Are you a newly qualified therapist seeking an opportunity to develop and enhance your practice?
We are recruiting for the following post within our Young Oasis team:
Young Persons’ Therapist – 22.5 hours per week; permanent [Hastings, East Sussex based]
Salary range £24,491 to £26,511 per year full time equivalent depending on experience
Fixed term until end of August 2025
Oasis is committed to inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from people with relevant life as well as professional experience, and those with disabilities. People from Black and Minority Ethnic communities are underrepresented in our organisation and we strongly welcome applications from this group.
Who we are:
For over 24 years Oasis Project (Oasis) has been delivering services for women with drug and alcohol problems and children affected by drug use in the family. We give help and hope to women and children affected by drug and alcohol problems. Our Young Oasis team provides therapeutic services for children/young adults as well as a creche providing childcare for all ages.
Young Persons’ Therapist: What you will do:
You will work with children and young people aged between 5 and 18 years who are affected by familial substance/alcohol misuse. This will involve:
- conducting initial meetings
- running therapy sessions;
- liaising with other professional agencies;
- inputting into child protection processes;
- service evaluation.
You will ideally have:
• MA / MSc training in integrative arts psychotherapy or equivalent
• Registration with appropriate professional body e.g. UKCP, BACP, HPC
• Experience of working with children/young people
• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding procedures and responsibilities, confidentiality procedures and data protection guidelines
• Skilled to work as an independent clinician
• Knowledge of issues facing substance misusers
• Resilient attitude that adheres to professional boundaries at all times
• Ability to work in a way that is reflective, adaptable and non-judgmental
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as on own initiative
What we offer:
• An opportunity to develop, strengthen and enhance practice
• Clinical supervision included with job role
• Opportunity to join a supportive team of arts based therapists
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time workers)
• We are a Brighton and Hove living wage employer and hold the Investors in People Award
• Contributory pension scheme
• Paid well-being hour once a month
• Company and statutory sick pay scheme
• A focus on well-being and balancing flexible working hours alongside organisational priorities
• Relaxed dress code
There will be an expectation that the roles will generally involve working from our office with limited home working.
For a full job description, person specification and application pack for any of these roles please visit our website www.oasisproject.org.uk; or you can email [email protected] to request an applicant’s pack. If you would like to chat to someone about these roles please contact Toby Chown, Young Oasis Manager on 01273 696970.
Closing date for applications for Young Person’s Therapists is 9am on 7 December 2022. Interviews will take place week commencing 12 December 2022.
Application is by application form only, please do not send a CV as this will not be accepted as an application. You can apply by submitting your completed application form to [email protected], along with your separate equality monitoring form. If you do not hear from us by 12 December 2022 you will not have been successful on this occasion.
Charity no: 1065503
Company no: 3447762
