£41,983- £49,717 (includes paid school holidays) + excellentbenefits
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Ourclinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallestpositive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the littlethings.
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Thisrole is based at Queensmead House School.
QueensmeadHouse School is located on a historic site with views of WindsorCastle. This inspiring setting, with a rich heritage of education,is now home to a specialist learning environment recently ratedGood by Ofsted.
QHS is anindependent specialist day school, with both primary and secondarysettings providing high quality education. The school meets theneeds of a diverse group of pupils with complex educational needs,communication difficulties and challengingbehaviours.
Our clinicians area crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND. Across all ofour specialist schools and children’s homes, we provide unrivalledlevels of clinical support, both in terms of our expertiseand breadth of provision. Our young people present with acomplexity of need including developmental trauma,neuro-developmental conditions and special educationalneeds.
As part ofa multi-disciplinary clinical team you will be supportingeducational and residential colleagues to provide therapeuticliving and learning environments and, based on clinical assessmentand formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagementto our young people. You’ll also be assessing our young people’smental health and recommend appropriate interventions in apersonalised care plan. Building rapport is key, by doing thisyou’ll be able to deliver effective counselling and feedback onprogress.
What wedo for you
We knowyou’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment,we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in thesector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to thelives of our young people – plus you’llget:
* Training:A full induction and on the jobtraining
* Holiday:You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with fullschool holidays including bankholidays
* ClinicalDevelopment: If career growth and professionaladvancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme ofclinical learning anddevelopment
* Flexiblebenefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits suchas life insurance – check out our benefits here
* Wellbeing:a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employeeassistance
* Medicalcover so you can claim back the cost of things like anopticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-streetdiscounts
* Beautifulworking environments with the very best facilities –check out our schools here
* Arecommend a friend scheme that offers a £2,000 bonus everytime
Bringyour whole self towork
This is a greatopportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact ontheir future. Embedded within our living and learningenvironments you will be offered the support, resource andplatform for you to do great things. You’ll benefit fromsupervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+strong team of multi-disciplinary clinical colleagues who will bewith you every step of the way. Here’s a few things we’ll need fromyou:
* As a qualifiedprofessional (or accredited Counsellor), you’ll be eligible formembership of BACP, or a similar professional body (additionalmental health or therapeutic intervention qualifications would bedesirable)
* You’ll be wellversed in child development and good at connecting with youngpeople
* You’re also highlyorganised and ready to take the
initiative
* We genuinelycare about our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathyis amust
Interestedin joining us?
Ouryoung people deserve the best possible future and we feel the sameabout our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with apurpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to beyourself.
TheWitherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting thewelfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhancedDBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are anequal opportunities employer welcoming applications from allsections of thecommunity.
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