Newly qualified therapists warmly welcomed!
For over 30 years, YCT has supported the mental health of children and young people as a registered charity embedded in the heart of the local community. We are a well-established, respected and purpose-led organisation, continuing to grow in response to increasing need across West Essex and Hertfordshire.
We are expanding our network of self-employed therapists to work with children and young people aged 5–18 years in schools, community settings, outdoor environments and from YCT House in Harlow.
We would particularly like to hear from:
- Play Therapists
- Child & Adolescent Counsellors
- Child & Adolescent Therapists
- Arts Therapists
- Nature Therapists / Eco-Therapists
- CBT Therapists
- Integrative Therapists
If you are suitably qualified to provide therapeutic support to children and/or adolescents, we would love to hear from you.
Working Across West Essex and Hertfordshire
Schools, community venues, outdoor and nature-based settings and YCT House, Harlow.
We welcome applications from both experienced and newly qualified therapists.
Our Approach
At YCT we believe every child deserves access to safe, compassionate and effective mental health support.
Our work is:
- Early intervention and needs-led
- Neurodivergent-affirming
- Attachment-informed and developmentally attuned
- Systemic and family-inclusive
- Creative, relational and evidence-informed
- Inclusive, culturally responsive and trauma-informed
We support children and young people experiencing a wide range of emotional and relational difficulties.
You Must
- Be suitably qualified to provide therapy to children and/or young people aged 5–18
- Hold professional registration with BACP, HCPC, BAPT, PTUK, BABCP, UKCP, NCS or an equivalent recognised professional body
- Hold an Enhanced DBS
- Hold appropriate professional indemnity insurance
- Be safeguarding trained
- Have the right to work in the UK
- Be committed to collaborative, systemic and reflective practice
- Be able to work independently while contributing to a supportive multidisciplinary team
Why Join YCT?
- Flexible sessional opportunities
- Work across schools, community settings, nature-based projects and YCT House
- Competitive rates of pay in line with national standards
- Group supervision
- A warm, supportive and reflective team culture
- Opportunities to contribute to innovative community projects and service development
- The autonomy of self-employment within a respected and well-established charitable organisation
Our Values
We believe children’s mental health is shaped by relationships, family, community and connection to the wider world.
Whether your practice is grounded in talking therapy, play, creativity, the arts or nature, you’ll be joining a service that values thoughtful, relational and developmentally informed therapeutic work.
Together, we help children and young people thrive.
Interested?
To express interest, please send your CV and a brief introduction to:
[email protected]
YCT House, Harlow, Essex
Job Type: Contract
Pay: £30.00 per hour
Education:
- Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)
Experience:
- Working therapeutically with children: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
