Barnardo's is the largest Childrens Charity in the country and we know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. That is why we recruit outstanding people who share our commitment to deliver excellent services to children and young people.

Does that sound like you?

The Mental Health & Trauma Services Platform – North Region delivers a range of services which support the emotional health needs of children, young people and families. BOSS has been delivering a service in St Helens since 2012. We support children and young people through therapeutic work. We work in collaboration with St Helens CAMHS to adopt the Thrive Model of care for all children in the borough. All our services use a suite of evidenced based Outcome Tools to show individual progress of service users. The Child Outcome Rating Scale, Session Rating Scale and Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire form the basis of these tools. These sit within the Barnardo's CSSO framework of practice – see attached document. Training will be given on the CSSO Framework.

We are looking for an experienced integrative therapist to support children and young people with a range of mental health needs.

Do you have significant experience of working in a trauma informed and responsive way?

Experience of working with young people who have complex emotional health and wellbeing needs?

We are seeking someone with experience of working in a busy emotional wellbeing and mental health service with a high referral rate. You will work collaboratively with CAMHS, education and social care professionals to ensure children and young people (CYP) access the right support at the right time using the Thrive Mental Health Care Model.

You will also be:

Accredited with an approved professional body
Able to demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional development (CPD)
Able to bring specialist skills and experience to the team
Able to drive and have access to a car

We would be delighted like to hear from you if you are interested in joining our team.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
Service related sick pay from day 1
Cycle2work scheme
Interest free season ticket loans
20% discount at Barnardo's stores
Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

Reference number:23502
Job Title:Therapist
Location:St Helens
Locality:St Helens
Contract type:Permanent
Hours:30
Salary:£31,415.00 FTE
Closing Date:31 August 2026

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