Therapist

Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership, Somerset, BA3 2UD

16 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
5 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 April 2025

Job details

Job role: Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time: Hours: 15 hours per week, Term time only plus 5 inset days.
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: FTE £37,035 - £40,476
Actual salary: Actual Salary £12,899 - £14,098
Pay scale: Grade 8, Scale 27 - 31
Hourly rate: £19.20 - £20.98

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is an exciting opportunity to provide specialist therapy provision in Frome, helping students overcome emotional and behavioural challenges and thrive in their educational journey. You will manage a diverse caseload, utilising your expertise to create tailored interventions and support their holistic development.

Key Responsibilities:

Deliver high-quality play, music, or art therapy sessions to students with a range of needs.
Manage and prioritise a complex caseload, ensuring effective and timely interventions.
Assess students' needs and develop individualized therapeutic plans.
Monitor intervention outcomes and adapt plans accordingly.
Provide detailed reports, maintaining accurate and confidential case notes.
Work collaboratively with school staff, parents/carers, and other professionals.
Attend and contribute to pupil meetings, providing expert input.
Utilise evidence-based therapeutic approaches and contribute to the development of best practice guidelines.
Ensure a safe and supportive therapeutic environment.

What We're Looking For:

MA in a therapeutic approach (Play Therapy, Music Therapy, Art Therapy).
Current registration with the appropriate professional standards authority.
Proven experience as a Creative Therapist.
Excellent therapeutic and communication skills.
Ability to adapt communication for diverse age ranges.
Creative problem-solving skills.
Experience working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Strong record-keeping skills.
Understanding of conflict management.
Ability to create a safe and stable therapeutic environment.
Knowledge of relevant national policies and procedures.

What the school offers its staff

There are many advantages to working for us. Included in your actual annual salary is generous annual leave entitlement, access to a local government pension scheme, sick pay scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, free eye tests and employee assistance helpline. You also have access to an employee benefits platform which offers savings on everyday essentials to special offers on travel, dining, and entertainment.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.