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Centre 33 is an ambitious and growing charity based across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. We offer young people free, confidential information and support around their mental health, practical issues such as housing and sexual health and caring responsibilities.
None of it would be possible without our fantastic team, and we pride ourselves on being an inclusive, welcoming employer. You can see our list of current vacancies below.
JOINING TEAM CENTRE 33
At Centre 33, you'll be working every day to make a real difference to young people's lives. We offer a supportive, inclusive and non-judgemental working environment.
Centre 33 is an equal opportunities employer. We're keen to encourage applications from a diverse range of people, including black and ethnic minorities, LGBT+ communities, all age groups, religions and those with disabilities. Get in touch - we want to hear from you!
You can read more about our team on our people.
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Please find our list of job opportunities below. If you have any questions or need help, don't hesitate to get in touch.
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We'd love to hear from you. If you have any questions about your application, please email recruitment@centre33.org.uk.
2 x Full-time positions: 35 hours per week
Salary: £24,500 per annum
Duration: Fixed term (1 year, January 2027-January 2028)
Location:
Position1: Based in South STTT Team in Cambridge and Ely hubs
Position 2:- Based in our North STTT Team in Peterborough and Huntingdon hubs
The weekly pattern of hours changes at several points through the year due to University teaching requirements. University days are usually 10am-5pm, and Centre 33 site days are within the hours of 10am-6pm.
Closing date: 1st October
Interviews to be held between the 21st and 30th October
We have an exciting opportunity for two trainee Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioners to join our multidisciplinary ‘Someone to Talk To’ service at Centre 33.
In this role, you will develop skills for supporting young people’s mental wellbeing and, alongside this, undertake nationally recognised training with Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families through University College London.
We have two vacancies for this role. One position will sit within our South STTT team based across Cambridge & Ely,and the second position will sit within our North STTT team based across Peterborough & Huntingdon. Both roles require some travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough as necessary. You will also be required to regularly travel efficiently to London for the purposes of course requirements.
The training forms part of the service transformation initiative delivered by NHS England as part of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health CYP Psychological Trainings (PT) (formerly CYP IAPT) programmes, which aim to improve existing children and young people's mental health Services (CYP-PTs) working in the community.
About Centre 33
Centre 33 is an ambitious and growing charity based across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. We offer a range of high-quality services toyoung people aged up to 25, including information and support on a “drop in”basis, mental health services, counselling, housing and financial advice, sexual health support and support for young carers.
Main duties of the job
You will study part-time for the ‘Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice: Post Graduate Diploma’, and your remaining hours will be spent working within our busy service, applying and developing the skills and knowledge you acquire in training to our client base.
Through the training course, you will be taught to deliver evidence-based guided self-help interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. You will also be taught how to deliver interventions in the community, for example, participation activities, training and group delivery. You will receive supervision to support your professional development, as well as be expected to actively engage local communities. You will complete assignments throughout the year to demonstrate these skills and build a clinical portfolio (requiring some independent study outside of role hours).
Within Centre 33, you will use the newly developed skills to deliver brief, evidence-based, goal-focused interventions to support young people aged13-25 experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. You will also provide some ‘Guided Self-Help’ interventions to support parents of younger children aged 5 -12 who experience anxiety and behavioural difficulties. This will include but is not limited to delivery of 121 case work; group work; workshops and webinars, as well as designing and producing psychoeducational resources using various media formats. Our blended offer at Centre 33 means you will be expected to work face to face and remotely via telephone and Zoom depending onindividual client needs.
Additional information
You will have a minimum of a second-class Bachelor’s degree from a UK University (or equivalent) in a relevant subject (e.g.Psychology) and evidenced experience of working with young people.
Shortlisted candidates will also need to be assessed for their eligibility to join UCL for a place on the PGDip in Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice training programme, which can be accessed via the link here:
Please note: The UCL application form needs to be completed at the same time as your application for this post.
This role requires working all site placement days from our Centre 33 hubs. It also requires regular travel into London to attend University teaching (Centre 33 will reimburse 50% of the cost of travel for study), and travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough as necessary.
Full-time position: 35 hours per week
Salary: £28,000 - £31,000 per annum
Duration: Permanent
Location: Based in 2 of our Open Access hubs (Peterborough & Wisbech or Huntingdon). Role will require some cross county travel. The hours of work for this role are predominantly within core opening hours of 10 to 6pm, with some Saturday working based on a rota. Due to our service delivery, this role is hub-based.
Closing date: 9th October at midday
Interviews to be held (provisionally): 19th, 21st& 22nd October
This is an exciting opportunity to join our established ‘Someone to Talk to’ service in a Support Worker role. The successful candidate will provide practical and emotional holistic support to young people across Centre 33’s Open Access Hubs. They will work closely with the other support workers and Team Leads to jointly ensure young people receive excellent, safe,impactful and responsive service.
We are looking for a highly motivated professional with experience working within a youth work role, and with experience of holding a complex caseload and risk assessment being desirable attributes. They will develop strong relationships with local organisations and statutory services to ensure effective joint working and support pathways for young people.
Centre 33 is an ambitious and growing charity based across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. We offer a range of high-quality services to young people aged up to 25, including information and support on a“drop in” basis, mental health services, counselling, housing and financial advice, sexual health support and support for young carers. This role will work to Centre 33’s values of being young people led, collaborative, inclusive and striving for excellence.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please find our equality, diversity and inclusion statement, privacy notice and information around criminal convictions below.
We encourage equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace and create a working environment free of bullying, harassment, victimisation and unlawful discrimination, promoting dignity and respect for all, and where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued.
- We commit to actively reaching out to all communities of young people, investigating how we can welcome them to our services and breaking down any barriers to access.
- We commit to challenging instances of sexism, racism and other power imbalances that may leave some people in our services or on our team at risk of harm or disadvantage.
- We commit to valuing and improving diversity in our workforce, governing body and volunteer base–we want to reflect the communities we work with.
- We commit to using language and communications that don’t alienate, discriminate against or misrepresent any group.
We take data protection very seriously. Please see our privacy notice here for more information about how we protect your personal data when you apply to Centre 33.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from volunteering with Centre 33. We recognise that for people with convictions undertaking voluntary work can bring many benefits. Some of our volunteering roles are subject to DBS check and therefore the nature of the offences and circumstances and background of any offences may limit the volunteering opportunities available to you. If you have any questions about this or would like to have an informal chat with our HR team, please contact us at hr@centre33.org.uk.
OTHER INFORMATION YOU MIGHT FIND USEFUL
Centre 33 is dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of young people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Each year, we provide support and guidance to thousands of individuals facing various challenges, from mental health issues to caring responsibilities.
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