At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide therapeutic support to refugee children and families, promoting mental health and wellbeing.
- Company: Join the Refugee Council, a leading charity dedicated to helping refugees rebuild their lives.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible hours, training opportunities, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Part-time role with excellent career development and a commitment to inclusivity.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable families while working in a collaborative team.
- Qualifications: Experience in therapy or psychology, with a passion for supporting diverse communities.
The Refugee Council is the nation’s refugee charity. Together with community groups, partners and volunteers, we help people who have escaped war and persecution to rebuild their lives, integrate into communities, and play their part in Britain. Our frontline services support over 14,000 refugees each year to find safety, get to know their neighbours, and enter education, training or work. We share our evidence and expertise with policymakers to help build integrated communities where everyone can contribute.
Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. Our values underpin everything we do:
- Inclusive: We are inclusive. We work with – not for – refugees and people seeking asylum so they have an equal voice, co-producing projects and ensuring their expertise and experiences are at the heart of what we do.
- Collaborative: We are collaborative. Working with others is a priority in order to have the collective impact that is vital to achieve policy and practice reform.
- Courageous: We speak out when we see injustice, cruelty and unfairness. We always stand up for what we believe is the right thing to do to transform the experiences of those seeking protection in our country.
- Respectful: We are respectful of all those we interact with. We treat everyone with the same respect, professionalism and understanding.
About the Role: The resettlement team in South Yorkshire provides advice and support for resettled refugees to help them access services and mainstream provision and establish community links. Working closely with local stakeholders and in partnership with other voluntary sector agencies running similar services across the UK, the Refugee Council resettlement team promotes both the integration and independence of this group.
Alongside the resettlement team, the psychological therapy service team offers therapy to refugees presenting with mental health difficulties across both historical and future resettlement programmes. The service currently offers holistic psychological assessments and therapy to respond to clients referred to the service from Refugee Council and other local services working with resettled refugees.
The Children and Families Wellbeing Project was established in 2019 to respond to the needs of refugee children/young people and their families who are experiencing mental health difficulties within a systemic approach. This specialist service is managed by the Refugee Council and led by the Strategic Migration partnership and is provided across Yorkshire and Humberside through a partnership of the Refugee Council and Solace.
As a Family therapist/Practitioner, the post holder will be working autonomously within the context of a multi-disciplinary team approach to deliver psychosocial therapeutic work with refugee children/young people and their families in South Yorkshire. The postholder will work closely with the Sheffield Therapeutic Service for Resettled Refugees and work with children and families at home, as well as in community and educational settings.
Contract and Hours: Fixed term, part-time, 28 hours per week.
Staff Benefits: To reward our staff for the value they bring, we offer a variety of enhanced terms and conditions and a wide range of benefits, including:
- Training & Development
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Pension Scheme
- Work/Life Balance Policies
- Employer-Sponsored Volunteering
- And more.
Let’s work together to improve the lives of refugees in the UK – apply on our website today. Closing date: 10 July 2026.
Child and Family Therapist/Practitioner/Clinical Psychologist in Burngreave employer: Refugee Council
The Refugee Council is an exceptional employer dedicated to supporting refugees and fostering inclusive communities. With a strong emphasis on collaboration, respect, and courage, employees are empowered to make a meaningful impact while enjoying comprehensive benefits such as training and development opportunities, a supportive work-life balance, and an Employee Assistance Programme. Located in South Yorkshire, the role of Child and Family Therapist offers a unique chance to work within a multi-disciplinary team, directly contributing to the wellbeing of vulnerable families and children in a compassionate and dynamic environment.
