Play Therapist - Aylesbury Vale Academy
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Buckinghamshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | BUC11592 |
Summary
Overview
We are looking for a Play Therapist to provide professional and confidential support and counselling play therapy services to students in the primary phase of Aylesbury Vale Academy.
Term time only
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Salary details: Bucks Pay Range 5 Point 26 (£32,192) to Point 30 (£34,684) Full-time Equivalent
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 18 hours per week
Closing date: 10/05/2024 12:00
Interviews to be held: Week Commencing 19 May 2024
About us
The Aylesbury Vale Academy is Good school with a strong sense of purpose and achievement based upon respect, aspiration and resilience. Aylesbury Vale Academy provides a safe and stimulating learning environment for children from 2 to 18 years old. At the Academy, we aim to provide an inclusive, engaging and challenging experience, leading to an education of the highest quality.
Website: https://www.theacademy.me/
About the role
The overall responsibility of the Play Therapist is to provide daily one to one support for students on a range of issues. They will be able to provide a high quality, professional and confidential psychotherapy/play therapy service for individual groups of students age 3 to 11 who require therapeutic welfare support covering a variety of emotional needs.
About you
We are looking for someone who has flexibility in their approach, resilience, good listening and communication skills, has a positive attitude to young people and good organisational skills.
The candidate must have:-
- Full membership of PTUK or BAPT
- Post Graduate Diploma in Play Therapy
- Experience of working with children of primary age in a therapeutic way
- Experience of using a range of therapies
- Knowledge of working with children who have experienced trauma
- Experience in identifying the student's counselling needs through an assessment process
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below. Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01296 428551
Email: EPerrin@theacademy.me
Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
Only fully completed application forms will be accepted. CVs will not be accepted, unless they accompany a completed application form.
Our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children will be reflected throughout the recruitment process, and the successful applicant will subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All shortlisted candidates will be expected to complete a Social Media Check prior to interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
We are looking for a Play Therapist to provide professional and confidential support and counselling play therapy services to students in the primary phase of Aylesbury Vale Academy.
Term time only
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Salary details: Bucks Pay Range 5 Point 26 (£32,192) to Point 30 (£34,684) Full-time Equivalent
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 18 hours per week
Closing date: 10/05/2024 12:00
Interviews to be held: Week Commencing 19 May 2024
About us
The Aylesbury Vale Academy is Good school with a strong sense of purpose and achievement based upon respect, aspiration and resilience. Aylesbury Vale Academy provides a safe and stimulating learning environment for children from 2 to 18 years old. At the Academy, we aim to provide an inclusive, engaging and challenging experience, leading to an education of the highest quality.
Website: https://www.theacademy.me/
About the role
The overall responsibility of the Play Therapist is to provide daily one to one support for students on a range of issues. They will be able to provide a high quality, professional and confidential psychotherapy/play therapy service for individual groups of students age 3 to 11 who require therapeutic welfare support covering a variety of emotional needs.
About you
We are looking for someone who has flexibility in their approach, resilience, good listening and communication skills, has a positive attitude to young people and good organisational skills.
The candidate must have:-
- Full membership of PTUK or BAPT
- Post Graduate Diploma in Play Therapy
- Experience of working with children of primary age in a therapeutic way
- Experience of using a range of therapies
- Knowledge of working with children who have experienced trauma
- Experience in identifying the student's counselling needs through an assessment process
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below. Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Tel No: 01296 428551
Email: EPerrin@theacademy.me
Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.
Only fully completed application forms will be accepted. CVs will not be accepted, unless they accompany a completed application form.
Our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children will be reflected throughout the recruitment process, and the successful applicant will subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All shortlisted candidates will be expected to complete a Social Media Check prior to interview.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
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