IAPT Trainee - LD/Autism (Torbay)
IAPT Trainee - LD/Autism (Torbay) (6146)
- Annual:29,855
- Location:Checkpoint Torbay, United Kingdom
- Group:
- Vacancy type:Fixed Term Contract - Additional Funding
- Closing date:14 August 2026
Fixed Term for 12 months from January 2027 until January 2028
35 hours per week
£29,855 per annum
Location: Torbay
Benefits include but not limited to:
- 36 days’ annual leave, inclusive of flexible bank holidays, increasing with length of service
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- We match up to 8% pension
- Free counselling service
- Opportunities to develop and widen your skills
- 2 days of paid volunteering time per annum to support another part of the organisation
About us:
The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We deliver essential local services that provide safe, trusted support to children and young people during times of significant need.
About the role:
We are currently looking for a practitioner to train for a qualification under the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Scheme in:
The Psychological Therapies for Children and Young People with an Autism and/or Learning Disability curriculum.
The Graduate or Postgraduate Diploma is a funded role as part of HEEs recruit to train practitioner funding and is open to staff with and without graduate level qualifications. It is intended for practitioners working specifically in the field of Autism and/or learning disabilities, as well as those in the broader CAMHS community who work with CYP with Learning Disability/Autism. All applicants will need to demonstrate a basic level of clinical competence and experience of having worked with children and families within a mental health setting for two years.
Entry Requirements
Students on the programme must meet the following entry requirements:
- A Level 5 or 6 qualification. In some circumstances you may be eligible if you have a Level 4 qualification, in this case you would need to show substantial relevant work experience.
- No core profession is required, though training in a mental-health related profession (e.g. psychology, nursing, social-work, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, special needs teaching, psychiatry, other psychotherapy, counselling) would be beneficial.
- Two years’ experience of working within a professional setting concerned with the mental health of children and young people or families, ideally including some experience of learning disabilities or ASD.
- Some experience of working with families.
Closing date: Midnight on Friday 14th August 2026. Interviews: Date to be confirmed.
- Annual:29,855
- Location:Checkpoint Torbay, United Kingdom
- Group:
- Vacancy type:Fixed Term Contract - Additional Funding
- Closing date:14 August 2026