Description
The London Borough of Sutton is seeking a Play / Creative Arts Therapist to join its multidisciplinary team within Children's Social Care. The successful candidate will deliver time-limited therapeutic interventions with vulnerable children, supporting them to express and process unconscious emotions, trauma, and difficult life experiences.
The role involves:
- Delivering individual, sibling, or group play/creative arts therapy to help children process trauma, express their narratives, and develop coping strategies
- Offering expert consultation to social workers, parents, foster carers, and multi-agency partners to increase their understanding of children's emotional and mental health needs
- Maintaining analytical casework, writing comprehensive progress reports, advocating for children in multi-agency planning meetings, and keeping detailed records
The ideal candidate will have:
- A recognised/accredited professional qualification in Play Therapy or a Creative Arts Therapy (Art, Drama, or Music)
- Substantial post-qualifying experience providing therapeutic interventions to children and young people displaying complex SEMH needs, severe trauma, loss, and challenging behaviour
- Comprehensive understanding of trauma-informed practice, attachment theories, developmental trauma, mental health modalities, and relevant child protection/mental health legislation
The London Borough of Sutton offers a range of benefits, including a generous annual leave entitlement, enhanced maternity and paternity leave, flexible working arrangements, and access to a learning and development portal.
The salary for this role is GBP 43,449 - 53,919 per year.