Drama Therapist
Grangewood School
Hillingdon
- Expired
- Salary:
- £11,561 - £12,838 per annum inclusive of Outer London Weighting, POA 35 – 39 + Special Schools Allowance
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required for 1 September 2015
- Apply by:
- 9 July 2015
Job overview
14.4 hours per week (2 days per week), term time only + 5 training days
An enthusiastic, highly motivated Dramatherapist is required to join the Arts Therapy Service at the Eden Academy.
The post will be based at Grangewood School. Grangewood is a school for primary age children who have severe learning difficulties and autism.
Dance Movement Therapy, Dramatherapy and Music Therapy are well established in the school and the post offers:
- Strong and positive emphasis on multidisciplinary working
- Working as part of a therapy team with dance movement, drama and music therapists within the Eden Academy schools; team supervision by a psychotherapist provided twice a term
- Opportunities to deliver sessions with other professionals
- Funding for regular individual supervision by a registered supervisor
A successful candidate will have the following:
- Experience in working with young people with learning difficulties
- Experience of working with groups and individuals
- Able to work jointly with other arts therapists
- Experience in working in a school setting
- Experience in working as part of a Multidisciplinary team
For an informal discussion and further information please contact Helen Milward or Jo Roger, Joint Head of Therapy Services 01895 676401
To apply, please visit: https://www.schoolshrcooperative.co.uk/job/view/2827-dramatherapist-1
Closing Date: Thursday 9 July 2015 at noon
Interview Date: Monday 13 July 2015
CVs will not be accepted
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check.
The Eden Academy
c/o Grangewood School, Fore Street, Middlesex, Pinner, HA5 2JQ
HEAD TEACHER: Mr John Ayres
Ref: SCH/13283SR
About Grangewood School
- Grangewood School
- Ballinger Way, Hayes, Northolt
- Middlesex
- UB5 6GG
- United Kingdom
Grangewood School is a co-educational day school for primary age children with severe learning difficulties. We cater for children aged from 3 years to 11 years of age.
The school is situated on a beautiful wooded site in Eastcote, Middlesex which has extensive grounds with a range of facilities including:
- Hydrotherapy Pool with Sensory Environment
- Spa Pool
- Soft Play Room
- Specially adapted Art and Technology Rooms
- Sensory Room
- Sensory Garden
- Purpose built play areas with safety surfacing
- Nature trail
- Water garden
- Minibuses with tail-lifts for off site activities
- Purpose built Creative Therapy Room
The relationship between pupils and staff at Grangewood are excellent. The school is a happy and purposeful environment where children are praised and acknowledged for who they are as well as what they do. We provide a safe and supportive environment for children with a range of special needs and strengths. We also aim to provide within the school an ethos in which regard for others is of the greatest importance.
Pupils at Grangewood engage in a range of stimulating and creative learning opportunities. We provide a broad and balanced curriculum, including the National Curriculum, which is delivered by means of individual teaching programmes and continuous assessment. The school is well supported by a team of professionals, including speech therapists, educational psychologists and a full time nurse.
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