Talking Therapist
Cheltenham
Ullenwood
Job details
Salary
£31766.96 FTE
Role type
Term Time Only
Hours of work
Part time 28 hrs/week, Term time only (39 weeks / yr) - 0.63 FTE
Location
Ullenwood
Location status
On Site - 3 days / week Ullenwood - 1 day / week central Cheltenham
Contract type
Permanent
Interview date
Interviews will be held during the course of the advertisement and the vacancy may close if appointment made - please apply early.
Closing date
16/02/2026
About the role
The ongoing health and wellbeing of our students is vital to enhance their quality of life and to support their learning and experiences as they grow in their independence and explore new opportunities during their time at National Star.
Providing face to face support to our students with complex physical and learning disabilities, you will be proactive and creative in finding most effective therapy paths and ensuring that we are meeting individuals’ needs. You will be responsible for managing your own caseload of students, assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating Talking Therapy programmes and ensuring that interventions are safe and effective.
Ideally coming with a good understanding of some of the issues being faced by young adults with complex physical and learning disabilities, you will have a good understanding of quality assurance processes and reporting of progress based on each student’s EHCP based individual targets.
A flexible approach coupled with excellent communication and team working skills will be required as you will work with students, support staff and members of the multi-disciplinary team to integrate wellbeing and positive behaviour support strategies including Emotional wellbeing plans into learning or other activities wherever possible.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an experienced and highly regarded team of therapists working at the award-winning National Star College, giving you the chance to learn from other professionals working in the field and develop your professional skills You will be part of a hugely supportive, growing and dynamic team that has a wide, diverse range of backgrounds including creative arts therapies such as dance, music and drama, and our Positive Behaviour Support team.
We expect you to have relevant and recognised qualification in Counselling or Psychotherapy and be UKCP, BACP or HCPC registered. Additional training in Positive Behaviour Support and specialisms such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy would also be highly beneficial to us.
This role will be part time (28 hours, 4 days per week) term time only (39 weeks a year) – 0.63 FTE. The FTE salary of £31,766 will be paid pro rata at c £20,215 pa. You will be based mostly at our Ullenwood site on the outskirts of Cheltenham with 1 day a week at supporting our Work Based Learning team in the centre of Cheltenham.
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