Creative Arts Therapist/Child Therapist
Linden Lodge School
Wandsworth
- £13,860 - £15,773 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 11 December 2022
Job overview
Salary: Scale 6/SO1, point 18 – 25 (£13,860 - £15,773 Actual salary)
Hours: 18 hours, over 2.5 days per week – Monday + one and a half days across the rest of the week to be agreed with the successful applicant
Start Date: ASAP
DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF AN OUTSTANDING AND SUCCESSFUL TEAM?
ARE YOU A CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE PRACTITIONER?
ARE YOU COMMITTED TO CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT?
DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR AN ORGANISATION THAT PROMOTES BEST PRACTICE AND VALUES IT’S STAFF?
We have an exciting opportunity within the Creative & Therapeutic Arts Team at Linden Lodge School.
We are seeking an experienced therapist to join the team, to provide therapeutic input for pupils throughout the school and to contribute to whole school approaches that promote positive mental health and wellbeing. The postholder will have experience working within education with children and young people with a wide range of sensory, developmental, mental health and behavioural needs.
A responsive and flexible way of working is essential to meet the needs of our pupils.
We are particularly interested in applications from the following specialisms:
- Dance Movement Psychotherapy
- Art Therapy
- Drama Therapy
- Integrative Arts Psychotherapy
- Child Psychotherapy
- Play Therapy
We can offer you:
- Personalised induction programme
- A positive and supportive team
- A staff wellbeing programme
Closing Date for all applications: 11th December 2022
Shortlisting: 12th December 2022
Interview Date: TBC
Linden Lodge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, an enhanced DBS will be required.
We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy in advance of the closing date if there is a good level of response. We recommend applicants submit applications as early as possible. We also reserve to right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Linden Lodge School
Linden Lodge School is a day and residential special needs school for pupils with Vision and Multi Sensory Impairment. We are based in Wimbledon, southwest London, and consider prospective pupils from a wide area.
We accept children from nursery to year 14 ( 2 to 19 ) with Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment and Multi-Sensory Impairment. We also consider applications for pupils who would benefit from our sensory education approaches and facilities.
The education of pupils with Sensory Impairment is highly specialist and therefore we have specialist teachers, a specialist sensory curriculum and extensive specialist resources and facilities on our campus.
These include:
- A large workforce of specialist sensory impairment teachers who in addition to their teaching qualifications hold a Diploma or Masters Degree in teaching the visually impaired, hearing-impaired and multi-sensory impaired
- A large on-site therapy team of Speech and Language therapists, Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists directly employed by the school who work alongside teachers and education teams
- A team of habilitationists for the visually-impaired
- An onsite Learning Resources Centre which enables us to provide a wide range of fully accessible learning resources tailored to meet each pupil’s specific sensory needs
- On-site Vision assessment hub to carry out Functional Vision Assessments
- An NHS standard Audiology testing booth to assess pupils’ hearing and the use of audiological equipment
- A centre for families of children with Sensory Impairment to provide training, parent guidance and social opportunities
- An accessible physical environment including acoustically treated classrooms and clear signage for the visually-impaired
Our expectations for each pupil are high and we understand that each pupil with a Sensory Impairment has a unique diagnosis and learning profile. We have specialist centres for pupils with profound multiple learning needs and also for pupils following the National Curriculum and a range of GCSE, BTEC and externally accredited pathways.
We, therefore, offer a range of Curriculum pathways each tailored to pupils’ needs and abilities delivered through our departmental and specialist centres. A number of our centres are in separate purpose-built accommodation on site.
We want our pupils to reach their potential and achieve as much independence as possible. Every pupil has, in addition to their curriculum targets, personal goals to optimise their use of Vision, Hearing and other Senses.
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