Psychotherapist (West Midlands)

Horizon Care & Education; Tipton; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Psychotherapist to join their expanding Therapeutic Team. This role offers the unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of young people by providing essential therapeutic support in educational settings. You will manage your own caseload, deliver training, and contribute to the development of therapeutic practices within the organization. With a commitment to quality and diversity, this organization provides a supportive environment for professional growth and development. Join a team that values your expertise and passion for making a difference in the lives of children and young people.

Benefits

Real Living Wage employer

Christmas bonus

Blue Light Card

MyGym and MyActive discounts

Colleague referral scheme

Financial wellbeing service

Life Assurance

Option to buy/sell annual leave

Employee assistance programme

High quality CPD opportunities

Qualifications

• HCPC registered therapist with experience in supporting young people.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseloads and provide therapeutic support to schools.
• Contribute to training and development for staff in therapeutic practices.

Skills

Therapeutic knowledge

Communication skills

Autonomous working

Experience with children and young people

Goal setting

Teaching and training

Education

BSc/MSc in Art/Music/Play Therapy or Psychotherapy

HCPC registration

BACP/BABCP/UKCP accreditation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Job Title: Psychotherapist

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week & term time only

Salary: £35,300 per annum (£30,277 actual for term time only working)

Location: Tipton Green School + Dudley Port School, (Minimum 4 days per week in school)

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

We are looking for a therapist to join our expanding Therapeutic Team to work with our Schools in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands.

There's nothing more rewarding than helping someone believe in themselves, have the confidence to celebrate their own uniqueness and achieve success that is personal to them.

This is an exciting opportunity to further develop and use your therapeutic knowledge and experience to support colleagues across the group to deliver positive outcomes for young people.

What you'll get to do

• Manage your own caseload of schools to provide high levels of support and consultation for operational colleagues
• Provide therapeutic advice and guidance to teams to enable them to support young people throughout their journey with Horizon
• Be responsible for assessments, goal setting and recommendations for therapeutic support for your own caseload.
• Develop, write and regularly review/update therapeutic goals for children and young people in education.
• Contribute to the delivery of therapeutic and psychological training to all staff in the organisation as part of the Therapeutic Academy.
• Benefit from regular supervision and CPD activities
• Participate in service development activities across the Horizon Group

What we're looking for from you

• HCPC registered.
• BACP, BABCP, UKCP accredited
• BSc/MSc registered Art/Music/Play Therapist or Psychotherapist, Nearly qualified accepted.
• Experience working with Children and Young People or relevant demonstrable transferable skills
• A desire to support services through embedding therapeutic practice
• Experience of teaching, training and/or supervision.
• Well-developed communication skills, both orally and in writing
• Able to work autonomously with support from individual and peer supervision
• Ability to role model behaviours and attitudes in line with organisational values
• A sound understanding of Microsoft Office components, including knowledge of Excel, Teams and SharePoint
• Full UK driving licence and use of your own vehicle

Here are just some of the benefits of working for us:

• Real Living Wage employer
• Competitive pay rates
• Christmas bonus
• Blue Light Card
• MyGym and MyActive discounts
• Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards - earn up to £2500 per referral!*
• Financial wellbeing service
• Life Assurance
• Option to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
• Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions!
• Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
• Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
• Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
• Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
• Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support via Bupa.
• Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We're in this together.
• Supportive management and senior leaders.
• High quality CPD opportunities.
• Free eye checks.

If you would like to come and join us on our journey, changing the lives of the children and young people that we care for, then we would like you to get in touch with our recruitment team for an informal conversation!

Horizon Care and Education is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity.

This post is subject to satisfactory criminal records check and satisfactory references.

Closing date for this role will be Fri 18th April.

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