Children's Therapist
7 months ago
Job Introduction
**Children’s Therapist**
**Up to £30,000**
We have a new opportunity for a Therapist to join our professional multi-disciplinary team based in our Head Office just outside Penrith. This role is ideally suited to someone who holds a qualification in counselling, Level 4 or above.
Ideally, you will have experience providing therapeutic support to children with emotional or behavioural difficulties and with complex, sometimes undiagnosed, conditions.
**What we offer you,**
- **Annual Leave**: You will receive 33 days per annum, our holiday year runs from March to February.
- **Additional leave**:at 2 years and 5 years’ service
- **Training Academy**: An in-depth induction and welcome program
- **Bonuses**: You will be rewarded £1000 every time you successfully refer a friend
- **Pension**: Auto enrolment into our Company pension
- **Recognition Awards**:Our monthly Wilderness Heroes Awards celebrate you and your team’s success
- **Your Wellbeing**: Excellent health and wellbeing benefits via Medicash, including an employee assistance programme; a cash back healthcare plan that offers discounts on optical, dental, and a range of complimentary therapies; 24/7 access to a virtual GP, and other lifestyle apps to support your wellbeing; discounted gym memberships.
- **Life Assurance**: of 2 times annual salary
- **Discount**s: A range of discount schemes with access to savings on high street brands, restaurants, cinemas, and other leisure outlets, including local businesses following feedback from our employees
**Your role and responsibilities as Therapist,**
- You will meet with children individually to provide interventions to meet their individual assessment needs
- Working with our Head of Clinical and Therapy and multi-disciplinary team, you will provide therapeutic support to children and produce psychometric reports
- You will share your observations to help our teams understand behaviours and tailor strategies to create a personalised approach to each child’s care.
- You will utilise our outdoor space and facilities, where possible, to engage and inspire our children.
- You will deliver Trauma Informed Practice and Attachment training for the wider organisation
- You will be based at Head Office, just outside Penrith. However, you will travel throughout Cumbria to visit our children and care teams regularly.
**Key qualities that we look for,**
- Substantial experience of working directly with children in a psychology or counselling capacity
- You will hold a UKCP/BACP registration and a qualification in counselling, level 4 or above
- You will have a working knowledge of trauma and attachment theories, with the ability to draw on your knowledge to support the practice of our teams
- You will have an excellent understanding of legislation and regulations surrounding residential child care and safe guarding children
- The ability to understand the individual needs of each child
- Ability to work on your own and to tight deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
- Proficient skills in IT and record keeping
- A full, valid, UK driving licence and access to your own transport
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