Therapist in Blackpool

Barnardo's is currently recruiting staff. If you are seeking a new opportunity and possess a strong commitment to working with children and young people to support their emotional wellbeing, we encourage you to consider this position.

The MyTime to Thrive service supports children and young people across Lancashire and South Cumbria aged 5-18 years to develop healthy minds, confidence and resilience, enabling them to fulfil their potential. As part of the THRIVE 'Getting Help' model, Barnardo's provides therapeutic one-to-one sessions, group work and counselling support within the community.

We are seeking candidates who demonstrate a strong commitment to:

• Children's and young people's emotional health and wellbeing
• Improving outcomes for children and young people

The Role:

• Working days: Monday to Friday (to be agreed)
• Working hours: 30 hours per week
• Office base: Blackpool
• Working across various school and community venues
• The ability to travel across the Blackpool Fylde Wyre locality is essential

You will deliver brief interventions via one-to-one wellbeing sessions and therapeutic group work, focusing on emotional literacy and emotional regulation. Key responsibilities include:

• Providing a blended approach of digital and face-to-face sessions
• Maintaining active engagement on all safeguarding matters
• Ensuring accurate record-keeping for reporting purposes

Essential requirements for successful candidates:

• Hold a diploma-level qualification in counselling, child and adolescent psychotherapy, art, play, drama or music therapy, which includes a practicum of at least 100 hours of supervised practice.
• Possess substantial experience of delivering counselling to children and young people
• Demonstrate an awareness of emotional challenges and their impact on the lives of children and young people.
• Possess knowledge of child and adolescent development and the role of the family in supporting children and young people's emotional wellbeing.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of children's safeguarding.
• Exhibit adaptability and the capability to deliver support via multiple methods, including face-to-face, telephone and video call.
• Possess case management experience and demonstrate a clear understanding of the requirement for professional and accurate case documentation.
• Access to a vehicle would be advantageous due to the regular travel required for this role.

This contract is fixed-term until the end of March 2027, with potential for extension subject to funding.

Additional Information:

You must demonstrate in your application that you currently utilise the skills outlined above and in the Job Description/Person Specification, or have applied them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering or similar contexts. This should be presented with a clear understanding of the service context described.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK. We believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.

Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata.

Benefits include:

• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's.
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension.
• Discounts and cashback from high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support.
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer.

About Barnardo's:

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.