Sessional Child and Family Therapist (ID: 1800)
Key InformationService: PAC-UK / Clinical Services London
Salary: £50 per hour (therapy with service user); £25 per hour (other related tasks including report writing, attending meetings, etc.)
Location: Hybrid - can work in person at Family Action premises Leeds LS15 7BD or London N1 7GR, or remotely.
Hours: Flexible as required - sessional post
Contract: Sessional
Role OverviewFamily Action supports people through change, challenge or crisis. Over 150 years of work involves protecting children, supporting young people and adults, and offering practical help to families and communities.
Responsibilities- Provide therapeutic services to adults affected by adoption and permanent placement, including contemporary and historic birth relatives, special guardians, adult adoptees, prospective adopters, adoptive parents and carers.
- Maintain an active interest in working with people from different racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
- Set up and maintain accurate written case records for all service users using the PAC UK database and electronic/hard copy filing systems, ensuring all mandatory forms are completed.
- Relevant experience in psychotherapy, counselling, therapeutic social work, or related disciplines.
- Appointments subject to satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service checks and required references.
Closing date: 8 June 2026. Interviews scheduled week beginning 22 June 2026.
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Equality, Diversity & InclusionFamily Action welcomes applications from all sections of the community, including LGBTQIA+ candidates and those with disabilities. Reasonable adjustments can be made during recruitment and on the job. All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and will receive priority consideration if they meet essential criteria.
Reasonable travel costs will be reimbursed for in person interview attendance.
Ordinarily, Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale, unless experience justifies a higher placement.