THE DETAILS:
- Location: Rhondda Cynon Taf,
- Subject:
- Hours: Full time
- Contract: Temporary
- Salary Type: Annual
- Salary Range: £40,000.00 - £45,000.00
- Language: Welsh
- Closing Date: 16 May, 2024 12:00 AM
This job application date has now expired.
Therapeutic Practitioner (Ty Gwyn Education Centre)
Ty Gwyn Education Centre, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council
Y Dolydd, Aberdare, RCT, CF44 8EX
Telephone – (01685) 652525
Therapeutic Practitioner
Hours: 32.5 hours per week - Term Time Only
Salary: Grade 11 (£40,221 x 77.15%) + Special Class Allowance
Start Date: As soon as possible
A post has arisen for a dynamic, flexible and enthusiastic Therapeutic Practitioner at Ty Gwyn Education Centre.
Ty Gwyn Education Centre is a secondary age Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) located in a newly refurbished building in the Aberdare area, serving the whole of RCT and learners from age 11 to 16 years.
Ty Gwyn Education Centre offers specialist provision for up to 60 learners with behavioural, emotional and social needs that cannot be met in their mainstream school. Learners are a mixture of full and part time (KS3 only) and access a broad and balanced curriculum of core subjects (English, Maths and Science) and a range of vocational and foundation subjects. Ty Gwyn is a trauma informed setting and has trained staff extensively in this area, we are now formally establishing the therapeutic team at this exciting time, this post will be providing leadership for this team.
As the Therapeutic Practitioner, you will be supporting and guiding children and young people to make positive choices and engage in learning. You will be a role model, a lifelong learner and a trusted responsible figure. You will providing leadership and support to the Therapeutic Team to facilitate their responses to need dynamically and supporting their planning and delivering recognised interventions to develop social skills and support emotional well-being. You will manage the more complex situations and carry out some more detailed work yourself. You will need to be able to use ICT proficiently to record and share important information and contribute to reports and meetings in this area.
You will be required to:
Application forms, and further details, including a and person specification for the role may be obtained via the Schools Recruitment website using the link: https://ce0576li.webitrent.com/ce0576li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC105GF.open?WVID=2482495vvA Please note to apply for this position you are required to complete the online application form on the Schools Recruitment Website. If you do not complete the online application, you will not be considered as having applied for the post.
We have a new recruitment website and you will need to create a new account to apply for this position.
Should you require further information about the post, please contact Victoria Cox-Wall, Headteacher, on 01685 652525.
The closing date for applications is Midnight on 16 th May 2024.
PROTECTING CHILDREN AND ADULTS AT RISK IS A CORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SCHOOL AND COUNCIL. IN ADDITION TO THIS SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITY, THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT FOR THE ROLE WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK.
The Council and School values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.
An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.
Ty Gwyn Education Centre, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council
Y Dolydd, Aberdare, RCT, CF44 8EX
Telephone – (01685) 652525
Therapeutic Practitioner
Hours: 32.5 hours per week - Term Time Only
Salary: Grade 11 (£40,221 x 77.15%) + Special Class Allowance
Start Date: As soon as possible
A post has arisen for a dynamic, flexible and enthusiastic Therapeutic Practitioner at Ty Gwyn Education Centre.
Ty Gwyn Education Centre is a secondary age Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) located in a newly refurbished building in the Aberdare area, serving the whole of RCT and learners from age 11 to 16 years.
Ty Gwyn Education Centre offers specialist provision for up to 60 learners with behavioural, emotional and social needs that cannot be met in their mainstream school. Learners are a mixture of full and part time (KS3 only) and access a broad and balanced curriculum of core subjects (English, Maths and Science) and a range of vocational and foundation subjects. Ty Gwyn is a trauma informed setting and has trained staff extensively in this area, we are now formally establishing the therapeutic team at this exciting time, this post will be providing leadership for this team.
As the Therapeutic Practitioner, you will be supporting and guiding children and young people to make positive choices and engage in learning. You will be a role model, a lifelong learner and a trusted responsible figure. You will providing leadership and support to the Therapeutic Team to facilitate their responses to need dynamically and supporting their planning and delivering recognised interventions to develop social skills and support emotional well-being. You will manage the more complex situations and carry out some more detailed work yourself. You will need to be able to use ICT proficiently to record and share important information and contribute to reports and meetings in this area.
You will be required to:
- To provide therapeutic interventions to assist children and young people to recover from trauma and develop trust in adults and accept help and support
- To enable children and young people to build safe and positive relationships with peers
- To enable children and young people to develop strategies to manage their emotions and develop better mental health to overcome barriers to progress
- To support children and young people to engage in learning and self-development, helping them become healthy and confident individuals
- To develop and deliver trauma-informed approaches for the benefit of children and young people across Ty Gwyn
- To design, deliver and review 1:1 therapeutic intervention for individual children and young people affected by recent or historic trauma or adverse experiences that have not been resolved
- To monitor the progress of individual learners
- To ensure appropriate written records are kept of sessions, assessments, planning and progress
- To ensure that Ty Gwyn offers a therapeutic environment to best meet the needs of children and young people
Application forms, and further details, including a and person specification for the role may be obtained via the Schools Recruitment website using the link: https://ce0576li.webitrent.com/ce0576li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC105GF.open?WVID=2482495vvA Please note to apply for this position you are required to complete the online application form on the Schools Recruitment Website. If you do not complete the online application, you will not be considered as having applied for the post.
We have a new recruitment website and you will need to create a new account to apply for this position.
Should you require further information about the post, please contact Victoria Cox-Wall, Headteacher, on 01685 652525.
The closing date for applications is Midnight on 16 th May 2024.
PROTECTING CHILDREN AND ADULTS AT RISK IS A CORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SCHOOL AND COUNCIL. IN ADDITION TO THIS SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITY, THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT FOR THE ROLE WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE CHECK.
The Council and School values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.
An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently, if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.