A unique opportunity has arisen to join a small team who are committed and passionate about improving the lives of children/young people with disabilities, complex health needs or chronic illness.The client offers a Part-timecontract with an opportunity to work from home, a fair and manageable caseload and further training in your portfolio.
The vacancy will be for an initial 3 - 6 months with potential for extension.
Barnet are seeking a Children's Occupational Therapy Assistant who has a minimum of 2 years experience working with children and in social care.
Special Educational Needs schools could be a great place to start your career in supporting children and young adults with additional needs, especially if you are looking at a career in child psychology, family support or down the counselling route!
Have you completed previous university placements or volunteer programmes supporting either children or adults with additional needs or mental health support?
Are you a Psychology/Counselling graduate and interested in a career in educational settings, whether that is supporting within a mainstream school, or across a variety of Special Needs Schools?
Build the resilience of children, young people and their families by using evidenced based approaches to achieve sustained change.
Provide high quality social work as part of a multi-professional team, acting, as required, as the lead professional for families caring for adolescents presenting with a range of needs including being victims/perpetrators of child sexual exploitation, young people affected or involved in serious youth violence and group offending, missing from home.
Use the direction, support and guidance of your line manager and the multiprofessional team to effectively manage the range of complexities of risk and ambiguity families present with.