Family Play Therapy Specialist

1 week ago


Bedford, United Kingdom Red Snapper Recruitment Limited Full time
Job Title: Family Play Therapy Worker

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Family Play Therapy Worker to join our team at Red Snapper Recruitment Limited. As a Family Play Therapy Worker, you will be responsible for delivering person-centred, age-appropriate, strengths-based support to children and young people affected by domestic abuse in Central Bedfordshire.

About the Role:
  • Manage a caseload of children and young people through their journey with our domestic abuse service, ensuring a strengths-based approach that enables them to realise their potential.
  • Offer support, advocacy, and information to all children and young people, and produce individual support plans that include actions identified and required from assessments.
  • Undertake therapeutic assessments of the needs of the child/young person to determine their suitability for play therapy.
  • Plan and provide direct and indirect play therapy opportunities that encourage children and young people to develop and express themselves through activities and play.
  • Encourage co-production with children and young people, using a range of engagement techniques to seek their views and explore ideas for future service provision.
  • Build good working relationships with parents and develop effective partnership working to achieve best outcomes.
  • Maintain confidentiality and ensure professional boundaries are observed when working with customers, staff, and external bodies.
Requirements:
  • A recognised professional qualification in psychotherapy or counselling at a minimum of Dip/PGDip level or above.
  • Demonstrable experience of providing outcomes-focused therapy to children, young people, and their families.
  • A good understanding of theories of child development and attachment.
  • Experience of organising and providing appropriate play and other activities.
  • An in-depth understanding of the impact of domestic abuse on children and young people.
  • The ability to work in a non-judgmental way and recognise different and individual needs children may have.
  • An understanding of health and safety requirements in providing services for children.
  • Understanding of and a commitment to compliance in Safeguarding and Child Protection.
  • Evidence of the ability to build and develop supportive relationships with women and their children, maintaining professional boundaries.
  • Proven experience of caseload management, with a clear focus on outcomes for customers and their wider community.
  • Ability to demonstrate partnership working with specialist agencies.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work in a professional manner with a number of different agencies.
  • Ability to work under pressure and using your own initiative.
  • Numerate and literate to GCSE standard, IT literate, and able to use all Microsoft packages.
  • Experience of using a Housing Management System or similar software.

We are a dedicated recruitment company providing top-quality professionals and services to Housing Providers across the UK. If you have the relevant experience and skills, please email your CV to us.



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