Head of Therapy – Children’s Residential Services Nuneaton
Compass Associates is excited to be working with a specialist provider of children’s residential care and therapeutic support, to recruit a new Head of Therapy to join them on a full-time permanent basis.
You’d work with children who have complex needs and challenging behaviours due to backgrounds of learning disabilities, previously living in unsafe/harmful environments, attachment difficulties and/or early life trauma, which has disrupted their development as a consequence. You’d be based at the main site in Nuneaton which has specially designed, high quality residential homes as well as beautiful outdoor gardens and therapy, sport and art activity spaces.
As Head of Therapy, you will be lead the clinical and therapeutic provisions, build a team of therapists and ensure high quality therapeutic interventions are being delivered across the services. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Psychotherapist or Creative Therapist as you’d maintain the clinical element of your role but also be involved in service development, leadership and clinical quality.
Degree in Psychotherapy or Art/Drama/Dance/Music Therapy
Extensive experience working within children’s residential and/or specialist education settings
Up to date knowledge around safeguarding and child protection
Informal phone call followed by formal interview onsite.
Compass Associates Ltd is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy; we offer a £200 John Lewis voucher for each successful recommendation.
Compass Associates, established in 2009, is an award-winning, UK specialist Health and Social Care Recruitment Consultancy providing tailored, high quality recruitment solutions for all permanent assignments.