Want to help create brighter futures for families across the East of England?
We employ over 200 talented and passionate people across the East of England who are all committed to creating brighter futures for families that need support.
We offer a wide variety of exciting and challenging jobs, including roles within our community-based programmes and at our central offices in Ipswich and Norwich.
Across the region, there are children and families that need our support. We want to enable these families to be safe, healthy and to build resilience so that they feel in control of their own wellbeing. Our employees and volunteers commit their time and talents to make this happen.
In return, we offer a competitive salary, generous annual leave entitlement, professional development and training opportunities, a pension scheme and life assurance. We are committed to enabling work life balance. Supporting flexible working is one way we do this.
Our commitment to safeguarding children, young people and their families
Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and families by protecting them from significant abuse, harm and radicalisation.
Children, young people and families accessing Ormiston Families services should be aware that if there is a child protection issue where they (or others) are likely to be at risk of significant harm, employees are under a legal duty to follow safeguarding procedures and cannot offer confidentiality.
You can download Ormiston Families’ safeguarding children, young people and families policy by clicking here.
You can also download Ormiston Families’ policy on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion by clicking here.
Current vacancies
Please click the job title of the post you are interested in for more information, contact details and an application pack.
Administrator – MHSTs
- Salary:
- £18,118.57
- Location:
- Norwich
- Closing date for all applications:
- 9am, Wednesday 8th December 2021
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Ormiston Families’ Children & Young People’s Mental Health Service provides mental health support to children and young people across Norfolk & Waveney, who are experiencing early signs of mental health and emotional problems.
We are excited to be growing and transforming our services for children, families and young people, and will be focused on improving our quality and availability of services and so it is a great time to consider joining us.
Mental Health Support Teams in Schools is a government initiative to support children and young people at the earliest opportunity by developing mentally healthy schools. Ormiston Families – Mental Health Support Teams works in partnership with the Norfolk and Waveney Health and Care Partnership to deliver evidence-based interventions across a group of schools and colleges.
Administrator
Starting salary £18,118.57 per annum
This is a permanent full-time position, 35 hours per week
Based at the Norwich Hub
The MHSTS administration team play a vital role in the delivery of our service. They support our Education Mental Health Practitioners, Senior Therapists, Teams Leads and Clinical Leads working with children, young people, families and professionals accessing our services. Working front line in a very busy environment you will join a team committed to delivering an excellent client service.
You will be an excellent team player with high level communication skills, you will have experiences of working in a busy office environment. In return we can offer a range of attractive benefits and work/life balance.
For further information download the Job Information Pack, and to apply click the ‘Apply Online’ button below.
Closing date for all applications: 9am, Wednesday 8th December 2021.
Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Employee Privacy Policy
Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.
Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.
Application Pack
Apprentice HR Support Administrator
- Salary:
- £10,000 per annum
- Location:
- Ipswich
- Closing date for all applications:
- 16/12/2021
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We are a small, friendly team providing generalist HR support to the charity – Ormiston Families – and to our commercial subsidiary, Play Out Nurseries. The team is led by our Director of People and Organisational Development and managed by our HR Manager. We also have 3 HR Business Partners and an HR Officer, all of whom have a wealth of experience. We are supported by a business admin apprentice for two days a week. We mostly work from home, but we have the option of using our office in Ipswich and it’s most likely that you will be doing a mixture of both, with more time in the office while you are learning our processes and procedures with some time at home for study and work, when you’re more familiar with how we do things. Those of us who work from home are generally available via videoconference or phone when needed and we meet every Monday afternoon as a team – usually using Teams.
We support colleagues throughout the charity which means that there’s occasional travel to one of our regional offices (Norwich, March, Huntingdon) or other sites within the Eastern Region, although we do make use of videoconferencing where practical.
Apprentice HR Support Administrator
Ormiston Families’ Human Resources Team
This post is a temporary full-time position (for the term of the apprenticeship), 35 hours per week
Starting salary £10,000 per annum
Based in Ipswich
The post holder will learn how to provide efficient and effective support to the HR team. The outcome of this role will be achieving a HR qualification, gaining administrative experience, understanding HR functionalities, experience of working within central office function, and experience of work for a not-for-profit organisation.
The post holder will be undertaking level 3 in HR Support Apprenticeship, Data Protection, Safeguarding. Applicants must have experience in administration and be IT literate with knowledge in using Microsoft software. Accuracy and attention to detail is crucial within this role.
For further information download the Job Information Pack, and to apply click the ‘Apply Online’ button below.
Closing date for all applications: 9am, 16th December 2021, with interviews week commencing 20th December 2021
Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role:
Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Employee Privacy Policy
Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.
Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.
Application Pack
Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Supervisor/Service Development Leads
- Salary:
- TBC, depending on qualifications and experience from £31,120 to £44,540
- Location:
- Norwich Hub with a blend of remote working and working out in the community across Norfolk & Waveney
- Closing date for all applications:
- 5.00pm, Thursday 16th December 2021
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Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Supervisor/ Service Development Leads
Full-time/part-time (FTE hours 35 hours)
Starting salary: TBC, depending on qualifications and experience from £31,120 – £44,540 per annum
Based: Norwich Hub
Ormiston Families is one of the leading charities working with children, young people and families in the East of England. We take early and preventative action to support families to be safe, healthy and resilient. All our services help people to build stronger networks, learn from experience and feel in control of their own wellbeing. We can only achieve this with the people who choose to work for us.
Are you an experienced children’s and young people’s mental health clinician with expertise in delivering brief, evidence-based interventions?
Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your skills in supervision and service development?
If so, this is an exciting opportunity to work across children’s and young people’s mental health services across the Norfolk and Waveney Health and Care Partnership from within Ormiston Families.
We are looking to recruit at least equivalent to 2.0 FTE posts, with the flexibility for this to be across part time hours depending on the preferences of successful candidates. Candidates will also be given the opportunity for blended working.
Ormiston Families is an established provider of high quality, evidenced-based, early intervention treatment, for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
These roles will provide intensive supervision, clinical and line management to systemwide Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs). The CWPs are undertaking a Postgraduate Certificate in Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice and the successful candidates will be expected to support the CWPs in relation to their learning and development. The post holders will also contribute to the strategic development of the Norfolk and Waveney CWP service. This includes effective engagement with a range of agencies and partners including VSCE organisations, local authority children’s services, health services, commissioners and the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) responsible for delivering the CWP postgraduate training (UCL).
We are looking to receive applications from a variety of disciplines including – CBT therapists, clinical psychologists, experienced clinical leads and senior CWPs with experience of delivering and supervising low intensity psychological interventions, as set out in the person specifications within this advert. The posts will be embedded within the ‘Getting Help’ element of the adopted systemwide Thrive model, allowing for close links with service leads across organisations. Regular clinical supervision will be provided.
The successful candidates will be experienced, enthusiastic, senior clinicians who are passionate about the success of the CWP programme and delivering high quality and CBT informed, low-intensity interventions, keen to extend their leadership skills to support the development of the service across the partnership.
For further information download the Job Information Pack, and to apply click the ‘Apply Online’ button below.
Closing date for all applications: 5pm Thursday 16th December 2021
Ormiston Families reserves the right to withdraw the advert sooner if posts are offered.
DBS requirements
Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Employee Privacy Policy
Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.
Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.
Application Pack
Clinical Supervisor Framework
- Salary:
- -
- Location:
- East of England
- Closing date for all applications:
- Open-ended
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Ormiston Families
Ormiston Families has been delivering evidence-based interventions to support to children and young people with their mental health for several years in Norfolk and Waveney. We are excited to be able to expand on our current provision to deliver similar services as part of a partnership in Cambridge and Peterborough.
Clinical Supervisor Framework
We want to develop a framework of trusted clinical supervisors across the East of England to support the workforce and service users through high quality supervision. We have a range of staff delivering with a variety of experience across modalities including Play Therapy, Counselling and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. We also have a range of services who from time to time would benefit from the reflective practice that clinical supervision brings to enhancing practice. All external supervisors will have a contract with six monthly reviews. This will support learning and development across Ormiston Families.
We are looking for clinical supervisors who are passionate about developing evidence-based practice through supervision, to be part of a framework where staff can choose their supervisor most suited to their modality and requirements.
If you are interested in working with us please contact Toby Williamson, Business Development Manager (toby.williamson@ormistonfamilies.org.uk | 0800 977 4077) for more information.
This is an open-ended advert. Clinical supervisors can join the framework any time throughout the year, however we reserve the right to close the advert if we have high levels of applications.
Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding. We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Employee Privacy Policy
Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.
Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.
Family Support Worker – HMP Highpoint
- Salary:
- £18,862 per annum (pro-rata £9,431 for part time)
- Location:
- Stradishall
- Closing date for all applications:
- 9am, Thursday 2nd December 2021
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Ormiston Families – HMP Highpoint Visitor’s Centre
The Ormiston Families team is based at HMP Highpoint North and South. We provide support, information and a personal welcome for first-time visitors to help them access the services available to them.
We are excited to be growing and transforming our services for children, families and young people, and will be focused on improving our quality and availability of services and so it is a great time to consider joining us.
Family Support Worker
Starting salary: £18,862 (£9,431 pro-rata) per annum
17.5 hours per week, to be worked over Saturday, Sunday and Monday
We are seeking a Family Support Worker to assist with the effective and efficient running of the Visitor Centre. The post holder will also facilitate play in the play area within the prison visits hall; ensuring prisoners and their families have a valuable visiting experience.
To be successful you will have experience of dealing with people in a customer service-based role and be able to demonstrate excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Thursday 2nd December 2021
Employee Privacy Policy
Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.
Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.
Application Pack
Perinatal Mental Health Senior Practitioner – Small Steps Together Service
- Salary:
- £21,928 pro rata per annum
- Location:
- Queens Street, March
- Closing date for all applications:
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Ormiston Families – Small Steps Together Service
Small Steps Together is a Perinatal support service based in Cambridgeshire. It is a preventative service working with those who are at risk of developing, or who have, low to moderate perinatal mental health and wellbeing needs. Perinatal is an umbrella term used to refer to the period of time covering pregnancy and up to a year after giving birth. We can support families up until the youngest child’s second birthday. Modern day life can bring its own stresses and strains which can become heightened during the perinatal period causing additional levels of anxieties and concerns. We offer a package of services which can involve 1-1 support, to access community services, ensuring they are getting the right level of help. We also run within the project physical and emotional based activities for parents and their children to attend.
Perinatal Mental Health Senior Practitioner
Permanent position, with full-time and part-time hours to be considered
Starting salary £21,928 pro rata per annum
Based at Queens Street, March
To work with the Small Steps Together Project Team to co-ordinate. plan and deliver programmes of work during the perinatal mental health period for mothers and their families. The practitioner will manage their own caseload and have the ability to identify risk, have experience of child protection as well as up to date knowledge of legislation, research and best practice; and the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of their own practice. The work will largely be conducted remotely using digital platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft teams, although in some circumstances you will be conducting home visits.
This is your opportunity to contribute to service development not only in terms of direct work but also be able to get involved in evaluation, influencing and dissemination of learning.
For further information download the Job Information Pack, and to apply click the ‘Apply Online’ button below. Any questions please contact Louise Garner on 07867 385136 or at louise.garner@ormistonfamilies.org.uk
Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding. We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Employee Privacy Policy
Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.
Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.
Application Pack
Qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioner/Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner
- Salary:
- £25,656.00
- Location:
- Kings Lynn or Breckland
- Closing date for all applications:
- 9.00am Monday 8th November
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Mental Health Support Teams in Schools is a government initiative to support children and young people at the earliest opportunity by developing mentally healthy schools. Ormiston Families works in partnership with the Norfolk and Waveney Health and Care Partnership to deliver evidence-based interventions across a group of schools.
Qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioner/Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner
This permanent post if full time, 37.5 hours per week; with a salary of £25,656.00 per annum.
Based in King’s Lynn or Breckland (please can applicants stipulate in their personal statement which location they are applying for)
The post holder will deliver low intensity, CBT-informed interventions, as part of a whole school approach to improving children and young people’s mental health. You will be part of a Team based in King’s Lynn or Breckland. There is an expectation that you will be able to travel independently to visit and work with educational settings in the area. This is a fast-developing service, and it is expected that there will be continued investment in this area over the next five years.
The role of the Qualified EMHP / CWP within MHSTS is pivotal in improving access to evidence-based intervention at the earliest opportunity. Working alongside school staff, you will develop a positive culture which allows children and young people to talk about their mental health without fear of being stigmatized and develop a whole school approach to educating pupils positive steps to stay mentally well and recognize when support is needed.
Alongside the development of whole school approaches, you will also be carrying out direct CBT-informed interventions with children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. These individual interventions will take place in their educational setting and where appropriate, you will collaborate with parents/carers to coproduce their own agreed plan of care.
Closing date for completed applications: 9am, Monday 8th November 2021
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the closing date.
Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
The development of the service and co-production is an essential part of implementing the service. The YouTube link below is an example of what young people produced recently in Suffolk. Their choice was to focus on exam stress, please take a look at what they produced:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=218&v=g2ttMnp_y3A&feature=emb_logo
Employee Privacy Policy
Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.
Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.
Application Pack
Senior Therapist – MHSTs
- Salary:
- £32,001 per annum
- Location:
- Breckland, Norwich, Lowestoft or King’s Lynn
- Closing date for all applications:
- 5.00pm Thursday 9th December 2021
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Mental Health Support Teams in Schools is a government initiative to support children and young people at the earliest opportunity by developing mentally healthy schools. Ormiston Families works in partnership with the Norfolk and Waveney Health and Care Partnership to deliver evidence-based interventions across a group of schools.
Senior Therapist – Mental Health Support Teams in Schools
This post is full time, 37.5 hours per week, salary £32,001 per annum
Based in Breckland, Norwich, Lowestoft or King’s Lynn (please can applicants stipulate in their personal statement which location they are applying for)
The post holder will be responsible for the clinical supervision and caseload management of Trainee and Qualified Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP) in the Mental Health Support Teams in Schools (MHSTs). The team is expected to have 4 Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners, based in either Breckland, Norwich, Lowestoft or King’s Lynn. This is a fast-developing service and it is expected that there will be continued investment in this area over the next five years. There will be a responsibility to continue to supervise and caseload manage the trainees following their successful completion of the EMHP training.
This post comes with a mandatory 1-year parallel supervisor training at the University of East Anglia (please note there are some Continuing Professional Development constraints following the 2 years after this training). The supervisor training will focus on the core supervisor curriculum and competencies. The role of the Senior Therapist within MHSTs is pivotal with high-quality supervision of trainee practitioners. This will be key to ensuring the successful delivery and sustainability of the MHSTs.
As the post holder you will have interest and ability to contribute to service development. You will have experience of working with children, young people and parents presenting with a range of mental health difficulties and challenging behaviour. You will have experience of delivering CBT-informed interventions and particularly knowledge of low-intensity models.
For further information and to apply for this role please see the Application Pack and to apply please click ‘Apply Online’.
Closing date for all applications is 5pm, Thursday 9th December 2021
Interviews: To be held week commencing 13th December 2021
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the closing date.
Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Mental Health Support Teams in Schools work closely with key stakeholders in the development of the service and co-production is an essential part of implementing the service. The you tube link below is an example of what young people produced recently in Suffolk. Their choice was to focus on exam stress, please take a look at what they produced
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=218&v=g2ttMnp_y3A&feature=emb_logo
Employee Privacy Policy
Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.
Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.
Application Pack
Team Leader – MHSTs
- Salary:
- £39,593
- Location:
- Norwich or South Norfolk
- Closing date for all applications:
- 9.00am Monday 8th November
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Mental Health Support Teams in Schools – Team Leader
This permanent post is full time, 37.5 hours per week; with a salary of £39,593.00 per annum.
Based in Norwich or South Norfolk (please can applicants stipulate in their personal statement which location they are applying for)
Mental Health Support Teams in Schools is a government initiative to support children and young people at the earliest opportunity by developing mentally healthy schools. Ormiston Families – Mental Health Support Teams works in partnership with the Norfolk and Waveney Health and Care Partnership to deliver evidence-based interventions across a group of schools.
This is an exciting opportunity for a Team leader with a background in child and adolescent mental health to provide clinical and management oversight for the mobilisation and implementation of one of the multi-disciplinary Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) in Norfolk and Waveney.
MHSTs aim to increase and improve emotional and mental health provision within educational settings across Norfolk and Waveney. MHSTs emerged out of the government’s December 2017 plans: Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision: A Green Paper. There are currently four MHSTs in place, with two new MHSTs to start in January 2022.
The post holder’s overall responsibility will be to provide clinical and management of one of the MHSTs, develop referral and care pathways and embed evidence-based outcome measurements. You will work in partnership with the Clinical Lead and Operations lead, who will provide operational and strategic support, to ensure that children and young people are provided with timely, accountable and effective services. You will work with the 4 other current Team Leads for the other four MHSTs, and you will work collaboratively with children, young people, their families and other key stakeholders, including commissioners, to improve the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.
Closing date for completed applications: 5pm, Thursday 9th December 2021
Interviews to be held: week commencing 13th December 2021
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the closing date.
Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
The development of the service and co-production is an essential part of implementing the service. The YouTube link below is an example of what young people produced recently in Suffolk. Their choice was to focus on exam stress, please take a look at what they produced:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=218&v=g2ttMnp_y3A&feature=emb_logo
Employee Privacy Policy
Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.
Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.
Application Pack
Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner – YOUnited
- Salary:
- £24,047-£27,542 per annum
- Location:
- Cambridgeshire/Peterborough
- Closing date for all applications:
- 9.00 Thursday 9th December
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Ormiston Families – YOUnited
A new partnership has been established to transform and bring together mental and emotional health services for children and young people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Centre 33 and Ormiston Families are joining their expertise in therapeutic support alongside Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust. The partnership is committed to using the THRIVE framework of Getting Advice, Getting Help, Getting More Help and Risk Support.
Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner
Permanent, full-time (35 hours per week) position
Salary between £24,047-£27,542 per annum
Based in our March office with a mix of home working and travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Ormiston Families is proud to provide a blend of counselling and guided self-help interventions to children people (aged 4-12 years) and their families/carers across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner roles play a key role in our guided self-help offer to young people and we have adopted an innovative delivery model which adopts a blend of virtual and face to face sessions.
The post-holder will work within the Ormiston Families YOUnited Service delivering, under supervision, high-quality, brief, outcome focused evidence-based interventions and guided self-help for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. As experts in delivering guided self-help, the post holders’ will be encouraged to support the design and development of our pathways and contribute to building a clear view on the impact of the therapeutic support we deliver.
The post holders will have experience of working with, and providing evidence-based, brief intervention support to, children, young people and parents presenting with a range of mental health difficulties and challenging behaviour.
Closing date for all applications is 9:00 Thursday 9th December 2021
Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role:
Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Employee Privacy Policy
Ormiston Families collects and processes personal data relating to its employees to manage the employment relationship.
Please download and read our Employee Privacy Policy before applying.