Ireland’s national organisation for one-parent families is
recruiting a part-time Play Therapist. One Family is Ireland’s
organisation for people parenting alone, sharing parenting or
separating. We provide support, information and specialist family
support services to all members of all one-parent families, as well as
to those experiencing an unplanned pregnancy and to professionals
working with one-parent families. One Family’s vision is that every
family in Ireland will be cherished equally, and will enjoy the
social, financial and legal equality to create their own positive
future.
PLAY THERAPIST ROLE
This additional Play Therapist role will join the Parenting Service in
One Family.
One Family Parenting work with parents and children from one parent
families, where children may be struggling with big emotions, at times
stemming from parental separation. We offer a Tusla funded project,
Separating Well for Children (SWP), and focus our family support
within the framework of infant mental health. We aim to prevent
children being negatively impacted by parental separation, and to
support families where conflict and domestic violence is impacting on
children’s wellbeing.
PLAY THERAPIST JOB DESCRIPTION
* Contribute to the provision of a professional and comprehensive
Creative Therapy Service within the Parenting Service.
* Deliver play therapy sessions on an individual basis to children
aged 4 to * years of age.
* Directly engage in the delivery of group-based support for
children both through Rainbows Ireland programmes and therapeutic
short programmes designed for children.
* Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Maintain all quality/professional standards and codes of practice
OTHER
* Attend relevant internal and external supervisions and trainings
including clinical supervision.
* Complete all relevant admin associated with the role
* Follow all of One Family’s policies and procedures
* Contribute to evaluations, policy, reports, funding applications
etc as requested
* To be line managed by the Director of Parenting & Professional
Development and take direction where appropriate on issues relating to
clients and case load from the Practice Manager (Parenting Service).
* Undertake any other work as requested by your Manager.
PERSON SPECIFICATION – YOU MUST:
* Have a relevant professional qualification in play therapy and be
fully accredited.
* Be an accredited member of Play Therapy Ireland or another
relevant professional body.
* Have a minimum of 3 years’ experience working as a play
therapist with children.
* Have a children’s focus and perspective
* Be enthusiastic and self-motivated
* Have experience working in an interdisciplinary team
* Have a knowledge of the impact of domestic abuse, interparental
conflict and separation/divorce on children and young people
* Be confident in applying Children First within your practice
* Understand the HSE National Consent Policy and the relevance of
dual consent when working with children and minors.
* Have a broad knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting
children in today’s world, particularly in one parent families.
TERMS OF ROLE
This is a part-time fixed term contract role running from September
1st, *, to June *th,
*. The role will be over 1.5 - 2 days a
week/ *.5- * hours with
one full day of direct * therapeutic work to be
delivered on Fridays in One Family offices in Coke Lane, Dublin 7. The
children’s room is where all creative therapies for children take
place and currently is only available on Friday. It is important to
One Family that we increase capacity for * in
person sessions with children. We will aim to offer some flexibility
about the remaining hours.
The full-time salary scale is € *,**Apply on
the website** to € *, *
for a *-hour week; the salary offered will be
pro rata for *.5- *
hours. It is expected that the role will start on point 1 of the
scale. Annual leave, sick leave, training supports and pension
contribution as well as other benefits will be provided in line with
our terms and conditions. The post is subject to a six-month
probationary period.
APPLICANT PROCESS
A cover letter and CV addressing the required competencies should be
emailed to **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** Director of Parenting &
Professional Development. Your application should be marked clearly
PLAY THERAPIST APPLICATION.
Closing date for applications is **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** NOON FRIDAY
**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH JULY **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**.
_One Family is an equal opportunities employer_
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
