

Qualified Play Therapist
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Permanent, Part Time (20 hours per week) Make a real difference to the lives of children and young people affected by domestic abuse. At Stonewater, we believe every child deserves a safe space to heal and thrive. We’re looking for a compassionate, creative and qualified Play Therapist (known internally as Play Therapy Worker) to join our Domestic Abuse Services team. This is a unique opportunity to use your skills to empower children and young people through therapeutic play and person-centred support. What you’ll do Deliver age-appropriate, strengths-based play therapy to children and young people living in our refuge accommodation. Use a variety of creative techniques – from storytelling and art to music and role play – to help themselves and build resilience. Work with the children, young people and families development workers to create individual support plans and work closely with parents to create safe, nurturing environments. Collaborate with multi-agency partners and contribute to safeguarding best practice. Play a key role in shaping our children and family support programme. What we’re looking for A recognised Play Therapy qualification and registration with a relevant professional body (e.g., UKCP, BACP, BAPT). Experience delivering outcomes-focused therapy to children and young people. Strong understanding of child development, attachment theory, and the impact of domestic abuse. Ability to work creatively, flexibly, and in a non-judgemental way. Excellent communication and partnership skills. Ready to make an impact? Apply today and help us create safe, supportive spaces where children and young people can flourish. **This post is restricted to female applicants only under the provisions of the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1. The role is based within a female-only domestic abuse refuge, where the provision of services requires a female worker to ensure the privacy, dignity, and safety of residents. Discover Stonewater: Stonewater have 20+ years’ experience delivering refuge, safe accommodation and community based domestic abuse services. Our services include Women and Children’s Refuges, LGBTQ+ Safe Space, a South Asian Women’s Refuge and dispersed accommodation to support those that are unable to access traditional Refuges such as male survivors, those with pets and those facing multiple and complex disadvantage. Our dispersed model of safe accommodation ensures equal access for all. Stonewater is a leading housing provider. We manage around 40,000 homes, serving 93,000 survivors across our portfolio of affordable properties for general rent, shared ownership and sale, alongside specialist accommodation, with an ambitious house-building programme. Our mission is to provide quality homes and services for people whose needs are not met by the open market. We’re looking for like-minded people to join our team of over 800 talented colleagues who embody our values of being ethical, ambitious, passionate, agile and commercial, as well as people who want to make a difference and transform people’s lives. We are a Disability Confident Employer and working towards accreditation for becoming a Disability Confident Leader, which allows us to record and report on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace to better support our colleagues. We have also achieved accreditation for being an Advanced Employer for Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix. We are committed to being a Menopause Friendly employer and working towards accreditation our Menopause Friendly accreditation. Are you ready to #DiscoverStonewater? Stonewater reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.
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About Stonewater
Stonewater is one of the UK’s largest social housing providers, dedicated to creating places that people can truly call home. With 40,000 homes, we proudly serve more than 93,000 customers from diverse backgrounds across the country.
At the core of our mission as a registered social landlord is the commitment to safe, affordable housing for people of all ages and backgrounds. Guided by our Vision -that everyone should have the opportunity to have a place that they can call home -we offer homes for rent, shared ownership, and purchase. Our specialised services include retirement and supported living schemes for older and vulnerable people, safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community, domestic abuse refuges, and young people’s foyers.
Our approach is rooted in becoming a truly customer-driven organisation, building relationships founded on respect, honesty, transparency, and a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Stonewater has an annual turnover of £306 million and fixed assets of £3.1 billion. The organisation continues to hold a strong credit rating from S&P Global Ratings, alongside G1 and V2 gradings from the Regulator of Social Housing, together with a C2 grading for consumer standards.
As part of the Stonewater Group, encompassing both commercial and not-for-profit subsidiaries, we engage in a range of commercial activities to fuel our mission of providing homes for those who need them most. Stonewater is more than a housing provider—we’re building foundations for futures.
For more information, visit our website at www.stonewater.org
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Qualified Play Therapist
About the role
Permanent, Part Time (20 hours per week) Make a real difference to the lives of children and young people affected by domestic abuse. At Stonewater, we believe every child deserves a safe space to heal and thrive. We’re looking for a compassionate, creative and qualified Play Therapist (known internally as Play Therapy Worker) to join our Domestic Abuse Services team. This is a unique opportunity to use your skills to empower children and young people through therapeutic play and person-centred support. What you’ll do Deliver age-appropriate, strengths-based play therapy to children and young people living in our refuge accommodation. Use a variety of creative techniques – from storytelling and art to music and role play – to help themselves and build resilience. Work with the children, young people and families development workers to create individual support plans and work closely with parents to create safe, nurturing environments. Collaborate with multi-agency partners and contribute to safeguarding best practice. Play a key role in shaping our children and family support programme. What we’re looking for A recognised Play Therapy qualification and registration with a relevant professional body (e.g., UKCP, BACP, BAPT). Experience delivering outcomes-focused therapy to children and young people. Strong understanding of child development, attachment theory, and the impact of domestic abuse. Ability to work creatively, flexibly, and in a non-judgemental way. Excellent communication and partnership skills. Ready to make an impact? Apply today and help us create safe, supportive spaces where children and young people can flourish. **This post is restricted to female applicants only under the provisions of the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1. The role is based within a female-only domestic abuse refuge, where the provision of services requires a female worker to ensure the privacy, dignity, and safety of residents. Discover Stonewater: Stonewater have 20+ years’ experience delivering refuge, safe accommodation and community based domestic abuse services. Our services include Women and Children’s Refuges, LGBTQ+ Safe Space, a South Asian Women’s Refuge and dispersed accommodation to support those that are unable to access traditional Refuges such as male survivors, those with pets and those facing multiple and complex disadvantage. Our dispersed model of safe accommodation ensures equal access for all. Stonewater is a leading housing provider. We manage around 40,000 homes, serving 93,000 survivors across our portfolio of affordable properties for general rent, shared ownership and sale, alongside specialist accommodation, with an ambitious house-building programme. Our mission is to provide quality homes and services for people whose needs are not met by the open market. We’re looking for like-minded people to join our team of over 800 talented colleagues who embody our values of being ethical, ambitious, passionate, agile and commercial, as well as people who want to make a difference and transform people’s lives. We are a Disability Confident Employer and working towards accreditation for becoming a Disability Confident Leader, which allows us to record and report on disability, mental health and wellbeing in the workplace to better support our colleagues. We have also achieved accreditation for being an Advanced Employer for Investing in Ethnicity Maturity Matrix. We are committed to being a Menopause Friendly employer and working towards accreditation our Menopause Friendly accreditation. Are you ready to #DiscoverStonewater? Stonewater reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.
Not the right fit? Search for Qualified Play Therapist jobs in South Brook, Nova Scotia, Canada
About Stonewater
Stonewater is one of the UK’s largest social housing providers, dedicated to creating places that people can truly call home. With 40,000 homes, we proudly serve more than 93,000 customers from diverse backgrounds across the country.
At the core of our mission as a registered social landlord is the commitment to safe, affordable housing for people of all ages and backgrounds. Guided by our Vision -that everyone should have the opportunity to have a place that they can call home -we offer homes for rent, shared ownership, and purchase. Our specialised services include retirement and supported living schemes for older and vulnerable people, safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community, domestic abuse refuges, and young people’s foyers.
Our approach is rooted in becoming a truly customer-driven organisation, building relationships founded on respect, honesty, transparency, and a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Stonewater has an annual turnover of £306 million and fixed assets of £3.1 billion. The organisation continues to hold a strong credit rating from S&P Global Ratings, alongside G1 and V2 gradings from the Regulator of Social Housing, together with a C2 grading for consumer standards.
As part of the Stonewater Group, encompassing both commercial and not-for-profit subsidiaries, we engage in a range of commercial activities to fuel our mission of providing homes for those who need them most. Stonewater is more than a housing provider—we’re building foundations for futures.
For more information, visit our website at www.stonewater.org