Therapist

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Therapist – Part Time

Fixed Term Contract:End date 31st March 2024

Base Location:Nutgrove Villa, Huyton, Knowsley(with home-based working and an expectation to travel to client locations)

Salary:£27,000 per annum prorated

Hours:21 hours per week

Working Pattern:To be agreed, but must include a Wednesday & Thursday

Benefit:30 days’ Annual Leave (rising to 35 days’ with length of service) + Bank Holidays, Pension Scheme, Life Assurance & Employee Discount Scheme (all benefits will be prorated)

About Us

Polaris Children’s Services has developed an expertise in working with vulnerable children and their families across the UK. We were established as a company in our own right in 2009.

Our multi-disciplinary social workers, support workers, therapists and teachers use both therapeutic and evidence based approaches in their work.

Our services for children, young people and families are designed to deliver positive outcomes using evidence based models and the latest research.

What we are looking for

Polaris Children’s Services are looking for a Therapist who can provide therapeutic interventions to our Children Looked After.

The successful candidate will provide guidance and training to our young people and their foster families in accordance with your training and accreditation, and within the specific project or service aims.

As part of our commitment to the local authority, we ensure we meet the child/young person/carer/professionals where is best for them. This means that it is necessary for you to hold a UK driving license and be prepared to travel both within the borough of Knowsley and also within a 40 mile radius of its borders – mileage is payable in line with our expenses policy.

You will be expected to complete administrative duties at home and potentially from the office in Nutgrove Villa, Huyton

Role responsibilities:

• Work within internal and nationally recognised clinical governance frameworks to ensure that all families receive a safe, high quality, consistent service
• Work within an integrated multi-disciplinary team, including participating in staff, CLA Meetings, and placement stability meetings to plan and facilitate a comprehensive support package that will meet the family and young person’s needs holistically and produce reports within the specified timescales
• Provide therapeutic support to enable families and young people to achieve positive, sustainable behaviour change

Essential Criteria:

• To hold a recognised relevant therapy qualification or certificate in relevant therapeutic training.
• Be registered and ideally, accredited with a recognised accrediting therapy body
• Effective collaboration with professionals in health, education and Social Services
• Experience delivering workshops and group sessions
• Confident in working with multi-agency groups
• Experience in working with Children and young people who have experienced Trauma
• Sound working knowledge of attachment theory
• Understandingor willingness to learn therapeutic techniques (e.g. Therapeutic Parenting Strategies, SFBT, CBT) in order to support Foster Carer’s and professional’s around the child/young person.

Polaris Children’s Services is an Equal Opportunities employer. The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check at Enhanced Level if successful for the position. We reserve the right to withdraw this advert without notification.

For an informal discussion, please contact Kimberley Rowland on 07813 054724

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Part-time hours: 21 per week

Salary: From £27,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: On the road

Reference ID: REF-20-DVYES33