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Deadline: 10 AM on Friday 19 September 2025.
Posts available: 3.
Contract: 12 months fixed term (Permanent pending funding and qualification).
Term: Full-Time.
Salary: NJC point 20 – £31,586.
Hours per week: 35 hours.
Employer Bio
YPAS is a Merseyside based charity, established in 1966. They serve a population of over 150,000 children and young people. They support children and young people aged 5 – 25 years and families to address their mental health and emotional well-being difficulties.
Job Overview
Are you an accredited counsellor, social worker, mental health nurse, or occupational therapist looking to develop your skills and competencies within a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) setting? They are seeking dedicated professionals who can demonstrate a strong foundation of knowledge and experience in working therapeutically with young people facing emotional wellbeing and mental health challenges. A minimum of two years’ experience working with children and young people is essential.
Applicants who do not hold one of the recognised core professions listed above but have a minimum of four years’ experience working in a mental health service delivering therapy may be considered for eligibility via the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes (KSA) framework, based on the standards developed by the BABCP https://babcp.com/Knowledge-Skills-Attitudes
Why Join YPAS?
- Be part of a passionate team dedicated to making a positive impact on children and young people’s lives.
- Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
- A supportive and collaborative work environment and young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing and have an aptitude to undertake a postgraduate/graduate study programme.
To learn more and to apply, please click here.
Interviews: Thursday 25 September 2025.
Contact Details: recruitment@ypas.org.uk.
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