Vacancies: Behavioural Therapist
Location: Counties Meath, Dublin and Cavan

Three Steps is a growing organisation which is established as one of the leading providers of Therapeutic Residential Care to young people with disabilities and also young people in the care of the HSE. Many of the young people that are residing with Three Steps have complex presentations and/or challenging behaviour and require a period of assessment and therapeutic intervention to help them and those around them to understand the emotional, behavioural and family difficulties that they present with.  Three Steps is a focused and dedicated organisation that places positive outcomes for young people to the fore through the assembly of skilled and committed staff. Our focus on training and on-going development of staff is key to maintaining the positive outcomes that we achieve with the young people placed into our care. As some of the young people in our care are about to reach adulthood, we are planning to provide adult services to cater for their ongoing needs.

Our goal is that each of our residential centres will in itself be a centre of excellence in the care of young people with complex needs and is founded on building a team that excels in the field of Residential Care. Many of these young people will present with significant mental health difficulties and will therefore require an environment which is clinically informed and sympathetic to their needs. This cannot happen without high quality input from a team of highly motivated and highly professional Social Care Managers and Social Care Workers that place the needs of the client to the fore.  You, as behavioural Therapist will become a member of our full time Three Steps Clinical Team which includes a Clinical Neuropsychologist, Clinical Psychologist, a Behavioural Therapist and a Psychiatrist. Candidates must be driven, enthusiastic and happy to be part of an MDT that drives an innovative and multidimensional approach to Residential Childcare.

We are currently recruiting to fill the following vacancy for both our Disability and Registered Care Homes: Behavioural Therapist

Job Responsibilities:

Provide a full range of behavioural therapy services, following established protocols.
Provide treatment plans.
Plan and conduct screenings and initial evaluations.
Plan and implement habilitative / rehabilitative programmes of therapy.
Conduct individual and group therapy sessions.
To liaise with the clinical team on a regular basis in order to ensure a true MDT approach is maintained in meeting each young person’s complex needs.
To ensure that all relevant records are maintained.
To be prepared to share successful strategies and skills with parents, other professionals or others of significance in the young person’s life.

The Candidate:

Relevant Qualification in Psychology or a related field.

2+ years  of experience required.
Professional approach to work with loyalty to the child being maintained at all times.
Flexibility in work practice.
Experience of working with children that have various levels of disability (mild/moderate ID, Autism, Epilepsy, etc.) is desirable but not essential.
A full clean driving licence is essential.

All applications will be treated with the strictest of confidence.

If you have the appropriate qualification and experience, are looking for a challenge, would like to be involved in implementing evidence-based intervention programmes with appropriate training, and would like to contribute your skills and expertise to building a safe and positive environment for young people in care, please forward your CV with a brief covering e-mail to the following e-mail address: jobs@threesteps.ie

Closing date for receipt of applications is 10thJune 2015.