Therapeutic Practitioner Team Leader

Responsible to: Head of Service DeliveryOffice Base: Main Office Base is Exeter, with occasional hybrid working between other offices and homeAbout Devon Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse ServicesDevon Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Services (DRCSAS) exists to relieve the trauma and distress and help rebuild the lives of survivors living in Devon and Torbay who have experienced any form of sexual violence, at any point in their lives.DRCSAS also campaigns and raises awareness about rape and sexual violence to change the narrative around sexual violence and to enable survivors’ voices to be heard.DRCSAS works to feminist principles, which underpin our service, and we maintain a woman only workforce and women only support spaces four days a week. Our work is guided by a trauma-informed approach which understands how traumatic experiences can impact on survivors and keeps an awareness of the effects of trauma at the forefront of our approach.Role OverviewThe Therapeutic Practitioner Team Leader will be an experienced counsellor, psychotherapist, drama, art or music therapist with a professional qualification (at level 4 as a minimum) and be registered and/or accredited with an appropriate professional body.They will have some experience or a qualification in management or equivalent and/or be willing to undertake a Level 3 Team Leader Apprenticeship.The key part of this role is the ability to lead and manage a team of therapeutic practitioners so they will require excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied workload is essential.This includes:Team leadership.Service development and improvement alongside the management team.Representing DRCSAS in relevant partnership meetings and collaborations.Direct therapeutic work with survivors.Practice oversite for the organisation - acting in an advisory capacity and overseeing the quality assurance for all practitioners.Developing training opportunities for staff CPD.Work closely with the Head of Service Delivery, Specialist Support team Leader and the Service Coordinator to manage referrals, allocations and any waiting lists.Support with the project management and delivery of contracts. This will also include innovating and creating opportunities for service development within the therapeutic offer.The Therapeutic Practitioner Team Leader role has operational responsibilities of the day-to-day line management of the Therapeutic Practitioner Team, including monthly line management meetings, ensuring a high-quality service that meets the BACP membership requirements and ethical frameworks. Ensure that the delivery of all aspects of the service is effective, safe and delivered with the highest professional standards.The Therapeutic Practitioner Team Leader will have experience of offering support to people experiencing distress resulting from trauma, this experience will allow them to guide and develop the therapeutic offer further. The team leader will have insight into the language used in Mental Health/Social Care settings and will be able to translate this and support a “non-medicalised” ethos. The therapeutic practitioner team lead will have experience and understanding of working with adult survivors of CSA and SV within adulthood, who have complex and chaotic lives, including those who may have complex mental health issues, insecure housing, or substance misuse issues. The Therapeutic Practitioner Team Leader will have a compassionate, relational and flexible approach to working with both staff, volunteers, partner agencies and survivors. This is an opportunity to develop the role to suit the changing needs of the service, to use own initiative and to work in a creative and responsive manner.This post is restricted to female applicants only under Schedule 9, part 1, Equalities Act 2010.We aim to meet all of our obligations under the Equality 2010 Act and welcome applications from women from all sections of society. We will make reasonable adjustments to the working environment as required.Applicants will undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check beforeappointment and a mandatory right to work check.The post includes participation in an evening on-call rota and occasional weekend work.Pension: 6% contribution by employerAnnual Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays (pro rata)For an informal conversation please contact Josceline Leicester – Please send your and a covering letter (no more than 2 pages) detailing and evidencing how you meet the person specification provided alongside the job description.Only those applications that are emailed as above will be considered. This should be sent to our Head of Service Delivery () by 12:00 on Monday 5th January 2026.