Carer Support Therapist, Fostering Support, Care Resources

Lewisham

8 days ago

United States$60k–62kFull TimeMental Health Therapy

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Compensation Intelligence

BLS OES 2024

Below Market

Salary Percentile19th percentile

25th50th75th90th+

42% below median for Psychologist — negotiate

Implied $/RVU:

$12(-75% vs median)median: $50/RVU

= 37% of Medicare CF ($33.40)

Experience-adjusted range

5+ yrs range:$106k – $134kp50–p75

Job Description

About the Role

Join Lewisham as a Carer Support Therapist, Fostering Support, Care Resources in United States.

Key Responsibilities

Provide regular clinical consultations and reflective support to foster and kinship carers.

Support carers to embed therapeutic parenting approaches such as PACE, attachment

based and Dyadic Developmental Practice models.

Model therapeutic responses, co

Requirements

value the importance of communication and seeking feedback

can inspire and motivate those they work with, manage and lead

are committed to developing their skills and expertise to deliver an excellent service

are professionally curious and value thinking slowly and calmly in a balanced way

Benefits & Compensation

Generous leave entitlement

Local Government Pension scheme

Flexible working and family friendly policies

Season ticket and bicycle loans

Work Schedule

Full-time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Lewisham as a Carer Support Therapist, Fostering Support, Care Resources.

Key Skills

Therapeutic practiceTrauma-informed careSystemic practiceAttachment-based therapyClinical consultationReflective practiceCrisis supportMulti-agency collaborationTherapeutic parentingDyadic developmental practiceChild-centred practiceSafeguardingCare planningPlacement stabilityTraining delivery

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Carer Support Therapist, Fostering Support, Care Resources at Lewisham a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Lewisham is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

Lewisham lists compensation for this psychologist position at $61k to $63k annually.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Transparent compensation ($61k–$63k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Therapeutic practice, Trauma-informed care, Systemic practice, Attachment-based therapy, Clinical consultation, Reflective practice, Crisis support, Multi-agency collaboration. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The therapist will provide clinical consultations and reflective support to foster and kinship carers to promote placement stability and therapeutic capacity. They will also deliver direct therapeutic interventions to children and collaborate with multi-agency partners to ensure trauma-informed care...

Benefits package: Generous leave entitlement, Local Government Pension scheme, Flexible working, Family friendly policies, Season ticket loans, Bicycle loans, Staff discounts, Subsidised gym memberships. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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