Therapeutic Services Manager

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Therapeutic Services Manager to lead our well-being and therapeutic provision for students. In this key role, you will oversee the therapy and well-being team, ensuring that all students have access to high-quality mental health support to help them thrive academically and personally. You'll collaborate with staff, students, and external agencies to design and deliver evidence-based interventions that foster emotional well-being, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for all., Lead and manage therapeutic services, maintaining compliance with statutory and clinical standards. Provide day-to-day leadership to the therapy team and the Well-Being Coordinator. Manage a caseload of students, delivering therapeutic interventions and coordinating additional support to promote academic engagement. Oversee the referral process, working closely with internal and external partners to ensure student needs are effectively triaged and addressed. Develop and implement therapeutic interventions tailored to the needs of students aged 16-19. Ensure safeguarding protocols are followed and contribute to the college's safeguarding responsibilities. Monitor and manage service demand, capacity, and waiting lists, ensuring continuous quality improvement. Participate in the development of policies related to mental health, equality, diversity, and inclusion.

You have a post-graduate qualification in psychotherapy or counselling (minimum Diploma level) and are registered with a professional body (UKCP, BACP, HCPC). You bring a minimum of two years' clinical experience working with young people and managing complex cases. You have robust experience in safeguarding, risk assessment, and multi-agency collaboration within an educational context. You're a skilled communicator, able to work with students, staff, parents, and external agencies effectively. You're organized, adaptable, and thrive in a team environment, with a passion for improving the well-being and life chances of young people.

Are you passionate about guiding the next generation of learners on their educational journey? Join Varndean College, a vibrant and successful sixth-form college located in the heart of Brighton and Hove, where we transform lives through exceptional education. With our commitment to high outcomes and an inspirational student experience, we are proud to be trailblazers in our community., Join us in shaping the future of student well-being at Varndean College!, Situated on a beautiful hilltop location with stunning views of Brighton, Varndean College is a highly successful and unique sixth form college offering academic excellence. With an outstanding academic track record, where students become academically accomplished and flourish as part of a welcoming, inspirational and close-knit family, the College offers over 30 traditional A Levels, a diverse range of Advanced Vocational Courses, as well as the prestigious and internationally recognised International Baccalaureate Diploma. Varndean is the only state-funded college in Sussex to offer this IB qualification. In addition, Varndean College offers a Foundation Level programme, including GCSEs and Level 2 vocational courses. With approximately 2000 students aged 16-19, Varndean provides a real community ethos with outstanding support, where students thrive and where we put student happiness at the heart of everything we do. In its recent Ofsted inspection,
Varndean College was rated as Outstanding for Personal Development, Behaviour and Attitudes, and High Needs.

Varndean College also offers a range of qualification courses for adult learning within the local community, including courses in counselling, childcare, ESOL and GCSEs.

Our Mission : 'Varndean College will transform the lives of our students and our community through our provision of exceptional education.'