Liverpool, Merseyside
Polaris
Therapist
Company: Polaris Children’s Services
Basic salary: £12,713.15 pro rata (£27,810 FTE)
Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31 st March 2025
Specific Hours: 16 hours per week (Wednesdays and Thursdays per week)
Base Location: Wirral
Benefits: 30 days’ Annual Leave (rising to 35 days’ with length of service) + Bank Holidays, Enhanced Mileage, Company Pension, Life Assurance x2, Employee Discount Scheme & Medical Cash Plan (pro rata)
About us:
Polaris Children’s Services are an established children’s services provider that delivers innovative and outcomes-based services, offering real value and building brighter futures for as many children, young people and families as possible.
The role is to work with children and young people looked after, and care leavers supporting their emotional wellbeing. There is also a responsibility to support placement stability, which includes working with foster carer’s and other professionals supporting the child or young person. This includes multi-agency working, supporting professionals in the system around the child/young person to ensure best outcomes for the children and young people of Wirral.
There is a requirement for you to travel to the best location for the support to take place, the contract is delivered within the local authority county and up to a 40 mile radius outside of this.
With the skills to engage, motivate and challenge, we are looking for a therapeutic outreach worker to work within our multi-disciplinary team. You will be able to listen and respond sensitively and appropriately to children, young people and their families/foster carers, working with them in a solution-focused way to build on the existing strengths to achieve positive change.
With a background in social care, youth work, education, or other related area and an understanding of the challenges faced by children, young people and families, it is essential that you have previous experience of working with children and families/foster carers as well as a sound knowledge of safeguarding procedures.
What we are looking for:
Polaris Children’s Services are looking for a Therapist who can provide both Consultation and Therapeutic Intervention to Children in Care and Care Leavers, as well as their Foster Carer’s and Professional system’s around them. The successful candidate will provide short to medium term interventions to families in accordance with your training and accreditation.
Role Responsibilities:
Essential Criteria:
Polaris Children’s Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS Check, cost of which will be met by Polaris Children’s Services. Polaris Children’s Services is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates.