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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    8 July 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    14 June 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

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Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Band 5 FTE £32,815.00 - £39,947.00 pro rata per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking two child and adolescent psychotherapist, with some experience of delivering interventions to support young people with challenging behaviour within a school context. This will need to include an integrative approach that is responsive to individual needs.

As part of the Therapy Team, you will be responsible for organising and delivering therapy interventions to children and young people attending the school. Nightingale Community Academy (NCA) is a special school that supports boys and young men with complex emotional and mental health needs, many of which have experienced trauma and multiple exclusions.

As well as delivering therapy sessions to the young people attending NCA, you will communicate with CAMHS and other partner organisations. This may include participating in Peer Supervision and reciprocal arrangements for one to one and group work.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

What the school offers its staff

Nightingale Community Academy is a special school in Wandsworth for 120 boys aged 5 to 19 with social emotional and mental health needs.

Primary pupils benefit from a purpose-built classroom hub and outdoor adventure playground and access to weekly music lessons and a comprehensive therapy service. Secondary and post-16 students are offered a broad curriculum including vocational courses such as motor vehicle studies, construction, horticulture and hospitality. All pupils benefit from regular animal therapy at Tom’s Farm, which is located on the spacious school site.

Staff at Nightingale Community Academy take pride in the development of young people in a safe and stimulating environment and are offered a rewarding and varied career in return. To find out more about us visit www.nightingaleca.org.

A great opportunity to join an expanding team of therapists working at Nightingale Community Academy and across a collaborative of similar units. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, which offers a range of therapies, such as Creative, Psychotherapy, Speech & Language and Occupational Therapy.

Commitment to safeguarding

Nightingale Community Academy and Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

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About Nightingale Community Academy

School type
Academy, ages 5 to 19
School size
120 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 19
Phone number
02038977077

Nightingale Community Academy is a school for boys aged between 5 and 19 who have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) or Statement of SEN for social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.

Some learners also have Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), or other learning difficulties. At Nightingale Community Academy we are committed to raising the expectations of our learner group, removing barriers to learning and delivering attainment at the highest level.

“Since the start of the school in September 2016, the principal and his leadership team have shown a tireless determination to improve the education it offers. Their ‘no excuses’ approach means that nothing other than the highest quality of education is good enough”. (Ofsted February 2019) – (The full Ofsted Report, is now available on our website).

Nightingale Community Academy is committed to a multi-disciplinary approach to meeting learners’ needs, and promotes high quality professional development for all staff.

Arranging a visit to Nightingale Community Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.

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