Residential Therapeutic Practitioner (Part-Time)

Compass Community; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading therapeutic agency is seeking a part-time Residential Therapeutic Practitioner in Cottingham to support staff teams in guiding children affected by trauma. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in the care sector, a strong understanding of trauma, and exceptional communication skills. Responsibilities include training staff and promoting therapeutic practices within children's services. This position offers various benefits including ongoing training, career progression, and wellness sessions.

Benefits

Ongoing free training

Career progression opportunities

Confidential therapeutic wellbeing sessions

Annual leave for birthdays and wellbeing

Bonuses for long service

Qualifications

• Minimum two years' hands-on experience working with children in the Child in Care sector.
• Proven ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders involved with children’s lives.
• Robust understanding of Complex and Developmental Trauma presentations.

Responsibilities

• Support and guide staff teams in therapeutic practice.
• Train staff in therapeutic ideologies and facilitate reflective groups.
• Promote a therapeutic philosophy within Children’s services.

Skills

Collaboration with stakeholders

Understanding of Complex Trauma

Excellent communication skills

Empathy and creativity

Education

Therapeutic training/qualifications

Literacy to Level 5/A-level standard

Job description

Overview

Residential Therapeutic Practitioner (Part-Time) role supporting and guiding staff teams in therapeutic practice between Therapeutic Services and Residential children’s homes. Compass Community is an independent therapeutic agency caring for nearly 2,000 children and young people through Fostering, Residential Homes and Education, focusing on social, emotional, cognitive and sensorial needs. Therapeutic Services has an embedded record of the Assessing and Healing Complex Trauma (AHCT) approach and is seeking an enthusiastic practitioner with a background in trauma, attachment and loss, and experience supporting children and young people in the care sector. You will ideally be based in or around Hull. This is a part-time role.

About The Role

You will be a key participant in the Assessing and Healing components for helping traumatised young people. You will be part of the multi-disciplinary Therapeutic Service and work directly with the Residential Service. You will have opportunities to discuss and reflect on your work with colleagues in other regions to develop and maintain the therapeutic ethos, and you will train staff in therapeutic ideologies, develop therapeutic understanding and facilitate therapeutic reflective groups with carers and managers. You will support the Social and Emotional Welfare (SEW) Assessment on all young people, guide staff in professional therapeutic development, and have a strong understanding of Complex Trauma presentations. You will help staff and carers recognise the impact of trauma on child development and promote a therapeutic philosophy within Children’s services. You will ensure the service operates in line with Government legislation, regulations and standards, and uphold Compass Children’s Homes Vision and Values with anti-discriminatory practice. Where applicable, you will be involved in developing the therapeutic community within the Community of Community programme under guidance of the Royal College of Psychiatry in London. Working hours are 4 days 09:00-17:00 and one shift of 12:00-20:00 during the week.

Why work for Compass Therapeutic Services?

• Training – Ongoing free training and therapeutic workshops with CPD hours. DDP training and funding opportunities may be available through an application process.
• Career Progression – Strong pathways within the team and wider Compass organisation.
• Individual & Peer group supervision – Therapeutic & clinical support for CPD growth.
• Wellbeing – Confidential therapeutic wellbeing sessions within the Therapeutic Services team.
• Engagement conferences – Two per year with the national Therapeutic Services team.
• Awards – REACH Awards with monthly rewards and other recognitions.
• MediCash – Cashback for medical and wellbeing appointments and treatments.
• Annual leave – Additional days for birthdays, wellbeing, and festive shopping.
• Bonuses – Service awards and recognition payments for long service and outstanding practice.
• Recommendation scheme – Cash incentives for recruiting foster carers or staff.
• Blue Light Card – Discounts with retailers and services.

Essential Criteria

• Minimum two years' hands-on experience working with children in the Child in Care sector.
• Proven ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders involved with children’s lives.
• Robust understanding of Complex and Developmental Trauma presentations.
• Evidence of Therapeutic training/qualifications, including those actively underway.
• Ability to convey and enhance understanding of therapeutic theories.
• Confident, resilient and with excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• Evidence of literacy to Level 5/A-level standard.
• Ability to travel away for work up to 4 times per year.
• Active, energetic, creative, outgoing and empathetic.
• Commitment to anti-discriminatory ideology.
• Understanding of responsibilities for health, safety and wellbeing of self, colleagues and others.
• Full driving license.

Desirable

• Excellent organisation and report-writing skills.
• Level 5 Management or equivalent.
• Experience in Fostering or Residential settings with children.
• Experience in group work and in assessment and intervention.

Compass is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We value talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our children and young people.