Psychotherapist

Psychotherapist

Salary: £43,200 per annum (£24,518 per annum pro-rata)

Location: Carmarthenshire

Contract/Hours: Fixed Term Contract for 1 year, Part-time – 21 hours per week (hours to be broken down between Monday to Friday)

Benefits:

• Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave
• As part of our commitment to staff wellbeing, you’ll receive a paid annual Wellbeing Day to use however you choose, supporting a healthy balance between work and life.
• Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles
• Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages
• Up to 5% employer contribution and life assurance cover
• Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers

At Action for Children, we offer more than just a job. Join us and you’ll be part of a team dedicated to giving children safe and happy childhoods. See how your skills can make a real difference, helping solve the problems children and young people face every day.

A bit about the role

We're looking for an experienced and creative Accredited Psychotherapist to join our specialist team with supporting children, young people and families through tailored therapeutic interventions.

This is a varied community-based role where you'll work directly with children and families in schools, family homes, online and within our family centre. You'll have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships and deliver support that is responsive to everyone’s circumstances, allowing interventions to progress at a pace that reflects their needs and outcomes.

Working alongside our parenting team and wider multi-agency partners, you'll use creative approaches to help children and families explore challenges, develop resilience and achieve positive change.

About the Service

We are excited to offer an opportunity to join a long-established family support service in Carmarthenshire.

Our service works closely with children, young people and families to deliver high-quality support that promotes positive outcomes, emotional wellbeing and family resilience.

Through evidence-based parenting programmes and strong multi-agency partnerships, we are committed to making a lasting difference within local communities.

What you do could make a difference

• Complete therapeutic assessments and develop outcome-focused support plans that reflect the strengths, needs and goals of each child or family.
• Monitor progress, evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and adapt approaches to support sustainable change.
• Build and maintain strong professional relationships with schools, partner agencies and other stakeholders to promote joined-up support.
• Maintain accurate clinical records, reports and safeguarding documentation in line with organisational and professional standards.
• Contribute specialist therapeutic knowledge to case discussions, service development and the wider support offered to children, young people and families.

Let’s talk about you

• Accredited member of BACP or UKCP with demonstrable post-qualification experience delivering therapeutic interventions independently.

• Experience supporting children, young people and families, with the ability to build trusting relationships and engage those with a range of emotional and wellbeing needs.

• Skilled in using creative therapeutic approaches and tailoring interventions to meet individual circumstances and outcomes.

• Strong understanding of safeguarding, professional boundaries and best practice when working with vulnerable children and families.

• Experience working collaboratively with schools, partner agencies and other professionals within a multi-agency environment.

• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, with the flexibility to travel across the local area.

How to apply

If you require any support to apply for our Psychotherapist role, please contact: Scott Jones via email at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13878

Our Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism

At Action for Children, we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We know that racism and discrimination create barriers, and we are taking active steps to challenge these inequalities in our organisation and in the communities we serve.

We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities.

We also encourage applications from men, who are under-represented in our Children’s Services roles. We recognise that people hold multiple identities, and we value the richness this brings to our team.

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Seicotherapydd

Cyflog: £43,200 y flwyddyn (£24,518 y flwyddyn pro-rata)

Lleoliad: Sir Gaerfyrddin

Contract/Oriau: Contract Cyfnod Penodol am 1 flwyddyn, Rhan-amser – 21 awr yr wythnos (oriau i'w rhannu rhwng dydd Llun a dydd Gwener)

Buddion:

• Dros 7 wythnos o absenoldeb â thâl cynhwysol a’r opsiwn i brynu neu werthu absenoldeb
• Fel rhan o'n hymrwymiad i lesiant staff, byddwch yn derbyn Diwrnod Llesiant blynyddol â thâl i'w ddefnyddio sut bynnag y dewiswch, gan gefnogi cydbwysedd iach rhwng gwaith a bywyd.
• Hyfforddiant gwych a’r cyfle i ymgymryd â hyfforddiant proffesiynol ar gyfer rhai rolau
• Pecynnau mamolaeth, tadolaeth a mabwysiadu hyblyg
• Hyd at 5% o gyfraniad cyflogwr ac yswiriant bywyd
• Cymhwysedd Cerdyn Golau Glas gyda gostyngiadau mewn 15,000 o fanwerthwyr cenedlaethol

Yn Gweithredu dros Blant, rydym yn cynnig mwy na swydd. Ymunwch â ni a byddwch yn rhan o dîm sy’n ymroddedig i roi plentyndod diogel a hapus i blant. Edrychwch sut gall eich sgiliau wneud gwahaniaeth go iawn, yn helpu i ddatrys y problemau mae plant a phobl ifanc yn eu hwynebu bob dydd.

Ychydig am y rôl

Rydym yn chwilio am Seicotherapydd Achrededig profiadol a chreadigol i ymuno â'n tîm arbenigol i gefnogi plant, pobl ifanc a theuluoedd trwy ymyriadau therapiwtig wedi'u teilwra.

Mae hon yn rôl gymunedol amrywiol lle byddwch chi'n gweithio'n uniongyrchol gyda phlant a theuluoedd mewn ysgolion, cartrefi teuluol, ar-lein ac o fewn ein canolfan deuluol. Byddwch yn cael y cyfle i adeiladu perthnasoedd ystyrlon a darparu cefnogaeth sy'n ymateb i amgylchiadau pawb, gan ganiatáu i ymyriadau symud ymlaen ar gyflymder sy'n adlewyrchu eu hanghenion a'u canlyniadau.

Gan weithio ochr yn ochr â'n tîm rhianta a phartneriaid aml-asiantaeth ehangach, byddwch yn defnyddio dulliau creadigol i helpu plant a theuluoedd i archwilio heriau, datblygu gwytnwch a chyflawni newid cadarnhaol.

Ynglŷn â'r Gwasanaeth

Rydym yn llawn cyffro i gynnig cyfle i ymuno â gwasanaeth cymorth teuluol hir sefydledig yn Sir Gaerfyrddin.

Mae ein gwasanaeth yn gweithio’n agos gyda phlant, pobl ifanc a theuluoedd i gyflawni cymorth o ansawdd uchel sy’n hyrwyddo canlyniadau cadarnhaol, llesiant emosiynol a gwytnwch teuluoedd.

Trwy raglenni magu teulu a phartneriaethau amlasiantaeth cryf wedi’u seilio ar dystiolaeth, rydym wedi ymrwymo i wneud gwahaniaeth parhaol o fewn cymunedau lleol.

Gallai beth rydych chi’n ei wneud wneud gwahaniaeth

• Cwblhau asesiadau therapiwtig a datblygu cynlluniau cymorth sy'n canolbwyntio ar ganlyniadau sy'n adlewyrchu cryfderau, anghenion a nodau pob plentyn neu deulu.
• Monitro cynnydd, gwerthuso effeithiolrwydd ymyriadau ac addasu dulliau i gefnogi newid cynaliadwy.
• Adeiladu a chynnal perthnasoedd proffesiynol cryf gydag ysgolion, asiantaethau partner a rhanddeiliaid eraill i hyrwyddo cefnogaeth ar y cyd.
• Cadw cofnodion clinigol, adroddiadau a dogfennaeth ddiogelu cywir yn unol â safonau sefydliadol a phroffesiynol.
• Cyfrannu gwybodaeth therapiwtig arbenigol at drafodaethau achosion, datblygu gwasanaethau a'r gefnogaeth ehangach a gynigir i blant, pobl ifanc a theuluoedd.

Gadewch i ni siarad amdanoch chi

• Aelod achrededig o BACP neu UKCP gyda phrofiad ôl-gymhwyster amlwg yn cyflwyno ymyriadau therapiwtig yn annibynnol.
• Profiad o gefnogi plant, pobl ifanc a theuluoedd, gyda'r gallu i adeiladu perthnasoedd ymddiriedol ac ymgysylltu â'r rhai sydd ag ystod o anghenion emosiynol a lles.
• Medrus mewn defnyddio dulliau therapiwtig creadigol a theilwra ymyriadau i fodloni amgylchiadau a chanlyniadau unigol.
• Dealltwriaeth gref o ddiogelu, ffiniau proffesiynol ac arfer gorau wrth weithio gyda phlant a theuluoedd sy'n agored i niwed.
• Profiad o weithio ar y cyd gydag ysgolion, asiantaethau partner a gweithwyr proffesiynol eraill mewn amgylchedd amlasiantaeth.
• Trwydded yrru lawn y DU a mynediad at gerbyd, gyda'r hyblygrwydd i deithio ar draws yr ardal leol.

Sut i ymgeisio

Os ydych angen unrhyw gymorth i ymgeisio am ein rôl Seicotherapydd, cysylltwch â: Scott Jones drwy e-bost i recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk gan ddyfynnu’r cyfeirnod 13878

Ein Hymrwymiad i Gydraddoldeb, Cynhwysiant a Gwrth-Hiliaeth

Yn Gweithredu dros Blant, rydym wedi ymrwymo i greu gweithle lle mae pawb yn teimlo eu bod yn cael eu parchu, eu gwerthfawrogi, ac yn gallu ffynnu. Rydym yn gwybod bod hiliaeth a gwahaniaethu yn creu rhwystrau, ac rydym yn cymryd camau gweithredol i herio’r anghydraddoldebau hyn yn ein sefydliad ac yn y cymunedau rydym yn eu gwasanaethu.

Rydym yn croesawu’n gryf ceisiadau gan bobl sy’n Ddu, Asiaidd neu gan gymunedau sydd wedi eu hymylu’n ethnig ac ar sail hil, yn ogystal â phobl anabl sydd ar hyn o bryd yn cael eu tangynrychioli yn ein gweithlu. Rydym wedi ymrwymo i chwalu rhwystrau yn ein prosesau recriwtio a sicrhau mynediad teg at gyfleoedd.

Rydym hefyd yn annog ceisiadau gan ddynion, sy’n cael eu tangynrychioli yn ein rolau Gwasanaethau Plant. Rydym yn cydnabod fod gan bobl hunaniaethau lluosog, ac rydym yn gwerthfawrogi’r cyfoeth mae hyn yn dod i’n tîm.

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