School Therapist/Team Manager
UP - Unlocking Potential
Wandsworth
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary circa £35,000 per annum, pro rata, based on Term-Time working
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 5 February 2019
Job overview
Unlocking Potential is a charity working with children and young adults with SEMH needs.
The Unlocking Potential Schools’ Programme is a school based therapeutic service that benefits the whole school community by being available to children, their parents and the school team. The service supports children through 1:1 Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy. We work in partnership with the school’s Inclusion and Safeguarding teams with the aim of becoming fully integrated in the school’s pastoral care system.
Applicants must be a qualified therapist, e.g. Child Psychotherapist or Art Therapist, experienced in working with vulnerable and disadvantaged children and families. They must also have some management experience and knowledge of working within a fast paced, challenging environment.
Excellent communication and organisational skills are a must, as well as the ability to build good working relationships at all levels while dealing with empathy and sensitivity to the varying challenges inherent in working in a school.
If you want to be part of this exciting programme, where you can make a real difference to children and their families, to apply attach your CV and a supporting statement confirming why you are suitable for this role. A full job description can be downloaded.
This role will be subject to an Enhanced DBS with child and adult barring.
About UP - Unlocking Potential
- UP - Unlocking Potential
- Larcom House, 9 Larcom Street
- London
- SE17 1RX
- United Kingdom
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