Community Early Years Therapist – Part-Time Pilot

The Mulberry Bush Organisation Ltd; Witney; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid annual leave pro rata to part‑t/1

Clinical supervision

Reflective practice

Wellbeing support

Employer pension (6% via salary Sacr)

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

The Mulberry Bush Organisation Ltd is launching a new community early years project in Witney and seeks two therapists to establish and deliver a relational playgroup for parents, carers and young children. The role is 0.3 FTE, fixed term for three years, term-time only, with flexible working days to be agreed.

You will help shape the model, build partnerships with local services and support families using psychodynamically-informed practice in a welcoming, non-stigmatising setting.

Qualifications

• Recognised professional qualification in psychotherapy or equivalent.
• Registration with the appropriate professional body where applicable.
• Experience working therapeutically with children, young people and families.
• Understanding of attachment and child development in adversity context.
• Ability to work flexibly in community settings with diverse families.
• Experience safeguarding children and multi-agency work.

Responsibilities

• Co-facilitate a therapist-led early years carer-under 5 playgroup.
• Build trusting relationships with parents, carers and young children.
• Create a welcoming environment where families feel safe and supported.
• Use attunement and reflective dialogue to support parent-child relationships.
• Offer light-touch therapeutic support within play and interaction.
• Support parents to consider their children's emotional needs.
• Develop pathways for signposting to additional support.
• Contribute to safeguarding decisions and information-sharing.
• Maintain records and contribute to monitoring and evaluation.
• Participate in supervision and reflective practice.
• Contribute to ongoing development of the pilot service.

Skills

Observation skills

Communication skills

Relationship building

Independent working

Team collaboration

Safeguarding experience

Psychodynamic approach

Education

Child/Adolescent Psychotherapy

Art Therapy

Drama Therapy

Job description

The Mulberry Bush Organisation Ltd is launching a new community early years project in Witney and seeks two therapists to establish and deliver a relational playgroup for parents, carers and young children. The role is 0.3 FTE, fixed term for three years, term-time only, with flexible working days to be agreed.

You will help shape the model, build partnerships with local services and support families using psychodynamically-informed practice in a welcoming, non-stigmatising setting.