Sub-contracted Children's Therapist (covering North Derbyshire)
Title Subcontracted Children's Therapist
Accountable to Therapy Delivery Manager
Payment
£45 per attended session
£15 for did-not-attend or cancellation within 24 hours
£30 admin retainer per month
Summary of Requirement
Background
SV2 is a charity supporting victims and survivors of sexual abuse or assault across Derby City and Derbyshire. The registered aims of the Charity are:
· To help relieve the suffering and distress of persons who have been raped or sexually abused; and
· To advance the education of the public in the subject of rape and sexual abuse and their effects.
We do this by providing a range of support, education and prevention services, including our BACP accredited therapy service.
We do this by providing a range of support, education and prevention services, including our BACP accredited therapy service.
Summary of the requirement:
We sub-contract therapists to work therapeutically, with adults, children or young people across Derbyshire, who have experienced sexual abuse or rape at any point. This work can be delivered face to face or remotely, from your own premises, school or other appropriate premises or in therapy rooms at SV2. Therapy can be delivered at any time, on any day of the week.
The subcontracted therapist be willing to commit to a minimum of 4 clients per week for adults and 3 clients per week for Children, delivering a high-quality specialist therapeutic service to victims of sexual violence. The Subcontractor will liaise with the Therapy Delivery Manager.
As a sub-contracted therapist, you will:
· Deliver high quality and ethical therapeutic practice
· Be in receipt of supervision in line with BACP requirements
· Provide clinical assessments
· Liaise with parents, carers and guardians (Children's Therapist)
· Provide a short-term model of 10 sessions per child client in line with pre-trial guidelines and SV2 business needs
· Collaborate with Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA and ChISVA), other team members and external practitioners and professionals to provide specialist clinical services as required
· Monitor therapeutic progress through regular reviews and the use of outcome measures set out by the organisation
· Maintain current and accurate records of clients and client interactions utilising SV2's case management system
· To be aware of, and engage with, relevant developments in safeguarding
· To attend mandatory training including SV2 induction and local authority Safeguarding Level 3
· To attend optional in-house training
· Have knowledge and awareness of dissociation, the impact of trauma and vicarious trauma, and an understanding of crisis management
· Develop and maintain knowledge and skills relevant to this area of work
· Meet the needs of the Organisation, client group and sexual offences legislation
· Adhere to the BACP Code of Ethics adopted by SV2
Important Information:
You will hold a recognised adult/children's therapy qualification at level 4 or above and have a substantial number of hours post qualifying counselling practice. Your qualifications must include safeguarding level 3 for children and adults.
You will be required to provide SV2 with proof of:
· Professional qualifications
· BACP or a recognised professional body membership
· Current enhanced DBS update service membership
· Up-to-date public liability and indemnity insurance to the amount of £5,000,000
· Evidence you attend monthly clinical supervision
· Recently attended GDPR training and/or be registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
Please apply by completing a SV2 application form available via SV2 website
Please contact – for further details
Job Types: Part-time, Freelance
Pay: £45.00 per hour
Experience:
* therapy: 1 year (required)
* Working with sexual abuse and or rape: 1 year (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ripley DE5 3GH