Therapist/Counsellor

An exciting new opportunity has arisen in Lancashire and South Cumbria which means that Barnardo's are recruiting staff, so if you are you 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 including:

• Blackburn and Darwen - 2 x Part Time Positions at 33 hours.
• East Lancashire - 3 x Full Time Positions at 37 Hours.
• South Cumbria- 1 x Part Time Position at 34 hours.

Please state on your application which of the above bases is most suitable for you.

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

Our team will have a number of vacancies across a number of roles including:

The Role: Therapist

As a therapist you will provide one to one therapy across several modalities.

Successful candidates must have:

• A diploma level qualification in counselling, child and adolescent psychotherapy, art, play, drama or music therapy which has included a practicum / placement of at least 100 hours of supervised practice.
• Considerable experience of delivering counselling to children and young people.
• A comprehensive understanding of children's safeguarding
• It would be beneficial to have access to a car due to the regular travel required in this role.

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 Liz Morgan at elizabeth.morgan@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.

Job Type: Part-time

Salary: £29,896.00-£40,305.00 per year

Expected hours: 33 per week

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 18229