Therapist

Witherslackgroup; Hinckley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A specialist care organization based in Hinckley is seeking a qualified professional to support children with special educational needs. This role involves assessing mental health, providing individualized interventions, and collaborating with educational staff. The ideal candidate will have a counselling qualification and be passionate about child development. Benefits include substantial holiday time, clinical development opportunities, and a supportive working environment. Join us to make a positive impact on young lives.

Benefits

35 days holiday including bank holidays

Clinical Development programme

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing tools and advice

Qualifications

• Qualified professional eligible for BACP membership.
• Desirable additional mental health or therapeutic intervention qualifications.
• Excellent at connecting with young people.

Responsibilities

• Assess mental health and recommend personalized interventions.
• Support educational and residential staff with therapeutic learning.
• Build rapport with young people to deliver effective counselling.

Skills

Child development knowledge

Counselling skills

Organizational skills

Empathy

Education

Accredited counselling qualification

Membership of BACP or similar body

Job description

Get out what you put in

This role is based at one of our 3-bed children's homes in Hinckley. You will be working with the MDTs in attached schools which are currently Hinckley House School and Dovetree School. This role is 2 days per week.

Our clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined‑up model in SEND. Across all of our specialist schools and children’s homes, we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support, both in terms of our expertise and breadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro‑developmental conditions and special educational needs.

As part of a multi‑disciplinary clinical team you will be supporting educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic learning environments and, based on clinical assessment and formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people. You’ll also be assessing our young people’s mental health and recommending appropriate interventions in a personalised care plan. Building rapport is key, by doing this you’ll be able to deliver effective counselling and feedback on progress.

What we do for you

• Training: A full induction and on‑the‑job training
• Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 35 days holiday including bank holidays
• Clinical Development: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development
• Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits here
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high‑street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities – check out our schools here
• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time

Bring your whole self to work

This is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future. Embedded within our living and learning environments you will be offered the support, resource and platform for you to do great things. You’ll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+ strong team of multi‑disciplinary clinical colleagues who will be with you every step of the way. Here’s a few things we’ll need from you:

• As a qualified professional (or accredited Counsellor), you’ll be eligible for membership of BACP, or a similar professional body (additional mental health or therapeutic intervention qualifications would be desirable)
• You’ll be well versed in child development and good at connecting with young people
• You’re also highly organised and ready to take the initiative
• We genuinely care about our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathy is a must

At Witherslack Group, inclusion is part of who we are. We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, valued and that they truly belong.

As a specialist provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs, we understand the importance of embracing individuality and championing difference – especially when it comes to neurodiversity. We celebrate diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and the unique strengths that each person brings to our community.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We are proud to be recognised as an inclusive employer and are committed to making our recruitment and workplace practices inclusive and accessible. If you need any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process or in the workplace, we’ll be there every step of the way.

By building a diverse and inclusive team, we’re better able to support the children, young people and families we serve and ensure every member of our team can thrive, grow, and be their authentic self.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

For a full job description and person specification, please click here.

To view our ex-offenders policy please click here.

To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of this School/Learning centre. You can find all our Schools here.

Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD