Therapeutic Practitioner
Salary: £14,094 to £14,733 per annum, depending on qualifications
Maximum full time job rate potential is £15,372 per annum, performance related
Hours: Part time (15 hours per week)
Location: Norwich based with Norfolk and Suffolk wide responsibilities
Why Break?
At Break we invest in the future of our staff just as we do for the young people in our services. We strive to provide the highest quality of care, so whether you’re just starting your career in children’s social care or are already qualified, you’ll be supported, recognised and rewarded for your essential part in our vital work.
About the role:
Break Therapeutic Services is a multi-disciplinary therapeutic team (psychotherapists, psychotherapeutic counsellors, counsellors) who work with staff teams across Break’s services supporting them to provide trauma-informed and attachment-focused care and support.
We are seeking a part time Therapeutic Practitioners to be part of the BTS residential team focused on developing trauma-informed care and therapeutic practice, supporting staff teams within our homes. Your named office base will be in Norwich with the expectation that the majority of your role will be carried out at our residential services at other locations in Norfolk including west and north Norfolk.
You will be able to build relationships with dedicated staff teams who work directly with the children and young people in our care. You will facilitate reflective spaces and support teams to consider the needs of each young person through a trauma informed lens and offer direct therapeutic frameworks and practice support. You will also provide one-to-one reflective spaces to help individual members of staff with the impact of caring for young people with a significant trauma history. You will deliver CPD and workshops to support staff understanding and development.
You will be joining a reflective, passionate, curious and supportive team within an organisation that is committed to moving towards an embedded trauma-informed model of work. The value of external clinical supervision is fully acknowledged and 1.5 hours per month of clinical supervision is funded by Break.
In your role, you’ll have access to the following benefits:
Free, career-enhancing qualifications
A “golden hello” scheme welcoming you to our services, with £500 paid to you one month after your start date and a second £500 at the six-month mark. (Not available to candidates referred by recruitment agencies)
A referral scheme offering the same two payments as the golden hello if you recommend a contact who goes on to be employed by Break in care services. (subject to conditions)
31 days annual leave per year (including bank holidays)
Annual leave purchase
Additional service-related holiday from 2 years
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Company funded medical cash plan
Enhanced sick pay and family friendly leave
Pension salary sacrifice
Life assurance to the value of 3x your annual salary
Access to the Blue Light benefits platform enabling you to access discounts across a range of shops, venues and services (your membership fee will be reimbursed)
Access to multiple Wellbeing initiatives
The opportunity to influence Break’s strategy and direction through our Staff Consultation Forum
Cycle to Work and Tech scheme
And more
Full details of the role, including a job description and person specification can be found within the ‘documents’ section.
If you would like to develop your career and make a real difference in a child or young person’s life, use the ‘apply now’ button to be taken to our application site.
We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates as they apply. This means the role may close at short notice and without prior warning.
Additional Information
People are our biggest asset in our organisation. We recognise that the key to providing the highest quality of care is to ensure we have a diverse workforce using their life experiences to give the children and young people a well-rounded right start in life. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
The first interview will be a Safe Care/ Warner style interview. If successful after the first interview, candidates will then be expected to attend a formal interview.
An enhanced DBS check is required for the role. This will be funded by Break.
To comply with OFSTED requirements, you will be asked to provide details of your full employment history.
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments which you may need during the application or recruitment process. If there are adjustments you would like to request, please contact contactrecruitment@break-charity.org. We also offer reasonable adjustments in the workplace.
To comply with the Immigration Asylum & Nationality Act 2006 and additional amendments, and UKVI requirements, all prospective employees will be asked to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK. We will ask to see and take a copy of an appropriate official document as set out in the UKVI guidelines. Do not send anything now, further information will be sent to you should you be invited to interview.
For more information on this job opportunity, please initially email the Recruitment Team via contactrecruitment@break-charity.org
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