Therapist £42,187 - £50,964 + excellent benefitsThose Huge Small VictoriesOur clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.Get out what you put inThis role is based at Oversands School.Oversands School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education, based in Grange-over-Sands.
The school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with a range of complex learning needs, social and emotional difficulties and challenging behaviours."Here we know every pupil, their story, how we can help and importantly how they can succeed." This statement is brought to life through a dedicated lower school designed with input from the pupils; an upper school that offers a broad and impressive range of subjects; and a vocational and post-16 provision that delivers extensive courses and opportunities led by experts in their field.Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND.
Across all of our specialist schools and children's homes, we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support, both in terms of our expertise and breadth of provision.
Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro-developmental conditions and special educational needs.As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team you will be supporting educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments and, based on clinical assessment and formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people.
You'll also be assessing our young people's mental health and recommend appropriate interventions in a personalised care plan.
Building rapport is key, by doing this you'll be able to deliver effective counselling and feedback on progress.
What we do for youWe know you're going to do great things.
For your hard work and commitment,we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector.
With us, you'll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you'll get:Training: A full induction and on the job trainingHoliday: You'll work hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with full school holidays including bank holidaysClinical Development: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and developmentFlexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistanceMedical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities – check out our schools A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every timeBring your whole self to workThis is a greatopportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future.
Embedded within our living and learning environments you will be offered the support, resource and platform for you to do great things.
You'll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+ strong team of multi-disciplinary clinical colleagues who will be with you every step of the way.
Here's a few things we'll need from you:As a qualified professional (or accredited Counsellor), you'll be eligible for membership of BACP, or a similar professional body (additional mental health or therapeutic intervention qualifications would be desirable)You'll be well versed in child development and good at connecting with young peopleYou're also highly organised and ready to take theinitiativeWe genuinely care about our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathy is a mustInterested in joining us?Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams.
You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search.
We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.For a full job description and person specification, please click .To view our ex-offenders policy please click .To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of this School/Learning centre.
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