Head of Therapeutic Education

7 days ago

Somerset, United Kingdom Shaw Trust Full time

**Job Title**: Head of Therapeutic Education

**Salary**: £48,526 - £54,619 per annum

**Location**: The post will be based in Misterton and Wellington, Somerset

About us

Homes2inspire Limited, Shaw Trust, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Somerset County Council have formed a unique partnership to offer therapeutic education to support children and young people within Somerset who have experienced significant trauma and difficulties in their lives.

The partnership offers wider support and clinical supervision with mental health and social work practitioners. Working as part of a diverse multi-disciplinary professional team offers you the opportunity to share and develop best practice. Being part of this wider team within the partnership will enable you to be part of a different way of making inspirational futures for children and young people.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Therapeutic Education provision within our partnership, which will be flagship new innovative education to support young people back into education. The small scale, bespoke setting will support the education of 30 young people across 2 sites. Mental health professionals, support workers and teachers will provide a trauma informed environment for young people who have often had significant periods of absence from school, and correlated home breakdowns. We want to break this cycle with cutting-edge provision which provides robust education experiences for the young people in Somerset who most need our support and improved life opportunities.

The role

We are looking for an experienced and passionate individual to manage and ensure the delivery of all services including the therapeutic and educational programmes for young people placed at Misterton and Wellington Therapeutic Education School and services in line with all statutory requirements and (Somerset Strategic Partnership) Policies and Procedures.
- Supporting carers and Support Workers within the provisions and in the wider Homes and Horizon’s Strategic Partnership with clinical supervision and relevant training as required.
- Lead the Management Team of Therapeutic Education Provision/School & CAMHS Service in the planning and implementation of policies, practice and working procedures.
- Lead responsibility for recruitment and retention of staff in line with safer recruitment policies.
- Establishing and using effective channels of communication within and external to CAMHS, School & Somerset Council to lead OFSTED and CQC registered education and support setting.
- Practice within the statutory code of professional practice and conduct for the relevant profession and maintain appropriate level of registration.
- Integrate research evidence into practice via the process of expert clinical reasoning and decision making.
- Ensure delegated services are regularly evaluated and where appropriate audited and that recommendations for service improvement are acted upon.
- Responsibility for management of services within agreed budgets and resources, ensuring resources are deployed effectively.
- Ensure positive steps are taken to understand the hazards in the workplace, to comply with safety rules and procedures and to ensure that nothing you do, or fail to do, puts yourself or others at risk.

Full job description available upon request
- Recognised professional qualification in psychiatric / mental health nursing, social work, occupational therapy, psychology, education
- Proven experience in managing and leading a team
- Extensive experience of working with children and young people
- Knowledge and understanding of mental health disorders in children and young people, and their impact on both the client group and their families/carers.
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation and policies relating to children and young people (e.g. Safeguarding, NSF, Every Child Matters etc)
- Knowledge of the full range of evidence-based treatment/therapeutic interventions including Trauma informed model of care.
- Experience on leading on strategy and direction of education curriculum and therapeutic provision

Working with us

We are committed to supporting our staff to develop their skills and reach their potential. We will offer you:

- A clear induction plan and continued professional development
- A unique opportunity to help shape and develop our educational services within Somerset.
- An award-winning employee wellbeing support package from an employer with an over 80% employee engagement rating
- Competitive annual leave allowance
- Life assurance, extensive high street discounts and healthcare cash plan
- Employee Assistant Program (EAP) - 24/7 access to support via phone, SMS, WhatsApp and live chat. 8 free counselling sessions/short-term solutions provided
- Wellbeing support - We have an internal health and wellbeing team who are on hand and available to provide professional help and support during difficult times. Our team all have an NHS clinical ba

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