Child and Adult Art/Play Psychotherapist/Counsellor - Full-time

Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy, Swanley

Ref:KCC207-7164-67S
Posted:19/05/2022
Pay:£250.00 to £275.00 per day
Start Date:Immediate
App Close Date:23/06/2022 at 12:00
Interviews:07/07/2022

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Child and Adult Art/Play Psychotherapist/Counsellor

To start As Soon As Possible on a temporary basis

2/3 days per week during term time. On an SLA contract basis.

£250.00- £275.00 per day.

Are you:

Energetic, enthusiastic and hard working
Passionate about working with pupils who have special needs
Conscientious and innovative
Committed to working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
Confident in dealing with children who may sometimes displaying challenging behaviours.

Parkwood Hall is a residential school for students aged 8 – 19 years with moderate to severe learning difficulties. Parkwood Hall aims to provide an outstanding and supportive learning environment which challenges students to achieve success. The core learning values, which are at the centre of the curriculum, focus upon developing the student’s resilience and ability to make informed life choices.

Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy special needs school has a great opportunity for an experienced and qualified Arts/play Therapist/Counsellor starting as soon as possible. The therapist will be working for the school on a self-employed SLA contract basis for two to three days per week for 39 weeks per year in the school term time. We are interested to hear from suitably qualified, experienced therapists who have experience of working with children and young people with a range of special needs predominantly autism and communication difficulties and moderate to severe learning difficulties.

Applications forms can be found at www.parkwoodhall.co.uk under the ‘About Us, Vacancies tab’.

You can also request an application form by sending your email address to contact@parkwoodhall.co.uk stating the name of the vacancy.

All completed application forms must be sent to contact@parkwoodhall.co.uk

Please note that CVs alone cannot be accepted.

Parkwood Hall Co-operative Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our Candidate Privacy notice can be found on our website.

This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and an enhanced DBS Disclosure is required.

Applications are invited from black and ethnic minority candidates and from men, as these groups are under-represented on the school's staff. (RRA sections 35-38 apply).

Closing date: Thursday midday 23^rd June 2022

Interview date: Thursday 7^th July 2022

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Information about the school

Parkwood Hall is a residential and day school for pupils aged 8-19 years with moderate to severe learning difficulties and other complex needs including autism and language difficulties. We are passionate about our Co-operative values of self-help, self- responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity.

Parkwood Hall aims to provide an outstanding and supportive learning environment which challenges students to achieve success. The core learning values, which are at the centre of the curriculum, focus upon developing the student’s resilience and ability to make informed life choices.

Job Contact Information

Name:Saimah Iram
Address:Parkwood Hall, Beechenlea Lane, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8DR
Telephone: 01322 664441
Email: contact@parkwoodhall.co.uk

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