Job Title: Psychotherapist
Hours: Part time 22.5 hours per week across 2 schools.
Location: Croydon & Sutton SEN Schools
Overview
We are looking for a therapist to join our expanding Therapeutic Team to work with our Schools in the Croydon and Sutton area. This is an exciting opportunity to further develop and use your therapeutic knowledge and experience to support colleagues across the group to deliver positive outcomes for young people.
Responsibilities
* Manage your own caseload of schools to provide high levels of support and consultation for operational colleagues.
* Provide therapeutic advice and guidance to teams to enable them to support young people throughout their journey with Horizon.
* Be responsible for assessments, goal setting and recommendations for therapeutic support for your own caseload.
* Develop, write and regularly review/update therapeutic goals for children and young people in education.
* Develop and contribute to the delivery of therapeutic and psychological training to all staff in the organisation as part of the Therapeutic Academy.
* Benefit from regular supervision and CPD activities.
* Participate in service development activities across the Horizon Group.
Qualifications
* HCPC registered.
* BACP, BABCP, UKCP accredited.
* BSc/MSc registered Art/Music/Play Therapist or Psychotherapist. We will accept nearly qualified.
* Experience of working with Children and Young People or relevant demonstrable transferable skills.
* A desire to support services through embedding therapeutic practice.
* Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
* Well‑developed communication skills, orally and in writing.
* Ability to work autonomously with support from individual and peer supervision.
* Ability to role model behaviours and attitudes in line with organisational values.
* Sound understanding of Microsoft Office components, including Excel, Teams and SharePoint.
* Full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle.
Benefits
* Real Living Wage employer.
* Competitive pay rates.
* Christmas bonus.
* Blue Light Card.
* MyGym and MyActive discounts.
* Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards – earn up to £2500 per referral.
* Financial wellbeing service.
* Life Assurance.
* Option to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave.
* Tastecard – spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions.
* Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
* Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face‑to‑face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
* Face‑to‑face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
* Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics.
* Employee assistance programme – free, confidential support via Bupa.
* Community and wellbeing – your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We’re in this together.
* Supportive management and senior leaders.
* High quality CPD opportunities.
* Free eye checks.
Horizon Care and Education is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity.
Interviews upon receipt of suitable applications.
Closing date for this role is the 7th April.
We reserve the right to close the advert before the date stated if we receive a high volume of applications.
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