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We have many reasons to be proud of our existing services for children, young people and their families in Redcar and Cleveland.

We have a passionate workforce who are committed to supporting children and young people to feel safe, healthy, happy and ready to learn and achieve. We respect everyone as equally valued members of our community by listening to their views and using their opinions to help shape our services.

Are you the right person to help our children thrive and fulfil their dreams?

If you share the vision of Redcar and Cleveland’s Children and Families Directorate, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.

The successful candidate will join us at an exciting time in our developments with the SEND Reforms and the role Educational Psychology plays in early intervention as well as producing fully coproduced Education Health Care Plans.

We are forward thinking and have developed the use of Co-ordinated Support Plans. We believe in supporting adults around the child to take real and lasting actions to ensure the child’s needs are met.

We are research based and endeavour to share best practice to ensure constant learning. We have excellent relationships with all school leaders so you would be joining us at an exciting time as there are many changes coming in Education, and you will be at the forefront of this.

You will be able to broaden your current skill set within a dynamic and forward-thinking Education and Skills team and have many opportunities to work with colleagues across the directorate and external agencies.

The council holds ambassador status for the North East Better Health at Work Award.

We offer a range very attractive Employee Benefits and Rewards including

Generous annual leave of up to 34 days per year

Hybrid Working (where appropriate)

Flexible working hours (where appropriate)

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Access to numerous other salary sacrifice schemes

Access to our employee health and wellbeing platform, which includes an exciting range of staff benefits, including, spreading the cost of home and electronics, bike shop, car scheme, gym membership, lifestyle savings

A range of Staff Network group

For more details: https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/benefits-and-rewards

If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to give me a call. I look forward to receiving your application.

Rachael Wilcox-Hornby

Head of SEND and Inclusion

Email: [email protected] 

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Benefits and Rewards Brochure Jan 2026.pdf

Principal Educational Psychologist - JD.doc