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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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As a Disability Confident Employer, we're proud to be part of a scheme that celebrates the talents that employees with disabilites bring to the workplace.
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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.
Role: Team Lead South (Engagement and Support)
Location: Cambridge hub, with some time in Ely
Salary: £34,000 to £38,000
Hours: 35
Application deadline: 20th October 2025. Interviews to be held the week beginning 3rd November 2025.
Please see the applicant pack here.
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 is an exciting opportunity to join our established ‘Someone to Talk to’ service in a Team Lead role.
The Team Lead will manage and oversee a team of staff and volunteers supporting young people
across Centre 33’s two hubs in our South Locality – in Cambridge City and Ely. The Team Lead will
work closely with the other Team Leads and Heads of Service to jointly ensure our multidisciplinary
teams deliver excellent, safe, impactful and responsive services to young people.
We are looking for a highly motivated professional with experience working within a practical support,
youth work or mental health role, and with experience of managing people. The Team Lead will bring
strong expertise and leadership to Centre 33’s holistic support offer for young people aged 13-25
years: our open-access drop-in, ongoing support around practical needs such as housing, and flexible
mental health support.
They will be responsible for providing support with case allocation, case
management, reflective practice, risk management and Safeguarding. They will provide day-to-day
designated Safeguarding leadership, supported by the Head of Service and Director of Services. They
will develop strong relationships with local organisations to ensure effective joint working and support
for young people. This role may deliver ad hoc case work to support young people with more complex
needs but will not hold an ongoing regular case load.
The hours of work for this role are predominantly within core opening hours of 10am to 6pm, with some
evening/Saturday working based on a rota. Due to our service delivery, it is important that the Team
Lead is available for hub-based work during our core working hours. This role will work to Centre 33’s values of being young people led, collaborative, inclusive and striving for excellence.
Role: Trainee Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP)
Location: Centre 33 hubs and other locations across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Salary: £24,000 to £25,00
Hours: 35 (fixed-term, one year contract)
Application deadline: 20th October 2025. The vacancy may close sooner if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Please see the full applicant pack here.
CYP-PT (formerly CYP-IAPT)
The Children and Young People's Psychological Training programmes (CYP-PT) (formerly CYP-IAPT) is a service transformation programme delivered by NHS England that aims to improve existing children and young people's mental health Services (CYP-PTs) working in the community. As part of this initiative, Centre 33 is looking to recruit trainee ‘Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioners’ (CWPs) to join our existing team based within the ‘Someone to Talk to’ service.
As a trainee CWP you will deliver brief, evidence-based, goal focused interventions to support young people aged 13-25 experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. You will provide some ‘Guided Self-Help’ interventions to support parents of younger children aged 5 -12 who experience anxiety and behavioural difficulties. You will deliver support in a variety of ways including 121 and group work, workshops and webinars, dependent on service needs. Our blended offer at Centre 33 means you will be expected to work face to face and remotely via telephone and Zoom depending on individual client needs.
You will study part-time for the ‘Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice: Post Graduate Diploma’ through University College London and the Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families. 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.
You will be based across the South of Cambridgeshire (Ely/Cambridge) and will be required to travel efficiently to locations across this region to meet role requirements. You will also be required to regularly travel efficiently to London for the purposes of course requirements, 50% of the weekly travel costs from home to University of College London to attend the Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner Course in line with our expenses policy.
You will have a minimum of a second-class Bachelor’s degree from a UK University (or equivalent) in a relevant subject (eg. psychology) and evidenced experience of working with young people. You are required to meet necessary criteria for both Centre 33 AND for UCL and we advise that you apply to both establishments simultaneously. Details can be found here.
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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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