Ormiston Families

Ormiston Families' Supporting Smiles Children and Young People's Mental Health Service is excited to invite applications from Cognitive Behavioural Therapists looking to further their therapeutic career. We offer great benefits. Our Supporting Smiles service provides professional mental health support to children and young people through our Therapeutic Pathway for 4-13-year-olds and 5-18-year-olds with our Children's Wellbeing Practitioner team. Whether residing in Norfolk or Waveney or registered with a Norfolk or Waveney GP, we're here to offer therapeutic support to meet children and young people's needs. At Supporting Smiles, we believe in a needs-led approach, and our service name, "Supporting Smiles," was co-created with input from the children and families we support. Our holistic mental health and wellbeing support service encompasses the expertise of our therapeutic practitioners, counsellors, and children's wellbeing practitioners. Convenience and accessibility are key to our therapeutic support. We offer sessions in various venues across your local community, including schools and family hub sites. If accessing our venues poses a challenge, don't hesitate to reach out, and we'll work together to find a solution that suits your needs. As a member of Norfolk & Waveney's Children and Young People's Alliance, we're part of an integrated mental health service network dedicated to THRIVE principles: Getting Advice, Getting Help, Getting More Help, and Risk Support. Alongside partners like The Benjamin Foundation, Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Norfolk County Council, and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, we're committed to providing comprehensive support to children and young people aged 0-25, ensuring their mental health needs are met every step of the way. The starting salary for this post will be dependent on experience and level of qualification, based on 37.5 hours per week, and is a 12-month fixed-term position. Registered CBT Therapist: £34,467 per annum. Accredited CBT Therapist: £42,600 per annum. The base for this post is our Norwich Hub. Travel across Norfolk and Waveney is required. For further information and to apply, please visit our website. Closing date for applications: 9am, Thursday 21 st May 2026 Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role: Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The salary for the post is £4,895 gross per annum (based on 7 hours per week off the Real Living Wage full-time equivalent of £24,479) Based: HMP Norwich Visitors Centre Working Hours and Patterns: The work pattern is every Saturday 8:30 4pm (7 hours with 30 minutes unpaid break) The successful candidate is expected to be available outside of these times to carry out essential training, attend Team Meetings on a Wednesday morning (scheduled in advance every six weeks), and the prison induction on one Monday and Tuesday. Overtime, particularly on Sundays, is often available. A degree of flexibility will be required at times to meet operational demand. HMP Norwich, part of the main HMP Estate, offers a varied and exciting opportunity to work in a busy yet rewarding environment where no two days are the same. You will be required to obtain and retain enhanced security vetting for this role. The Ormiston Families team based at HMP Norwich provide a personal welcome for first-time and returning visitors to help them access the services available to them. We are seeking a Family Support Worker to join the team in providing effective and efficient running of the Visitors Centre on Saturdays. This will involve booking visitors in for visits, serving refreshments to visitors, providing information for visitors who need additional support, signposting and making referrals to other prison departments. The overall purpose of the role is to ensure that prisoners and their families have a valuable visiting experience, improving the quality of visits for children and families, helping to maintain positive, healthy and resilient family relationships. Ideally, you will have experience of dealing with people in a customer service-based role and be able to demonstrate excellent communication and problem-solving skills, sometimes under challenging circumstances, whilst embracing a non-judgemental and empathetic work ethic. You will have had experience working with children and families or be able to demonstrate a commitment to this area of work. For further information and to apply, please visit our website. Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 11th May 2026 Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role: Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.