Youth Therapeutic Practitioner — Remote Options

Bath & North East Somerset Council; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Off The Record (OTR) is seeking a counsellor/therapeutic practitioner to provide safe, effective, and young-person-centred counselling and therapy. The role emphasises individual therapeutic work alongside group-based activities, with safeguarding and governance as core responsibilities.

Hours are 0.6 or 0.8 FTE, with permanent term-time or year-round options, and locations include OTR premises and partner settings with remote working where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual counselling and therapeutic support to children and young people in accordance with OTR’s clinical framework and professional standards.
• Undertake appropriate assessment, collaborative goal setting, review, outcome monitoring and planned therapeutic endings.
• Manage an appropriate caseload and organise therapeutic work effectively within allocated working hours.
• Contribute, where reasonably required, to group-based therapeutic work, workshops, psychoeducation or other appropriate forms of therapeutic support.
• Adapt practice appropriately to the age, needs, identity, communication and circumstances of each young person.
• Recognise, assess and respond appropriately to safeguarding, clinical-risk and welfare concerns, seeking advice and escalating concerns without delay.
• Maintain safe professional boundaries and work within the limits of competence, qualification, training and professional responsibility.
• Participate actively in management, clinical and group supervision, reflective practice and case discussion.
• Comply with OTR’s safeguarding, confidentiality, consent, risk-management and clinical-governance requirements.
• Maintain accurate, timely and professionally appropriate case records on systems authorised by OTR.
• Complete required assessments, outcome measures, safeguarding records and service-monitoring information within agreed timescales.
• Undertake the preparation, follow-up, professional communication and administration associated with therapeutic work.
• Manage cancellations and non-attendance in accordance with OTR procedures and remain available for other appropriate duties during contracted hours.
• Work collaboratively with OTR colleagues, schools, families, health services, community organisations and other professionals where appropriate.
• Attend relevant team meetings, development days, training and organisational activities.
• Contribute reasonably to service review, evaluation, quality improvement and the development of therapeutic resources, programmes and approaches.
• Share learning and contribute to a supportive, reflective and accountable team culture.
• Represent OTR professionally and support positive working relationships with partner organisations.
• Maintain any qualification, professional membership, registration, accreditation, insurance or clearance required by OTR for the role.
• Complete mandatory training and refresher activity identified by OTR, including safeguarding training.
• Maintain appropriate continuing professional development and raise learning or support needs through supervision and line management.
• Work in accordance with OTR’s values, policies, procedures and commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and anti-discriminatory practice.
• Notify OTR promptly of any matter that may materially affect suitability to practise safely.

Job description

Off The Record (OTR) is seeking a counsellor/therapeutic practitioner to provide safe, effective, and young-person-centred counselling and therapy. The role emphasises individual therapeutic work alongside group-based activities, with safeguarding and governance as core responsibilities.

Hours are 0.6 or 0.8 FTE, with permanent term-time or year-round options, and locations include OTR premises and partner settings with remote working where appropriate.