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Therapist

BARNARDO'S
35,564 per year
St Helens
Full-time
22nd April 2026
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BOSS has been delivering a service in St Helens since 2012. We support children and young people (5 – 19) 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 delighted to have a unique opportunity for a qualified therapist who will manage a number of cases within the BOSS service to sit within the Young People's Drug and Alcohol Team. This is an exciting development to work closely together to deliver effective quality services to the high level of vulnerable young people with co-existing substance use and mental health issues.

This post will work with young people where there are identified issues of substance misuse, so ideally you will have:

  • A good working knowledge and experience of working with addictions.
  • The ability to support the delivery of public health outcomes such as reducing alcohol related hospital admissions and reducing the impact of drug and alcohol related harms.
  • A good knowledge of the multi-faceted problems young people can experience, particularly due to trauma and Adverse Childhood experiences.

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

Do you have experience of working with young people who have complex emotional health and wellbeing needs?

Are you qualified to Diploma level (min 2 years) or above in one or more of a range of therapies such as Integrative, Person Centred Counselling, CBT, EMDR, and / or Behaviour Therapies? If you are:

  • Accredited with an approved professional body
  • Able to evidence continuous professional development
  • Can provide specialist experience within the team
  • Able to drive and have access to a car

We would very much like to hear from you to potentially join our team.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Due to the number of applications we receive, this vacancy can close before the advertised closing date so please submit your application as soon as possible.

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.

  • Barnardo's 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
  • The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
  • A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
  • Service related sick pay from day 1
  • Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
  • Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
  • Cycle2work scheme
  • Interest free season ticket loans
  • Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
  • 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

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

  • Reference number:22767
  • Job Title:Therapist
  • Location:St Helens
  • Locality:St Helens
  • Contract type:Fixed term
  • End date:30/06/2027
  • Hours:37
  • Salary:£35,564
  • Closing Date:22 April 2026

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