An exciting opportunity has arisen in Lancashire and South Cumbria which means that Barnardo's are recruiting staff, so if you are ready for a new challenge and are passionate about working with children and young people to support their emotional wellbeing, you might be just who we are looking for.
The Service:
The service will support the children and young people in Lancashire and South Cumbria to grow up with healthy minds, feel confident and resilient and fulfil their potential. As part of the THRIVE ‘Getting Help' model Barnardo's will provide therapeutic one to one, group work and counselling support in the community.
The Service will have a number of bases across the area, however the base for this role is Central Lancashire. The office base is in Leyland.
We are looking for people who are passionate about:
* Children's and Young people's emotional health and wellbeing
* Improving outcomes for children and young people
The Role: Therapist
As a therapist you will provide one to one therapy across several modalities.
Successful candidates must have:
* Hold a diploma level qualification in counselling, child and adolescent psychotherapy, art, play, drama or music therapy which has included a practicum of at least 100 hours of supervised practice.
* Have at least two years experience of delivering counselling to children and young people.
* Have an awareness of emotional challenges and how these impact the lives of children and young people.
* Have a knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting children and young people's emotional well-being.
* Have comprehensive understanding of children's safeguarding.
* Need to be adaptable and deliver support via multiple methods; face to face, telephone or video call.
* Have case management experience and a clear understanding of the requirement for professional and accurate case notes.
* It would be beneficial to have access to a car due to the regular travel required in this role.
* Is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Play Therapy UK, Health Care Professions Council, or British Association of Art Therapists.
Additional Information:
You must demonstrate in your application that you currently use the skills outlined above, and in the Job Description/Person Specifications, or have used them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering etc. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Need more information?
If you require any further information about this opportunity, please contact Laura Sowerby on laura.sowerby@barnardos.org.uk.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay progression steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
Benefits
* Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
* 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service.
* The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme.
* A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options.
* Service related sick pay from day 1.
* Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution.
* Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension.
* Cycle2work scheme.
* Interest free season ticket loans.
* Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal.
* 20% discount at Barnardo's stores.
* Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
* Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support.
* Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer.
*T&C's apply based on contract.
About Barnardo's
At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 12 months.
Pay: £30,194.96-£40,708.05 per year.
Work Location: In person.
Reference ID: 20226.
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