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 are an innovative organisation aiming to empower women affected by substance misuse. We give help and hope to women and children affected by drug and alcohol problems. Our employees demonstrate understanding of the complex issues facing women substance misusers in order to help empower them to make choices that lead to change. Our Young Oasis team provides therapeutic services for children/young adults as well as a creche providing childcare for all ages.
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
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.
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 processing referrals; promoting the service; running therapeutic sessions; liaising with other professional agencies; care planning and review; inputting into child protection processes; and service evaluation. The therapist will, at times, support and supervise a small team of volunteers including volunteer therapists on placement
You will have:
• MA / MSc training in integrative arts psychotherapy or equivalent
• Registration with appropriate professional body e.g. UKCP, BACP, HPC
• Minimum 2 years’ 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 involving analysing, evaluating and interpreting complex therapeutic situations
• Knowledge of issues facing substance misusers
• Resilient attitude and ability to work in a way that is reflective, adaptable and non-judgmental and adheres to professional boundaries at all times
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as on own initiative
What we offer for all roles:
• 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
• Family friendly policies
• Learning and development opportunities via a range of methods
• A focus on well-being and balancing flexible working hours alongside organisational priorities
• Relaxed dress code
There will be an expectation that the role will generally involve working from our office/outreach locations (safe working practices adhered to) 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 is 9am on 3 January 2022. Interviews will take place week commencing 10 January 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 9 January 2022 you will not have been successful on this occasion.
