Child & Adolescent Therapist

About Kibble

Kibble supports children and young people (aged 5-26) who have experienced trauma and adversity through residential care, education and mental health services. For more than 200 years, we’ve put young people first and have built a trusted charity with vital services that strive to transform lives, families and communities.

When starting a new job at Kibble, you’ll become part of a dedicated staff team who make sure children are happy and safe 365 days a year, 24/7. Whether your role is in care, education, or the corporate side, you’ll help give young people a chance at life.

Therapist Post

This is an exciting opportunity for a therapist to join our Specialist Intervention Services (SIS) team. We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated professional who will play a key role in the delivery of therapeutic services to children & young adults (5-25) who have experienced childhood trauma and adversity. You would be joining an established multi-disciplinary team which has continued to grow and expand over the last 20 years.

The service brings together forensic psychologists, systemic family practitioners, and therapists specialising in integrative, play, art, and counselling therapies. We are committed to ongoing professional development, and every team member receives regular internal or external clinical supervision.

We would encourage you to apply if you are interested and committed to working with children/young adults who have the highest need for therapeutic support. There is a high degree of autonomous working and independent practice and the opportunity to work flexibly. You will have the opportunity to inform and support effective trauma-informed practice and engage in wider service development. There will be opportunities to promote reflective practice across different settings and to contribute to service evaluation.

What’s so special about working in SIS?

“Being able to offer longer-term therapy in person at a pace that works for young people …and not being restricted to just 6 or 12 sessions…is definitely a benefit to working in SIS…” (Therapist – 20 years with SIS)

“Working with colleagues from a range of different disciplines is another advantage…we have art therapists, play therapists, counsellors, psychologists, family therapists...there’s a huge amount of experience in the team. Everyone is really approachable, we are always learning something from each other, and this fundamentally benefits the young people and families who access our service…” (Play Therapist – 10 years with SIS)

“It’s a job with lots of diversity and lots of variety. We support children, teenagers, young adults and families who experience a range of challenges in their life, so no two days are ever the same…” (Art Therapist - 9 years with SIS)

Main Responsibilities:

• The role will involve facilitating individual therapy sessions with children/young adults across a range of different residential and community settings.
• Creating a safe environment and building a strong therapeutic relationship where a young person can openly discuss their experiences. Over time this should allow them to build confidence, raise self-esteem, improve emotional wellbeing and resilience.
• The role may involve working closely with the team around the young person. This includes the wider SIS team, residential & housing support staff, Social Workers, Child and Adult Mental Health Services and anyone who has a role to enhance the emotional and psychological well-being of our young people.
• You will be expected to attend professionals’ meetings, contribute to risk management and safety meetings, keep accurate case records, write reports, and evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
• You should have…