Play Therapist - Aylesbury, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council
Description
Location: Aylesbury
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.
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