Education Clinician Maternity Cover

Education Clinician - Somerset - Maternity Cover

We are recruiting for an Education Clinician to join our Education Services in Taunton and Redhill
, Somerset, on a 12 month Maternity Cover
.

In this role, you will provide direct clinical support to children in our care who are looked after in our Education service. Your primary task will be supporting the children in our schools.

You will also work as part of an integrated, multidisciplinary team and lead on all aspects of delivery relating to our ATIC model of care. As well as therapeutic support, you will provide consultancy and training to staff teams, develop assessment reports, and create therapeutic support plans.

• Clinical psychologists or counselling psychologists must be HCPC‑registered (pending registration considered if you have a doctorate in clinical or counselling psychology)
• Child psychotherapists must be UKCP registered and accredited
• Essential: must have experience relating to working with children and young people who have experienced trauma and maltreatment
• Essential: must have experience working with families and professional statutory systems around looked‑after children (eg local authorities, CAMHS)
• Desirable: experience completing clinical assessments and delivering training programmes
• we are interested in also speaking to a HCPC registered Art Therapists

This role follows the local authority term time and will be 30 hours per week covering Monday – Thursday 9:00 – 5:00.

This is a Maternity Cover for 12 months.

• Company pension scheme
• Enhanced DBS check and update service
• Simply Health employee healthcare cashback scheme
• Employee referral scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Ongoing personal development and support
• Long Service Awards
• Blue Light Card

Do not delay your application. For more information, please e-mail our recruitment team at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). or call option 2.

As a social enterprise, Five Rivers has been at the forefront of innovation in turning children’s lives around for over 30 years, and we are a partner of choice for many local authorities. Our Fostering, Residential, and Education services provide fully integrated care and support for vulnerable children.

Five Rivers is continuing to develop services which will deliver the highest positive impact to children and young people recovering from the impact of trauma, abuse, and neglect. Our ATIC model of Attachment & Trauma Informed Care is embraced across our services.

Five Rivers Child Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.