service very much promotes flexible working with the ability to work remotely from other bases, as well as working from home. We provide exceptional technology, providing all the equipment to support home based working to ensure efficient, and effective service delivery.

This is an exciting time within North Yorkshire Council Educational Psychology service as we drive a period of considerable change. We are a growing team within the Council. We are looking for innovative, and solution-orientated psychologists to join us in shaping the direction of our educational psychology service into the future.

The EP posts are suitable for educational psychologists at any stage in their career, including those due to qualify in September 2026. We welcome applications from educational psychologists, Year 3 and Year 2 trainee educational psychologists who are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or, in the case of trainee EP’s, expecting to have their registration confirmed following the completion of their recognised training course. 

Why Join Us? 
We can offer you a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Friendly, supportive colleagues with a breadth of interests and experiences
• A commitment to Continuing Professional Development
• Commitment to supervision and team wellbeing through protected time
• Family friendly leave and generous annual leave offer
• Hybrid working with flexible working practices and hours.
• A commitment to promoting psychology that makes a difference

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

For an informal discussion about the roles then please contact Dr Sharon Lourd-Moyo, Senior Educational Psychologist via Sharon.Lourd-Moyo@northyorks.gov.uk , or Ed Sugden, Senior Education Psychologist via Ed.Sugden@northyorks.gov.uk