CURRENT VACANCIES

If you would like further information regarding any of our vacancies, please contact us at recruitment@chums.uk.com
All completed application forms should be sent to this email address.

Charity Events Manager

An exciting opportunity has come up within this dynamic, ambitious charity to play a key role in helping CHUMS fulfil their work to improve the emotional wellbeing of thousands of children, young people and their families across Luton and Bedfordshire.

We are seeking an exceptional candidate; someone who is enthusiastic, energetic and interested in mental health, who is looking to progress their career by joining a small, friendly and motivated team, where you will be given ongoing support, training and mentoring throughout the job.

The candidate will be responsible for organising events to raise money for CHUMS charitable work, such as its bereavement and trauma services.

This is an exciting time to be joining CHUMS – we have exciting and hard times ahead, with a busy programme of fundraising events and activities designed to help us raise awareness of mental health and to raise the vital funds needed to help us fulfil our mission. The successful candidate for this post will help us achieve this by bringing their expertise, contacts and ability to enhance our current programme, and create more successful events.

With your warm and empathetic personality and an eye for detail, you will be the first point of contact for sponsors and collaborators, be responsible for the planning and delivery of events, advertising through our social channels and website.

Eagerness to learn, flexibility to support fundraising priorities and strong communication skills are essential for the successful candidate.

Working with CHUMS Charity

Since 1997, CHUMS has been at the forefront of delivering high-quality, innovative mental health services that are accessible, compassionate, and effective, transforming people’s lives and their emotional wellbeing for the better.

To succeed in this role, you will be a multi-tasker and a proven team player, with exceptional oral and written communication skills, a creative mind, and an excellent ability to be able to problem solve. You will be self-motivated and able to effectively prioritise a varied and high volume of work. This is the perfect opportunity for an open-minded individual who is keen to use their knowledge and experience within the sector.

This role is for 30 hours a week, self-employed and Contractors will be considered.

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Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner – 2 roles available

CHUMS CIC Social Enterprise is an NHS Approved Provider of clinical services to bereaved and traumatised children, as well as those with mild to moderate mental health difficulties in Luton and Bedfordshire. The service left the NHS in 2011 to become an independent Social Enterprise, affording the organisation more freedom to offer its services in a way that best suits the needs of the service users. CHUMS is a CYP-IAPT compliant service and has been successful in setting up an early intervention service. The aims of this service are to meet the emotional wellbeing needs of children and their families through guided self-help. We have the opportunity to extend the team to include a further 2 posts. These are training posts to provide support to children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. Candidates must have a core Psychological Therapeutic qualification or Post graduate certificate in CWP or EMHP, Recruit to Train or similar IAPT course.

If you are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children and have the necessary skills and qualifications, we would love to hear from you. These roles are full time, on a 2 year fixed term contract. Salary £27,000 – £29,000 dependant on experience.

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Specialist Bereavement Practitioner – Kent

Making a difference to children, young people and young adults as they cope with loss and distress.

CHUMS Specialist Bereavement service supports children, young people and young adults who are struggling with grief and loss, following one or more bereavements. We work with those whose lives may have been changedafter the death of a special family member or whose sense of safety and security in the world has been shaken by sudden or complicated loss.

We are looking to recruit to our team a compassionate and approachable practitioner with experience in providing effective bereavement and trauma-informed intervention for children, young people or young adults. The role is to provide assessment; to deliver individual and group bereavement interventions for children, young people and young adults; to provide information and guidance about managing bereavement, including traumatic bereavement and complicated grief. Where required, we expect you to engage with the support network around a child or young person to ensure their holistic needs are understood and met.

Join a team who are committed to the CHUMS values:

  • Accessible, Compassionate and Effective.
  • Role: Specialist Bereavement Practitione
  • Permanent Contract
  • Hours: 22.5 hours per week
  • Salary: £16,800 to £18,000 (depending on experience)
  • Location: Across Kent (travel required)
  • Closing date 01/04/2024
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Senior Specialist Bereavement Practitioner

Making a difference to children, young people and young adults as they cope with loss and distress.

CHUMS Specialist Bereavement service supports children, young people and young adults who are struggling with grief and loss, following one or more bereavements. We work with those whose lives may have been changed after the death of a special family member or whose sense of safety and security in the world has been shaken by sudden or complicated loss.

We are looking to recruit to our team a compassionate and approachable practitioner with experience in providing effective bereavement and trauma-informed intervention for children, young people or young adults. The role is to provide assessment; to deliver individual and group bereavement interventions for children, young people and young adults; to provide information and guidance about managing bereavement, including traumatic bereavement and complicated grief. Where required, we expect you to engage with the support network around a child or young person to ensure their holistic needs are understood and met.

Join a team who are committed to the CHUMS values:

Accessible, Compassionate and Effective.
Role: Senior Specialist Bereavement Practitioner
Fixed term contract: 6 months
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: £40000 – £43,742 (depending on experience)
Location: Across Kent (travel required)

Closing date: 25th February

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Family Wellbeing Practitioner – Bereavement Placement – Kent

This is an exciting opportunity to join the CHUMS specialist bereavement team in our new geographical area in Kent and Medway. We have an exciting opportunity to host 10 placements for a year. The post holder will be responsible for supporting children, young people and their families who have been bereaved across Kent and Medway by offering 1:1 sessions virtually or face to face and helping to facilitate our bereavement workshop programme.

If you are a Trainee counsellor, social worker, counselling psychologist, mental health nurse therapist or other professional modality please email for an informal discussion or complete application form below.

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Honorary Assistant Psychologist

To provide support to CHUMS services, by producing outcome measure reports and to assist with clinical group work.

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