Specialist Hubs of Inclusive Practice (SHIP) Adviser

Specialist Hubs of Inclusive Practice (SHIP) Adviser | 10982 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £61,679 to £66,050 per annum | Soulbury EA14-17| County Hall, Norwich

The SHIP Adviser has a lead role in ensuring the provision within the family of SHIP schools effectively meets the needs of children and young people with significant learning difficulties alongside a range of co-occurring needs such as neurodiversity traits, social, emotional and mental health needs to have access to individualised and small group support whilst also benefiting from inclusive practice within the mainstream setting. 

This leadership role ensures the right support and challenge is in place to embed inclusive practice across all schools with registered SHIP provision, working in an integrated multi-agency partnership approach.

Key functions of the role include chairing responsibilities for admission arrangements, oversight of systems and processes for operational management across organisational boundaries, and strategic development of the SHIP family as part of an effective system of SEND support in Norfolk.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

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.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

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: 6 August 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 7 September 2026 at 23:55