At a Glance
- Tasks: Support children in care and enhance their emotional well-being through therapeutic interventions.
- Company: Inclusive organisation dedicated to improving the lives of young people across London.
- Benefits: Flexible hours, 25 days holiday, industry-leading training, and a supportive work culture.
- Other info: Opportunities for career growth and access to various employee benefits.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Degree in relevant field and experience working with children and families.
The predicted salary is between 32800 - 32800 £ per year.
Location: Putney, SW London with travel to various services across London
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £32,800 per annum
Specific Hours: Part time / 30 hours per week / Monday-Friday / Flexible working hours
We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong. We hope to attract applications from under-represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities.
About This Role
This is an exciting new opportunity to be part of a project within our Wraparound Service in the UK. As Psychological Therapist, key aspects of your role will be:
- Facilitation of Reflective Practice for residential staff to help support therapeutically informed practice, staff resilience and emotional wellbeing.
- Direct support to Children in Care and Care Leavers to improve their emotional health and well-being, and to provide any additional support identified as needed by statutory services to those with mental health needs.
- Working with children, residential carers and social workers where care arrangements are at risk of breaking down.
- Consultative support and training to foster carers and residential staff where there are children in placement who have complex needs.
- Support the development of the UK Therapeutic Service to help meet the needs of staff and young people across the organisation.
The successful candidate will have:
- Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, Psychotherapy)
- A minimum of three years working directly with children, young people and families
- Experience of dealing with crisis situations and working with emergency services
- A minimum of one year experience of delivering therapeutic interventions
- Previous experience of delivering therapeutic interventions to children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties
- Experience of working in a multi-agency setting
- Knowledge of UK Legislative framework
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Knowledge/Experience of Care Planning and Care Management
- Ability to manage caseload and to work on own initiative
- Excellent IT, report writing and presentation skills
- Ability and willingness to work outside of normal office hours as required
In return we offer:
- A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
- 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
- Industry leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s rights and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and social pedagogy.
- Contributory pension scheme, enhanced maternity and company sick scheme.
- UK Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary.
- BUPA employee assistance programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
- Discretionary funded training programmes.
- Employee awards based on performance and length of service.
- Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.
Psychological Therapist employer: St Chris
Join our dynamic team in Putney, SW London, where we prioritise a supportive and inclusive work culture for Psychological Therapists. With flexible working hours, generous holiday allowances, and access to industry-leading training programmes, we empower our employees to grow professionally while making a meaningful impact on the lives of children and young people. Our commitment to employee well-being is reflected in our comprehensive benefits package, including a contributory pension scheme and an employee assistance programme, ensuring you thrive both personally and professionally.
