Job Description

Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Practitioner | 10374 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week, Term-time plus one week per year | £29,882 – £31,556 per annum | Grade H | Countywide

We are seeking to recruit Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Practitioners in our SEND and Inclusion Service, as part of Educational Psychology and Specialist Support (EPSS).  

 You will be joining a team that contributes to the delivery of Children’s Services new SEND and Inclusion model as part of the Local First inclusion (LFI) Strategy, as well as core statutory duties (e.g. contributing to Annual Reviews of EHC Plans) and offering support to Norfolk’s SRBs and SHIPs. 

 You will have relevant qualifications and demonstrable experience of successfully working with children, families and school staff. The team works across the primary and secondary phases; a willingness to work across the age ranges is preferable.  

 Your role will involve: 

• Direct intervention work with groups/ individual children and young people in schools 
• Consultation with families and school staff 
• Observation and assessment 
• Participation in meetings related to the SEND and Inclusion model; (e.g. Team Around the School Meetings) 
• Delivering training 

You will be resilient, flexible and confident. You will undertake a mixture of activities directly in schools and from home involving remote working but in the context of a strong and supportive team who are based all over Norfolk. 

 If you have the relevant qualifications and experience and would like to join us in improving outcomes for children, young people and their families across Norfolk, please apply.  

 We work in schools across the county and we have office bases in Norwich, Kings Lynn and Great Yarmouth.   Before you apply, we recommend reading the full and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

For an informal discussion please contact Caroline Hall, SEMH Team Leader caroline.hall2@norfolk.gov.uk or Carrie Miller, Senior Adviser - Specialist Teaching and Learning carrieanne.miller@norfolk.gov.uk 

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 – dependant 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 also 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: 02 June 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 09 June 2026 at 23:55

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.