Learning Disabilities Therapeutic Practitioner

7 months ago

Jarrow, United Kingdom Compass Children's Homes Full time

**Compass Community is an independent organisation committed to caring for nearly 2,000 children and young people in Fostering and Residential Homes and strive to support children’s needs cognitively, socially, emotionally and sensorially. We also provide this within our Education facilities.**

**Therapeutic Services at Compass is growing and developing and has an embedded record of successful evidence of our Assessing and Healing Complex Trauma (AHCT) approach which has already made a difference to the lives of 100’s of young people.**

**The Therapeutic Practitioner will work within our Learning Disability Residential and Education Service with young people, all of whom have a moderate to severe Learning Disability and Neurodiversity.**

**The post will involve working as part of a well-integrated multidisciplinary team to support the delivery of therapeutic interventions.**

**The post holder should have a clear understanding of Learning Disabilities and an awareness of communication methods appropriate for individuals with a Learning Disability.**

**The post holder will have good working knowledge in understanding the needs of children and young people in the Care sector.**

**MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB**:

- As the Therapeutic Practitioner in the Therapeutic Services Team, you will be central to our holistic approach of working together, linking our Home, School and Therapeutic Services to ensure a fully integrated therapeutic approach.
- You will be based in both the Residential Home and School enabling staff in a range of ways to recognise the destructive elements that trauma and learning difficulties plays on child development, promoting a philosophy of therapeutic understanding.
- The successful applicant will receive specialist training in our SLD/AHCT approach which you will then be promoting and enabling all Residential /Education Staff to fully understand in their support for the children in our care.
- We are looking for someone who is adaptable and ready to learn and grow; we are a Therapeutic School and Home and believe in a healing approach to behaviour. Our Therapeutic Practitioner would need to both believe, lead and teach this across both provisions, working holistically. This involves 1 evening per week/1 later start.
- You will work within our leadership group in school as a key member of the Leadership Team and maintain strong communication with the SENCO. We view this position as an integral role within our school community.
- You will be training Residential/Education staff cohorts and be a key part to child focused discussions.
- You will provide therapeutic support and reflective guidance.
- You will be responsible for the pastoral, Socio-Emotional resilience and personal development of students, including ‘day-students’ to maintain the typical ‘Compass Triangulated Approach’.
- You will ensure that safeguarding is paramount and safeguarding policies are adhered to.

**Why work for Compass Therapeutic Services?**
- **Salary perk**:

- Additional ‘£1035’ per annum on top of agreed salary for working one evening a week.
- **Training** - Ongoing free training and therapeutic workshops which account for high levels of CPD hours.
- **Career Progression** - As Therapeutic Services is continuing to expand there are strong career pathways both within our team and within the wider Compass organisation.
- **Competitive Salary** - using structured pay grades based on your training and experience.
- **Peer group supervision** - therapeutic & clinical supporting your CPD growth.
- **Individual therapeutic**& supportive supervision.
- **Inclusion** - Membership of GRACE Inclusion Reflective weekly group.
- **Wellbeing** - Access to confidential therapeutic wellbeing sessions within our Therapeutic Services team.
- **Engagement conferences** -Two per year with the national Therapeutic Services team to continue to develop your theoretical knowledge and sense of belonging. Accommodation & DBB provided.
- **Awards** - The chance to win up to £150 in vouchers every month from our company REACH Awards and monthly vouchers within Therapeutic Services.
- Company Laptop and phone.
- **Expand your creative vision - **The chance to be part of an expanding, national organisation that recognises skill, effort and individual strengths, providing opportunities for passions and potential to grow.
- **Medicash** - Receive cashback for various medical and wellbeing appointments and treatments with our MediCash scheme, as well as the chance to win vouchers from our REACH Awards.
- **Take your birthday off work**:

- **Length of Service bonu**:

- Earn up to £3,250 by recommending a foster carer or up to £1,000 by recommending a full-time staff member
- Salary commensurate with nationally similar roles.

**Requirements**:

- Experience of working with young with Learning Difficulties and Neurodiversity.
- Minimum two years’ experience of working with children in the Looked After Sector.
- Good Lea

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