Child and Adolescent Therapist (EMDR and/ or CBT) in Cheadle

Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.

Alongside an incredible team of like-minded peers, you’ll be working behind-the-scenes to support our staff, volunteers, families, and supporters. You will be helping our work happen across the charity; enabling us to care for and champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support.

The purpose of the role is to deliver Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and/or Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) to students who present with or identify as having emotional and/or mental health difficulties, frequently working with students alongside parents and/or carers. The therapist role carries a case load and offers proactive, timetabled support to individual students as well as being able to be reactive based on student need.

Responsibilities include but are not exhaustive:

• Provide a therapy service, using CBT and/or EMDR, to referred students at Inscape House School, working directly with students and their parents/carers where appropriate.
• Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for children and young people. Develop, agree and implement an action plan with groups and individual students and those involved with them based on a comprehensive assessment, strengths and needs.
• Modify formulations and treatments to suit the needs of the individual children and young people.
• Employ an evidenced based practice approach to therapy and use a wide understanding of empirical research findings, to critically evaluate treatment approaches, on an individual level.
• Respond to the needs of children and young people who have experienced trauma.
• Support children and young people with phobias, high levels of anxiety, and emotion-based school non-attendance.

About You:

• Qualification - Individual accreditation with BACP, HCPC, BABCP, EMDR Europe or other recognised governing body.
• Core professional qualification in a recognised mental health profession with either a Postgraduate diploma in CBT or EMDR UK standard accredited training which is compliant with EMDR Europe criteria and standards.
• Substantial and recent experience of working as a CBT or EMDR Therapist with autistic individuals.
• Substantial and recent experience of involving parents and carers in therapy along with multidisciplinary teamwork and collaboration.
• Passionate about improving outcomes and quality of life for young people.

Benefits:

• Annual leave – 27 days’ holiday plus 8 bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years.
• Generous pension scheme – a minimum company pension contribution of 4%.
• Occupational sick pay and family-friendly policies, including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platform – offering discounts on high street shopping, travel and insurance.
• Generous death in service benefit – up to 6 times basic salary.
• Eligibility to apply for a Blue Light Card.
• Proud to be a real living wage employer.
• Refer a friend scheme – be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
• Long service awards – vouchers and extra holiday.
• Promotion of wellbeing across the organisation, including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleagues and a free weekly yoga session, in person or online.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults in your household.
• Inclusive networks for colleagues to join if they’d like to (Disability & Neurodiversity Action Group, Race Equality Network, Proud Together (LGBTQ+ group), Together for Men, Women Together).

The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself). This role will involve regulated activity.

Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.