Creative Therapist/ CBT Therapist, Grateley School, Hampshire
Term time only, working 24 hours per week
Up to £26,436.80- Dependant on experience- Pro rata salary for 39 weeks is £22,230
The Cambian Group, the UK’s largest provider of specialist services in education, mental health rehabilitation and learning disabilities, is looking for a dedicated, caring individual to join the company as a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant.
Grateley House School is a residential school for young people aged 11-19 who have a diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome and other associated difficulties.
Do you have experience of working with children, young people and families and are committed to getting the best outcomes for them? The Cambian Group, part of the CareTech family of companies, are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, forward thinking Mental Health Therapist to join our friendly team.
We invite applicants from all disciplines to apply, Art Psychotherapists, Music or Drama Therapist with experience working with trauma informed approaches. You will be working within an existing multi-disciplinary team, which consists of OT’s/SaLT’s
Working as a member of an integrated residential Children’s Service to support the emotional wellbeing, mental health and placement stability of looked after young people who have experienced significant adverse childhood experiences.
Supporting our teams across schools you will be providing a combined clinical consultative and direct therapeutic service for Looked After young people placed in school.
Candidate Profile
To be successful within this role you will need to have experience in:
· Working with Knowledge of theory and practice of therapeutic interventions with children and young people.
· Assessment, intervention and management of a range of mental health needs including trauma.
· Partnership working supporting agreed placement objectives, care planning and progression including regular clinical reporting and routine outcome measures
Essential:
· Registered with the relevant professional, HCPC
· Mental Health background and/or CAMHS experience
· Relevant qualifications to allow you to offer children therapy, when required
· Be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills
· Have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills
In return, we offer:
· Full support from a multidisciplinary team
· Regular clinical supervision
· Meetings and peer support
· Development opportunities
· Internal/external training on new initiatives
You will also learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in our profession.
Successful candidates will need to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post.
Cambian is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care.
All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.
Cambian is an equal opportunities employer.