Job Description

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www.family-action.org.uk/careers/Job ID: 1530

Closing Date: 25th August 2025

Job title: Child and Family Trauma Therapist

Service:

Children's Trauma Therapy Service

Location:

Based in Central Bradford

Hours:

1 x 37 hours and 1 x29.6 hours per week (part-time)

Salary:

34,511 - 38,000 including a 2,200 market allowance FTE per annum

Contract type:

Temporary until 31st March 2026. Continuation of contract subject to funding.

Family Action & the Role's Impact:

Are you a qualified psychotherapist, creative arts therapist, family therapist, or clinical/counselling psychologist with experience of working with children? Do you want to be part of an award-winning organisation that makes a difference?

At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It's what we've done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the

importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

We are looking for two Trauma Therapists with experience of working with children to join our Bradford Childrens Trauma Therapy Service

Main Requirements

You will be a qualified, registered therapist with training/experience in working with children. You will be skilled in working with complex trauma and keen to develop your therapeutic skills in this area. You will be trauma-focused in your approach and have experience of working with children, young people and their parents/carers. You may have additional clinical training in a specific trauma and/or attachment focused therapy (e.g. EMDR, TF-CBT, TF-Play Therapy, DDP, Theraplay). You will be able to think systemically about inter-generational trauma with an understanding of the different presentation and therapeutic recovery needs of children at different ages and stages. You will be committed to high quality therapy standards with a passion for using your therapy skills to facilitate good outcomes. As a team player you will be keen to share your skills and specialisms and also learn from others.

Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service - Child Barred List

Benefits:

- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days pro rata, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days, plus bank holidays.

- up to 6% matched-pension contributions

- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment

- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions

- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers

- cycle to work scheme

- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities including the opportunity to train in EMDR or DDP

- the opportunity to join group supervision delivered by external EMDR/DDP supervisors.

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: recruiting manager's email address Sarah.Maruyama@family-action.org.uk.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

JOB DESCRIPTION & PERSON SPECIFICATION

Job title:

Child and Family Trauma Therapist

Service:

Children's Trauma Therapy Service

Salary:

Grade 3 Point 24 to 28, plus 2,200 market allowance FTE per annum subject to review at the end of the financial year March 2025

Hours:

29.6 hours per week (part-time/4 days) or 37 hours per week (full-time)

Location: Central Bradford

Responsible to: Senior Therapist

Job Summary:

To offer specialist trauma informed and attachment focused assessment and therapy to children and families who have experienced trauma through emotional, physical, sexual, domestic abuse and/or neglect and traumatic bereavement. To work with parents, carers and professionals to develop their understanding of the impact of trauma, improving outcomes and support for affected children.

Undertake assessments of clinical need, taking into account children's developmental, attachment, trauma and cultural needs.
2. Working to a clear plan, provide outcomes-focused trauma and attachment therapy with a focus on recovery with children and families who have experienced trauma through emotional, physical, sexual, domestic abuse and/or neglect and traumatic bereavement.

To take part in multi-agency meetings, including Child in Need and Child Protection meetings, care planning meetings with other health professionals and safeguarding reviews. Provide information and assist with the production of reports and monitoring, including case studies of therapy, as required by our funders. Consult with families who use our service and incorporate their views within service development. Ensure all work is carried out to Family Action minimum standards and is designed and delivered to maximise agreed outcomes. Ensure that the needs and views of children young people are at the heart of everything we do: offering holistic and child-centred interventions which are appropriate to their clinical needs, including referrals into other services as appropriate. Take responsibility for accessing regular case, and clinical, supervision. Respond to any case or service decisions effectively, recording all decisions on appropriate systems and ensuring that confidentiality and professional boundaries are maintained at all times. Comply with Family Action's Health and Safety and Data Protection policies and protect your own and others' health, safety and welfare. Ensure that all assigned work adheres to Family Actions Safeguarding Policy and ensure BCSB procedures are followed in the event of any child protection issues or concerns. Embrace and implement Family Action's Equality & Diversity Policy in every aspect of your work and positively promote its principles amongst colleagues, service users and other members of the community. Promote a positive image of Family Action, representing the organisation in order to increase professional and public awareness of the organisation's work and of the views and needs of service users. Represent Family Action in relevant external and internal service related forums, participating in task groups, skill sets and service development groups. Work flexibly as may be required by the needs of the service and carry out any other reasonable duties as required. Adhere to Family Action's values which underpin Family Action's mission of 'building stronger families' by:
a) Being

people

focused

b) Reflecting a

'can do'

approach

c) Striving for

excellence

in everything we do

d) Having

mutual respect

for everyone we work with, work for and support through our services

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Requirements

Essential

Desirable

Education, Qualifications & Background

1

A recognised professional qualification in psychotherapy or counselling at Masters level. Educated to degree level and registered with an appropriate professional organisation relevant to therapy modality (e.g. UKCP, AFT, ACP, BACP, BAAT, BAMT, BPS, HCPC, BADth, BAPT etc). Accredited within specific therapy modality.

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2

Training in therapy with children and adolescents

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3.

Advanced training in DDP (level 2) and /or Qualification in trauma processing (e.g. EMDR TF-CBT, CATT)

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Experience

4.

Experience of providing outcomes focused therapy to children, young people and their families.

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5.

Experience in providing therapy using a trauma-focussed approach

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6.

Experience of sharing knowledge and skills with colleagues and other professionals.

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Experience of participation in multi-agency planning and safeguarding work, including Early Help, Child in Need and Child Protection meetings and processes, working effectively with the system around the child.

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Knowledge & Skills

7

Skills in specific trauma processing (e.g. EMDR TF-CBT, CATT)

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8

Ability to offer assessments of clinical need, working to a clear therapeutic plan in accordance with identified clinical needs.

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7

An excellent understanding of theories of child development, attachment and trauma. and experience of applying this in therapeutic practice

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9

Ability to communicate effectively with children, families and professionals and work in partnership to agree therapy goals.

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10

Excellent written and oral presentation skills, with ability to keep concise and accurate records and produce informative well written reports.

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10

Skilled in the use of IT including the ability to use Microsoft packages e.g. excel, outlook.

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11

Ability to demonstrate a good working knowledge of child and adult Safeguarding protocols and procedures, an ability to assess risk and respond appropriately to concerns.

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Experience of working within health and safety principles, policies and procedures (within the context of service provision) and the ability to comply with Family Action's Health and Safety policy

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The ability to work autonomously and to plan, prioritise, work under pressure and adapt to new models of working.

Values

12.

Able to evidence Family Action's values at all times, which underpin our mission of 'building stronger families' by:

Being people focused

Reflecting a 'can do' approach

Striving for excellence in everything we do

Having mutual respect for everyone we work with, work for and support through our services

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13.

Be committed to equal opportunities and uphold and comply with Family Action's Equality, Diversity & Inclusion policy in all aspects of your work, promoting its principles amongst colleagues, service users and other members of the community.

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In addition

14.

Willing to work hours in a flexible way to meet the needs of the service.

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Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service -Child Barred list

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Job Type: Temporary

Pay: 34,511.00-38,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Education:

Bachelor's (required)
Experience:

trauma therapy: 1 year (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bradford BD1 4QU

Application deadline: 25/08/2025
Reference ID: 1530