Assistant Psychologist Doncaster, England
Job description
Five Rivers Child Care is a leading Social Enterprise dedicated to turning children’s lives around. Supported by our founder, we have developed our national network of services to meet the needs of looked after children and support recovery from the impact of trauma, abuse, and neglect.
Our Assessment & Therapy Service are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to join our nationwide team, supporting our children and young people across our fostering and residential services.
This is a home-based role where you will be working remotely to support clinicians in services across the country. However, some travel will be required to carry out assessments with children. All expenses for this would be covered.
Key Responsibilities
- To attend and minute ICMM meetings alongside the fostering or residential clinician.
- To draft ICMM reports within 2 weeks of the meeting.
- To be trained in and complete Story Stem Assessments for children identified through our assessment process.
- To co-facilitate 6-week online training groups when required alongside the clinician.
- To participate in the development and delivery of research projects and service evaluation.
- To ensure accurate recording and compliance of record keeping.
You will join our growing multidisciplinary team delivering Attachment and Trauma Informed Care (ATIC) across the whole of Five Rivers Child Care.
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We are looking for someone who has the following:
- Experience of working directly with developmentally traumatised children (this could be through providing care, education, support work etc).
- A degree level qualification (BSc and/or MSc) that demonstrates psychological knowledge including an understanding of research methods.
- A willingness and commitment to develop and grow within the team.
To support you in your role the Assessment & Therapy Team will provide:
- Monthly supervision.
- Monthly reflective practice space.
- Monthly team meeting.
- Weekly space to meet with other Assistant Psychologists.
- In person team and service development days (3x per year over 2 days).
- CPD opportunities including training with the Anna Freud Centre in Story Stem Assessment Profile.
- Support to grow and develop professionally in line with your development plan.
You will also receive:
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays.
- Company pension scheme.
- Simply Health – medical cash-back plan.
- Perk Box – 100’s of high street and web-based discounts.
- Employee referral scheme.
- Long Service Recognition scheme.
- Enhanced Maternity Leave package for mothers with over one year’s service.
Do not delay in your application if you are interested in the role, please contact our Recruitment Team by emailing [email protected] or calling 01722 435750 option 2.
If you are successful, you will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure check prior to their employment and then on a 3-yearly update. Five Rivers requires full and satisfactory employment references covering 3 years. We require all new employees to bring proof of their identity and proof of right to work in the UK.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £22,549.00-£24,882.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Education:
- Bachelor's (required)
Experience:
- childhood: 1 year (required)
Work Location: On the road
Application deadline: 04/05/2023
