THE BACA CHARITY
31,200 per year (pro rata)
Cambridge, England
Full-time
20th February 2026
About us Our Vision A world where all child refugees are welcomed, safe and inspired with hope to rebuild their lives for a better future. Our mission It is our mission to serve young people who have been forced to flee their home country – offering safe homes, education, therapeutic care and support in every area of their lives. We believe each young person, many of whom are victims of human trafficking, has a dignity worth celebrating, talents worth discovering and a life to live to its fullest potential, no matter their past experiences nor present circumstances. We are committed to providing an inspiring environment that raises hope and strengthens resilience. Our Values Respect Treating everyone with dignity in all circumstances. Integrity Unexaggerated sincerity of intention, in both our words and deeds. truth, expressed with humility, purity of motive and Passion Embracing risk for the sake of the mission, with courage to take bold risks and to innovate despite adversity. Grace Costly additional opportunity for everyone, to enable us to be our best by being perpetual learners. Compassion Serving sacrificially, rooted in an unwavering zeal to seek the best for those we serve and not self. Wisdom Finding a way through a challenge by listening, learning, perceiving what is at stake, applying insight and considering diverse options. Our Impact, Outcomes and Goals We are passionate about seeing the young people we serve become positive and empowered individuals, building on their resilience and strengths to contribute to the world around them. Outcomes We deliver this impact through our therapeutic support for all areas of life, specifically aimed at achieving the following outcomes - Increased Personal Safety, Increased engagement with Education, Employment and Training, Improved Emotional Wellbeing, Improved Physical Wellbeing and Increased Social engagement. Strategic Goals Strengthen Baca’s holistic service for young, forced migrants. Enhance Baca’s service to maximise the potential of each young person. Engage locally, regionally and nationally to see a world where child refugees are welcomed, safe and have hope to rebuild their lives for a better future. Thank you very much for your interest in this role at Baca. We support young people who have been forced to flee their home country, because of war, persecution, or trafficking. We provide the support they need which includes a safe home, education and therapeutic care. The young people we serve have lost the only life they know and have overcome all the odds to reach safety. Their courage inspires us but without support they are at extreme risk of harm and exploitation. We are committed to providing an inspiring environment that raises hope and strengthens resilience – enabling them to fulfil their potential and become thriving members of the community. We consider it an absolute privilege to be able to walk with them on a daily basis. We take heart from the several positive stories of young people’s transition into adulthood, establishing their lives and being a positive contribution to the world around them. However, we recognise the huge pressures they continue to face and therefore, we believe there is still a long way to go as we continue to learn from them. We believe there are greater depths of development for each young person to achieve so that they do not fall back into exploitation or any other dangerous environment. If successful, you will be joining a passionate and committed team, with strong expertise. You will find that the team are committed to our values, which has built a culture that seeks to allow everyone to be their best in order to give their best for the sake of the young people we serve. I hope you will find all the information you need in this pack or on www.bacacharity.org.uk to help you complete your application. We wish you all the best, Jimmy Zachariah, CEO Job Description Job Title: Creative Arts Therapist Reporting To: Service Manager Cambridge Contract Type: Permanent Location: Baca office, Cambridge, England. The role may require regular travel across the country to deliver Baca’s services. Salary: £31,200 per annum pro rata for part time hours worked. The role comes with an additional Cambridge allowance to cost of living. Working Hours: 22.5 hours per week, including occasional evening and weekend hours. Overall Purpose To use non-linguistic methods to enable young people to express their emotions and build inner resilience. The aim is to use creative therapy to enable young people to express, process their emotional wellbeing and strengthen their resilience for the long-term future. Responsibilities • Lead the delivery of Therapeutic intervention service using creative modalities (art, dance, drama or music) to enable young people to strengthen their resilience and improve emotional wellbeing, whilst working collaboratively a multi-disciplinary Baca service and with external professionals and or partners. • Support the young people to make progress in the following outcomes, by o o o o o Increased personal safety. Improved physical wellbeing. Improved emotional wellbeing. Increased engagement in education, employment and training Increased social engagement. • Assess the emotional health needs of the young people, recommend ways to improve emotional wellbeing of young people, including constructively and sensitively challenge young people to support their development of good routines and habits that strengthen their resilience. • Work creatively with young people, delivering therapeutic interventions through arts or other means (in 1 to 1 and in group sessions), ensuring a safe and secure environment. • To support the service delivery team with reflection and ideas for improving the wellbeing of the young people. • Support young people to develop relevant external support that ensures they can sustain their improved emotional wellbeing once they have left Baca. This includes contributing to team discussions referring young people to other mental health professionals. • Enable young people to express themselves creatively and in culturally relevant ways so that they grow in confidence, resilience and ability to process their own stories. • To work collaboratively with the rest of the multi-disciplinary service delivery team to ensure all young people are safeguarded from harm and are supported to self-protect from harms in society. • Attend meetings and training as needed and share ideas, learning, expertise and good practice. • Keep up to date with notes from sessions, maintain art therapy space, art materials and other administrative tasks. • Receive support and discuss ideas in individual supervision with line manager. • Attend regular professional supervisions with therapy supervisor. • Keep up to date with developments in the profession by attending seminars, lectures, and workshops. General • Embrace the Vision and Mission of Baca and lead by example in practicing the Values of Baca in day-to-day behaviours. • Play an active and supportive role within the organisation. • Take ownership of data, ensuring they are up to date and stored correctly. • Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to work undertaken and ensure all confidential material is stored according to Baca’s Confidentiality statement and Data Protection Policy. • Treat all staff and young people fairly and without prejudice, in line with Baca’s Equality and Diversity policy. • Lead on the correct procedures for dealing with any suggested incidences of safeguarding concerns and to follow them, in line with Baca’s Child, Vulnerable Adult Protection & Safeguarding Policy • Adhere to all Baca’s policies and procedures. • Ability to work flexible hours in line with the needs of the young people and the team. Personal Specification Baca is looking for a qualified creative arts therapist to join the organisation to provide therapeutic support for unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people, some of whom are victims of trafficking. The successful applicant will be an advocate for Baca’s vision and mission and behave in line with Baca’s values. Someone who is supportive, approachable, responsible, reliable and personable. They will be passionate about our work and be able to lead by example in building an empowering environment to enable each young person to be safe, heal and thrive. They will be both a supportive leader and one that brings challenge where necessary. Someone who is organised, creative practical, and be able to manage a varied and busy workload. They will be very approachable and enjoy working as part of a team and supporting others. They will be a great people person who can develop key external relationships and work well with the staff team, linking in with the culture of family that exists within the organisation. This is a frontline role that will need the successful applicant to be working closely with young people in their houses from time to time. The role will require the successful candidate to complete an enhanced DBS check. The ability to travel across the UK when required, is essential. Competency Requirements Character/Attributes Highly organised and able to work under pressure and prioritise tasks effectively, a completer finisher. Essential / Desirable Essential Passionate; humble; disciplined; wise; determined; pro-active; self- starter; courageous. Essential Alignment with Baca’s Values to achieve our vision, mission and strategic goals. Essential Ability to respond to change at short notice and a flexible attitude. Essential Ability to lead with hope, patience, calmness and tenacity in very challenging circumstances. Essential Ability to think critically and creatively to innovate solutions and make challenging decisions in line with values. Essential Resilience, ability to work under pressure and keep to deadlines. Essential Experience Proven experience delivering therapeutic interventions with vulnerable people who have suffered trauma Experience of working with vulnerable people from various cultures and nationalities Working constructively as part of a team. Essential Desirable Essential Experience of analysing causes of challenges faced in service delivery and presenting solutions. Essential Development of team and leading high performance teams including staff training, coaching, to achieve objectives Essential Management of projects involving multiple stakeholders, including user engagement and budgets Essential Experience of influencing; ability to build effective relationships with people at all levels, both internally and externally Desirable Experience of working in the charitable sector Desirable Knowledge / Qualifications A qualified art therapist registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) (or equivalent for your modality). Desirable Strong Microsoft Office skills. Knowledge of issues, challenges and strengths of unaccompanied asylum seeking young who may also be trafficked. Essential Essential Have a genuine concern for those the organisation serves. Essential Knowledge of what motivates team and how to support them to achieve a common end goal. Essential Skills Excellent communication skills including the ability to build rapport and credibility across multiple stakeholders, internally and externally at all levels. Desirable Strong organisational, project and time management skills Essential Strong skills to motivate and make difficult decisions in line with Values and Mission Able to understand the big picture and apply this to the details, translating vision into financial plans. Essential Essential Ability to manage multiple tasks any one-time, prioritising workload to meet competing deadlines. Essential Taking initiative and problem-solving skills by analysing workable solutions is essential. Essential Able to make decisions even when all factors are not known. Essential Other Ability to drive/travel to all locations where Baca’s service is delivered. Essential The successful applicant will be required to have an enhanced DBS. Essential How To Apply You can apply electronically, by completing an application form on our website. Please complete the online application form or return a downloaded and completed application form, along with a CV to us by email. Please make sure that your application demonstrates how your experience‚ skills and abilities meet the selection criteria set out in the Job Description and Person Specification. Please also make sure you complete the equal opportunities monitoring form. Completed applications should be returned to us by 9:00am on Friday 20th February 2026. Applications received after that time will not normally be considered for short listing. Downloaded application forms must be sent to: recruitment@bacacharity.org.uk clearly identifying the role you are applying for. Interview Process A 30-minute online interview could be conducted as part of shortlisting. If suitably strong candidates are shortlisted before the deadline, in-person interviews will take place immediately after shortlisting. If you are shortlisted for in-person interviews, we will contact you as soon as possible, to let you know the details of the interview process.