Arts Therapist (HCPC) / Counsellor (BACP)
Bromley Beacon Academy Bromley –
SEMH School Provision
Bromley Beacon Academy Bromley is a SEMH SEN provision for students aged 13-18. The school is part of the London South East Academies Trust, a multi-site Alternative Provision and Special Academy predominantly supporting children and young people aged 5 -18 with an Education, Health and Care Plan, detailing their SEMH needs.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a robust and self-motivated Therapist to join the current therapy team in supporting the therapy provision within the school, alongside supporting and sharing the lead on a whole-school approach to well-being. The candidate will have capacity to work with an integrative evidence based approach both directly and indirectly to meet the various needs of clients. They will offer formal sessional work to support students, whilst working with staff and parents alongside promoting well-being through innovating whole school initiatives, advocacy and training/supervision for staff members. The therapist will work independently within the school to manage their caseload and help support the caseload of trainee therapists and volunteer counsellors where available. They will be supported by the larger therapy team (comprised of therapists from the 8 SEMH schools and Alternative Provisions within the Trust), which they will contribute to fortnightly. The candidate will report both to the Head of School and to their line manager.
Location: Bromley Beacon Academy, Bromley
Start Date: As soon as possible
Contract Status: 36 hours per week/ 39 weeks per year (term time only)
Salary: FTE £32,445 (actual salary £27,254)
Supervision: Half termly peer supervision with a diverse Therapy Team. A contribution towards additional external supervision is paid for by the organisation.
Application: Please submit the attached job application responding to the Job Specification below, detailing a personal statement, professional qualifications and employment history that meets the requirements of the role by 1st February 2024 – Interviews week commencing 5th February 2024
Application to be sent to: SBMBromley@lseat.org.uk
For questions, please contact Head Teacher, Philip Tagoe at T: 0203 319 0503