Part Time Music Therapist

Part Time Hours - 16 hours per week 

The Cambian Group is one of the largest providers of specialist behavioural health services for children and adults in the UK. Our work in the UK embraces many specialist services including children’s specialist education, children’s residential services, adult mental health, acquired brain injury and fostering services.

The Forum School

The Forum School and Residential Home is a 52-week residential and specialist school providing quality therapeutic care and education for young people with Autism, severe learning difficulties and challenging behaviour and complex needs. The children and young people that attend our school range between 7 and 19 years of age.

Job Description

To primarily work within the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) at the educational sites providing music therapy input required to meet the needs of the students that is directed by the Assistant Head.

This role will involve working within the MDT to provide sessions, handover, written reports and support to students within an educational and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of our young people first.

Important qualities of this role involve conducting yourself in a professional manner at all times whilst on duty.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with staff and parents to understand the needs of the child and the ways in which music therapy might help.
• Provide specialist music therapy assessment and treatment for children presenting with a wide range of developmental and neurological needs.
• Implement a range of specialist interventions drawn from different evidence based theoretical models to meet a child’s needs.
• Work in close consultation with the specialist multi-disciplinary team to provide joint interventions and work as appropriate to meet the needs of the child.
• Maintain accurate and up to date student records and statistics in line with company and HCPC standards, including video/audio recording, written clinical notes and reports.
• Plan, implement and organise sessions and/or activities for class groups and individuals. Evaluate the effectiveness of these sessions and liaise about the student through regular supervision.
• Support students towards managing their own behaviour by using the skills and approved approaches learned during the training provided.

Experience Required

• Approved Postgraduate Master’s Degree in Music Therapy.
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council
• At least 3 years’ experience working as a music therapist.
• Experience working with young people with learning disabilities and behavioural/emotional regulation challenges.
• Experience of planning, organising, delivering and evaluating music programmes appropriate to individuals needs and skills.

Requirements for an Enhanced DBS and reference checking will be undertaken in line with government regulations and safer recruitment best practice. Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible due to the nature of these important checks it may extend the processing time. All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Cambian Group employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation or any other perceived difference.

We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will be purely based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.