Current vacancies
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Counsellor – YOUnited, children & young people’s mental health service
- Salary:
- £30,000 per annum FTE
- Location:
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough / homeworking
- Closing date for all applications:
- 9am, Friday 15th March 2024
This is a great opportunity to make a valuable and lasting contribution to the lives of children and young people aged 5-12.
The salary for this post is circa £18,000 per annum based on 21 hours per week (£30,000 per annum FTE)
YOUnited is an innovative partnership involving Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, Centre 33, and Ormiston Families. The partnership offers emotional wellbeing and mental health support to children and young people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, with Ormiston Families leading on interventions for the younger age range.
We are seeking candidates who are dedicated to improving services and want to make a positive difference for children and young people. You will provide short-term therapeutic interventions for children with mild to moderate mental health issues, offering a blend of face to face and online counselling sessions.
You will join a supportive team where clinical supervision is provided. We are also very keen to develop our service as a provider of high-quality trainee counsellor placements.
Successful candidates will be required to be qualified counsellors and BACP registered; have a good understanding of the needs of children, young people and their families aged 5-12; and preferably, one year’s post-qualification experience working with this age group.
The main office is in March, Cambridgeshire but successful candidates will work from home, with most counselling sessions undertaken in schools. An ability to travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is therefore essential.
For further information please see the job pack below, and to apply please click the apply button below
To have an informal discussion please contact ted.welsh@ormistonfamilies.org.uk
Closing date for all applications: 9am, Friday 15th March 2024
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
Therapeutic Practitioner – Supporting Smiles
- Salary:
- £33,706 per annum
- Location:
- Norfolk & Waveney
- Closing date for all applications:
- 9am, Friday 12th April 2024
The post advertised is a full-time, permanent position.
The starting salary for this post is £33,706 per annum, based on 37.5 hours per week.
The location for this post is Norfolk & Waveney.
Ormiston Families’ Supporting Smiles Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service is excited to invite applications from therapists, looking to further their therapeutic career. We offer great benefits.
Our Supporting Smiles service provides professional mental health support to children and young people through our Therapeutic Pathway for 4–13 year olds and 5–18 year olds with our Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner team. Whether residing in Norfolk or Waveney or registered with a Norfolk or Waveney GP, we’re here to offer therapeutic support to meet children and young people’s needs.
At Supporting Smiles, we believe in a needs-led approach, and our service name, “Supporting Smiles,” was co-created with input from the children and families we support. Our holistic mental health and wellbeing support service encompasses the expertise of our therapeutic practitioners, counsellors, and children’s wellbeing practitioners, complemented by therapeutic support from our partners at The Benjamin Foundation. Together, we are committed to working alongside a network of support that extends beyond our walls and into the heart of the community.
Our therapeutic support brilliantly extends into a successful training offer across Norfolk and Waveney through our Link Team, who are committed to further developing a well-established group of mental health champions.
Convenience and accessibility are key to our therapeutic support. We offer sessions in various venues across your local community, including schools and family hub sites. If accessing our venues poses a challenge, don’t hesitate to reach out, and we’ll work together to find a solution that suits your needs.
As a member of Norfolk & Waveney’s Children and Young People’s Alliance, we’re part of an integrated mental health service network dedicated to THRIVE principles: Getting Advice, Getting Help, Getting More Help, and Risk Support. Alongside partners like The Benjamin Foundation, Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Norfolk County Council, and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, we’re committed to providing comprehensive support to children and young people aged 0-25, ensuring their mental health needs are met every step of the way.
For further information please see the job pack below, and to apply please click the apply button below
Closing date for all applications: 9am, Friday 12th April 2024
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
Therapeutic Practitioner – Supporting Smiles
- Salary:
- £41,659 per annum
- Location:
- Norfolk & Waveney
- Closing date for all applications:
- 9am, Friday 12th April 2024
The post advertised is a full-time, permanent position.
The starting salary for this post is £41,659 per annum, based on 37.5 hours per week.
The location for this post is Norfolk & Waveney.
Ormiston Families’ Supporting Smiles Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service is excited to invite applications from therapists, looking to further their therapeutic career. We offer great benefits.
Our Supporting Smiles service provides professional mental health support to children and young people through our Therapeutic Pathway for 4–13 year olds and 5–18 year olds with our Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner team. Whether residing in Norfolk or Waveney or registered with a Norfolk or Waveney GP, we’re here to offer therapeutic support to meet children and young people’s needs.
At Supporting Smiles, we believe in a needs-led approach, and our service name, “Supporting Smiles,” was co-created with input from the children and families we support. Our holistic mental health and wellbeing support service encompasses the expertise of our therapeutic practitioners, counsellors, and children’s wellbeing practitioners, complemented by therapeutic support from our partners at The Benjamin Foundation. Together, we are committed to working alongside a network of support that extends beyond our walls and into the heart of the community.
Our therapeutic support brilliantly extends into a successful training offer across Norfolk and Waveney through our Link Team, who are committed to further developing a well-established group of mental health champions.
Convenience and accessibility are key to our therapeutic support. We offer sessions in various venues across your local community, including schools and family hub sites. If accessing our venues poses a challenge, don’t hesitate to reach out, and we’ll work together to find a solution that suits your needs.
As a member of Norfolk & Waveney’s Children and Young People’s Alliance, we’re part of an integrated mental health service network dedicated to THRIVE principles: Getting Advice, Getting Help, Getting More Help, and Risk Support. Alongside partners like The Benjamin Foundation, Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Norfolk County Council, and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, we’re committed to providing comprehensive support to children and young people aged 0-25, ensuring their mental health needs are met every step of the way.
For further information please see the job pack below, and to apply please click the apply button below
Closing date for all applications: 9am, Friday 12th April 2024
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
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 email Alison Williams, Operations Manager (alison.williams@ormistonfamilies.org.uk) or call us on 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.