At a Glance
- Tasks: Support young people with complex needs through therapeutic interventions and collaborative teamwork.
- Company: Join a purpose-driven organisation dedicated to making a difference in children's lives.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, full school holidays, and extensive professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team committed to inspiring and empowering young individuals.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on young lives while working in a supportive and dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Qualified Psychologist with experience in therapeutic support for children and young people.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
£54,584 - £64,058 (including paid school holidays and not pro rata) + excellent benefits.
Those Huge Small Victories: Our clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.
This term-time only role is based across Turner Court School & Castlefell School. The schools are ~15 minutes apart and pupils will follow-on to Castlefell after attending Turner Court:
- Turner Court (6-11) 3 days per week
- Castlefell (8-16) 2 days per week
We would also accept anyone looking for part-time roles at one of the schools.
Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND. Across all of our specialist schools and children's homes, we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support, both in terms of our expertise and breadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro-developmental conditions and special educational needs.
As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team you will be supporting educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments and, based on clinical assessment and formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people.
Our Psychologists work collaboratively within our schools and children's homes, ensuring that therapeutic support permeates every aspect of the education, care and support we offer all of our children and young people. You will provide consultation, workshops, training and guidance to the educational and residential teams around our children.
What we do for you: We know you're going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With us, you'll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people plus you'll get:
- Training: A full induction and on the job training
- Holiday: You'll work hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with full school holidays including bank holidays
- Clinical Development: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development
- Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance
- Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
- Medical cover: so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
- Beautiful working environments: with the very best facilities
- A recommend a friend scheme: that offers a £1,000 bonus every time
Bring your whole self to work: Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves.
The kind of person we're looking for will:
- Be a qualified Clinical, Educational, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC
- Be a specialist with proven skills and experience to assess, formulate and support the delivery of therapeutic interventions with children and young people with complex needs
- Have experience of supporting the team around a child or young person to provide clinically informed living and learning environments and experiences
- Be a confident, engaging and effective model, guide, leader and trainer
- Be highly organised and ready to take the initiative
- Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people
This is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future. Embedded within our living and learning environments you will be offered the support, resource and platform for you to do great things. You'll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+ strong team of multi-disciplinary clinical colleagues who will be with you every step of the way.
Interested in joining us? Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.
The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
Psychologist in Bristol employer: All The Top Bananas
At Witherslack Group, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work culture that empowers our Psychologists to make meaningful impacts in the lives of young people. Our commitment to professional development is evident through comprehensive training programmes and flexible benefits, ensuring that our staff can thrive both personally and professionally while enjoying full school holidays and a beautiful working environment. Join us in a role where your expertise will be valued, and you will have the opportunity to work alongside a dedicated multi-disciplinary team focused on transforming the futures of children with complex needs.
