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JOB ALERT!
JOB ALERT: Trauma Informed Therapist Needed
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We Are Survivors are currently looking for individuals that have the passion, drive and determination to help us deliver our OUT Spoken Talking Therapy Services in our Greater Manchester and Merseyside estates (on a part-time basis) – As we continue to provide services in prisons across the Northwest. We are recruiting for the roles below:
- Trauma Informed Therapist (1 day – 7.5hrs) – HMP Hindley
- Trauma Informed Therapist (1 day – 7.5hrs) – HMP Altcourse
For nearly 16 years, We Are Survivors has provided survivor-focused therapeutic and advocacy support to male (including Trans and Non-binary) victims/survivors of sexual abuse, rape, and sexual exploitation. We have developed a three-tiered approach to services and underpin everything we do with a ‘trauma and recovery’ framework pioneered by Dr Judith Herman.
We are currently commissioned to deliver trauma-informed therapy services in 15 prisons across the Northwest of England and are looking for motivated and skilled practitioners to work in a fascinating, vital, and sometimes challenging environment.
Believe you are right for this role?
You will be a qualified counsellor / psychotherapist who holds at least a Diploma in Counselling / Psychotherapy or equivalent and be registered with BACP or equivalent (preferably an accredited member). You will understand issues relating to trauma, be able to work as part of a team and feel confident working in a prison setting.
In return for your time, experience, and commitment to the organisation, you will receive an annual salary of £27,810; 25 days annual leave (increasing annually by 1 day to max of 30 days) plus bank holidays; birthday leave; company sick pay; monthly clinical supervision; pension contribution; a range of training opportunities; and access to different benefit schemes.
Note: salary and annual leave is based on WTE. We may also consider the opportunity to job share.
If this is a role that you think you could achieve great things in, then we want to hear from you.
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Send a CV and Covering Letter to us at [email protected]. Please ensure that your Covering Letter entails how you achieve the role and responsibilities in our job description.
Closing date for applications is: 27/09/2024 at 12pm.
