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PLAY THERAPIST REQUIRED
To work as part of the Playtime Team to meet the aims and
objectives of the organisation by providing a therapeutic service to children and young people in Northamptonshire.
This position is full time and comprises of working four days at the Play Centre in Roade and working one day per week at the office to cover admin, training and regular Clinical Supervision.
Salary: £20,157.10 - £27,500 per annum
- Client base of sixteen clients per week
- Ongoing Staff Development and Training provided
- Nine weeks holiday per year (two weeks at Christmas, two at Easter and five during Summer break)
A qualification in Play Therapy, Drama or Art Therapy is essential
Please apply in writing for a job description and application form to:
Playtime
6, The Green, Roade, Northampton, NN7 2PD
or email: info@playtimeuk.org.uk
or download a job description and application form here.
Closing date for applications: 15th November 2007
Interview date: Monday 26th November 2007
We are pleased to tell you that we raised a total of around £2000 from the Christmas Fair and sale of our Playtime Christmas cards. Thank you to everyone who supported us with these events.
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We are proud to announce that the Playtime Gala Dinner, held at the Towcester Racecourse on Tuesday 10 October 2006, was a tremendous success.
Our Patron, Earl Spencer, joined us for what was a most enjoyable evening, during which Jagger and Woody (Northants 96FM) did a superb job of getting people to bid for the items in our Grand Auction.
We would like to thank those who donated the superb prizes and supported our event in other ways:
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Our Patron, Earl Spencer
the ePDQ team at Barclaycard
Sue Mallock
Catharine Health & Beauty, Dallington, Northampton
Church China, Northampton
Diane Tinker, Tinker Bears
The Deco Theatre, Northampton
The Dressing Room, Northampton
Face Couture, Corby
Fawsley Hall Hotel, Daventry
Fitness First, Dallington, Northampton
Hardwick Contracts, Hardwick, Northants
Northampton Saints Rugby Club
Northampton Town FC
Octopus Hair Salon, Dallington, Northampton
Partridge & Co. Country Foods, Northampton
Promote UK, Milton Keynes
The Spice Mahal Restaurant, Northampton
Telemaxx Telecoms for Business
Vision Express, Northampton & Milton Keynes
Whittlebury Hall, Towcester
Yorks Travel, Northampton |
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and our own staff and trustees for their hard work.
Also, our sincere thanks to Jagger and Woody, Solid Air for the musical entertainment, Professional Video Productions (Corby) for producing our excellent video.
The whole event raised a total of almost £5000 for the charity.
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10 April 2006
Playtime is very pleased to announce that Earl Spencer has accepted an invitation to become Patron of the charity. The staff and trustees were delighted with Earl Spencer's appointment which is a positive step forward for the charity.
Following his appointment, Earl Spencer said, "Playtime tackles difficult but very important issues, for the benefit of vulnerable children across Northamptonshire. It is an honour to become the CharityÍs Patron, and I look forward to assisting it in its crucial work.î |
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Charity Founder, Mary Gray, said "I am delighted to have Earl Spencer's support for Playtime and the good work we are doing. Earl Spencer's help will increase our profile and assist us in helping more children across the county and their families as well as informing the general public about our work." Playtime works across schools in Northamptonshire including Earl Spencer Primary School in Northampton.
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Barclaycard Business helping Playtime!
We are proud to announce that Barclaycard Business, ePDQ Support team in Northampton, have made Playtime their nominated Charity for the year 2006. They have offered help with fund-raising, manpower and also promotional help for our charity.
This is a tremendous accolade for us, and already we have received the sum of £900 from the team raised through a promotional day. Also, Billingbrook Special School, in association with Barclaycard, held a sponsored swim to raise money for Playtime.
We are all extremely grateful to the team at Barclaycard for their support, and to the children at Billingbrook for their kind efforts. Much appreciated!
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Co-operative Group Social Goals Strategy Unit grant
Playtime was delighted to receive a grant for £3000 from the Co-operative Group Social Goals Strategy Unit to buy DVD camcorders to support the work of the charity. These recorders will give Playtime the opportunity to gain accreditation from the Theraplay Institute in the United States with the long-term aim that University College Northampton can provide an MA course in Therapeutic Play for our therapists. |
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