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🌟 Lead Therapist – Exciting Leadership Opportunity | Specialist School
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Lead Therapist Opportunity
📍 Maidstone, Kent
💷 £45,000–£55,000 per annum
🕒 Full-Time | Permanent
📅 November 2026 Start
🎯 Upper Band 6 / Band 7 Equivalent
Are you an experienced Psychotherapist, Creative Arts Therapist or Therapeutic Practitioner ready to take the next step in your career?
We're delighted to be recruiting for a Lead Therapist to join an exciting new specialist school in Maidstone, Kent.
This is a fantastic opportunity to take on a key therapeutic leadership role within a forward-thinking organisation that places emotional wellbeing, positive relationships and trauma-informed practice at the heart of everything it does.
You'll have the unique opportunity to help shape the therapeutic provision of a new school, making a genuine and lasting difference to children and young people.
⭐ Why This Opportunity Stands Out
✅ Excellent salary of £45,000–£55,000, depending on experience
✅ Leadership opportunity – play an important role in developing and delivering the school's therapeutic approach
✅ Private healthcare package, including medical and dental cover
✅ Outstanding professional development, with up to 100% financial support towards relevant qualifications
✅ Excellent career progression opportunities within a growing specialist education provider
✅ Discounted gym membership, lifestyle benefits and additional rewards
✅ Supportive, multidisciplinary team that genuinely values therapeutic expertise
✅ The opportunity to help shape a brand-new specialist school from the outset
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🧠 About the Role
You'll be supporting children and young people across Key Stages 1–3 who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), alongside complex Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and additional SEND.
As Lead Therapist, you'll take a central role in ensuring high-quality therapeutic support is embedded throughout the school.
Your responsibilities will include:
🔹 Leading and coordinating a consistent, relationship-focused therapeutic approach
🔹 Developing and delivering creative, individualised therapy programmes
🔹 Working closely with teachers and other professionals to embed therapeutic strategies into everyday learning
🔹 Providing direct therapeutic support to pupils within classroom settings
🔹 Building positive relationships with families and external professionals
🔹 Supporting effective therapeutic reporting and communication across the school
👤 Who Are We Looking For?
We're particularly interested in hearing from experienced therapists with a background in:
🎨 Art Therapy
🎵 Music Therapy
🎭 Drama Therapy
🧸 Play Therapy
🧠 Psychotherapy
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You'll ideally have experience supporting children and young people with SEMH needs, trauma or additional learning needs.
However, we're also keen to hear from experienced therapists working in mainstream education, community services or other therapeutic settings who are interested in transitioning into specialist education.
Above all, we're looking for someone passionate, creative and confident who is ready to take on greater responsibility and help develop an exceptional therapeutic environment.
📩 Ready for Your Next Career Move?
Whether you're an experienced therapist looking for your first leadership opportunity or an established therapeutic lead seeking a fresh challenge, this could be the ideal next step.
Opportunities to help shape the therapeutic direction of a new specialist school are rare – and this is your chance to make a real impact from day one.
📩 Apply today or send us a direct message for a confidential discussion.
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