At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide therapeutic support to foster families and children, preventing placement breakdown.
- Company: Established Independent Fostering Agency with a focus on therapeutic care.
- Benefits: Salary up to £51,000, hybrid working, clinical supervision, and ongoing professional development.
- Other info: Dynamic role with a supportive multidisciplinary team and varied daily tasks.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of children and families every day.
- Qualifications: Qualified Psychotherapist with experience in child and family support.
The predicted salary is between 33000 - 51000 £ per year.
Location: West Midlands (Hybrid Working)
Salary: £33,000 - £51,000 DOE
Hours: Full Time
Make a real difference before placements reach crisis. We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established Independent Fostering Agency looking to appoint an experienced Psychotherapist to join their growing therapeutic team. This isn't a traditional therapy role. You'll work closely with foster carers, social workers and children to provide early intervention, therapeutic support and practical guidance that helps keep families together and prevents placement breakdown. If you're passionate about supporting children in care while also empowering the adults around them, this could be an incredibly rewarding next step.
The Role
- You'll provide therapeutic support across the fostering service through a combination of:
- Therapeutic assessments and interventions
- Supporting foster carers and staff with complex presentations
- Delivering therapeutic parenting and pre-approval training
- Attending planning and review meetings
- Producing high-quality therapeutic reports
- Providing consultation during periods of increased risk
- Working collaboratively with the wider therapeutic and social work teams
The role is hybrid, however face-to-face work remains central. You'll regularly meet children, carers and colleagues both in the office and within the community. There may also be occasional support required outside normal office hours, with TOIL provided.
What We're Looking For
- Qualified Psychotherapist (Diploma level or above)
- Registration with a recognised professional body (BACP, UKCP, BPS or equivalent)
- Experience working with children, young people and families
- Confidence delivering training to foster carers and professionals
- Excellent communication and report writing skills
- Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle
- Flexibility to respond to occasional urgent support requests
What's on Offer
- Salary between £33,000 - £51,000 depending on experience
- Hybrid working
- Opportunity to influence practice across an established fostering service
- Clinical supervision and ongoing CPD
- Supportive multidisciplinary therapeutic team
- A varied role where no two days are the same
- The opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of children and foster families every day.
Psychotherapist - Independant Fostering Agency employer: Kindsight Recruitment Ltd
Join a values-led organisation that prioritises genuine care and relationships in a therapeutic environment for young people. Located in the West Midlands, this role offers supportive leadership, a nurturing work culture, and opportunities for career progression as the service expands. Here, you can make a meaningful impact on the lives of children who need stability and support the most.
