Therapist

Beaverbrooks; Grange-Over-Sands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent specialist day school in Grange-over-Sands seeks a qualified Counsellor. This role involves working within a multi-disciplinary team, providing therapeutic support to young people with diverse and complex needs. We offer a competitive salary, full holidays, and various benefits including training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Full school holidays

Flexible benefits options

Wellbeing tools and employee assistance

Medical cover reimbursements

High-street discounts

Beautiful working environments

Training and development programs

Recommend-a-friend scheme

Qualifications

• Qualified professional or accredited Counsellor required.
• Experience working with young people is essential.
• Skilled in creating personalized care plans.

Responsibilities

• Support educational colleagues to create therapeutic environments.
• Assess mental health and develop intervention strategies.
• Build rapport with young people and provide feedback.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Empathy

Child Development Knowledge

Education

BACP Membership or similar

Additional mental health or therapeutic qualifications

Job description

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Our clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

Get out what you put in

This role is based at Oversands School.

Oversands School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education, based in Grange-over-Sands. The school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with complex learning needs, social and emotional difficulties, and challenging behaviours.

“Here we know every pupil, their story, how we can help and importantly how they can succeed.” This statement is brought to life through a dedicated lower school designed with input from the pupils; an upper school offering a broad range of subjects; and a vocational and post-16 provision with extensive courses led by experts.

Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND. Across all our specialist schools and children’s homes, we provide unrivalled clinical support, expertise, and breadth of provision. Our young people present with complex needs including developmental trauma, neuro-developmental conditions, and SEN.

As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team, you will support educational and residential colleagues to create therapeutic living and learning environments, offering individualised interventions based on clinical assessment and formulation. You’ll assess mental health and recommend appropriate interventions in personalized care plans. Building rapport is key to delivering effective counselling and providing feedback on progress.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with a competitive salary and benefits package. With us, you’ll make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people, and enjoy:

• Training: Full induction and on-the-job training
• Holiday: Full school holidays, including bank holidays
• Clinical Development: Leading programmes of clinical learning and development
• Flexible benefits: Options to adjust benefits such as life insurance
• Wellbeing: Wellbeing tools and employee assistance
• Medical cover: Reimbursements for opticians, dentists, and more
• High-street discounts: Various discounts available
• Facilities: Beautiful working environments with excellent facilities

We also offer a recommend-a-friend scheme with a £1,000 bonus per referral.

Bring your whole self to work

This is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future. Supported by a team of over 220 multidisciplinary clinical colleagues, you’ll have resources, supervision, and development opportunities to excel. Here’s what we need from you:

• As a qualified professional or accredited Counsellor, you’ll be eligible for BACP membership or similar (additional mental health or therapeutic qualifications are desirable).
• Well-versed in child development and skilled at connecting with young people.
• Highly organized and proactive.
• Honest and empathetic, caring deeply about our young people and colleagues.

Interested in joining us?

Our young people deserve the best future, and we want our team to share that mission. You deserve a fulfilling career in a purpose-led environment where you can be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare. This post requires an enhanced DBS check (cost covered) and online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all community sections.

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Keywords: Special Education, Careers in Care, Working with Children, SEMH, SEN, ASD