Careers
Whatever opportunity you’re interested in, working at OTR is a hugely rewarding experience, and we invest heavily in the progression of all our staff and volunteers.
All appointments at OTR are made subject to a DBS check.
Please note that a condition of any job offer or placement here at OTR is a willingness to work with difference. Whatever your role or professional background, you will be expected to work across different categories of ethnicity, race, social class, disability, faith, gender and sexual diversity. You will also need to be willing to work across our entire age range – from 11-25 and to engage with the full diversity of issues that young people can and do bring to OTR.
We take this bit seriously, so our promise to you is that we will encourage, support and develop your capability in working trans-culturally and with difference while you are with us.
Please find below a list of our current vacancies. If you can't find what you're looking for at this time but would like to leave your details and/or sign up to be alerted to potentially suitable opportunities when posted, then you can do so on our Register Interest page.
Administrative Assistant (MHST)
We are looking for an Administrative Assistant to take up an exciting new role in our growing, busy Mental Health Support Team (MHST).
Deadline: 06/10/2025
Read moreTherapist (Yate)
OTR are looking for a Therapist to work as part of the Therapies Team, providing therapeutic support to individual young people (11-18) referred to OTR.
Deadline: 28/09/2025
Read moreTrainee CYP IAPT High Intensity Practitioner
We’re excited to offer two trainee posts at University of Exeter, studying towards a Post Graduate Diploma in Psychological Therapies Practice (CYP) - CBT Pathway.
Deadline: 12/10/2025
Read moreEarly Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Support Worker
The EIP Support Worker role involves working with mental health professionals to collaboratively support service users (aged 14-35) to navigate and engage with services (involves both social and clinical interventions), connecting service users with community resources and to support them to see an improvement in their wellbeing, working within a recovery and psychologically informed approach, taking a holistic view to support people’s recovery to live fulfilling lives, and ensuring that services are tailored to an individual's cultural and social needs.
Deadline: 18/09/2025
Read moreTeam Manager (Bristol)
The Bristol Manager is a newly created role which sits within a supportive management team. The role reports to the Head of Youth Services and will be supported by an enthusiastic and passionate Senior Leadership Team. We want our team members to grow and there will be opportunity to develop the services and people you will lead.
Deadline: 28/09/2025
Read moreTrainee CYP Wellbeing Practitioner
We are seeking a passionate and motivated Trainee CYP Wellbeing Practitioner to support the development and delivery of low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (LICBT) support.
Deadline: 12/10/2025
Read moreEducation Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP)
We are recruiting for Education Mental Health Practitioners to join our Mental Health Support Teams across Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire.
Deadline: 28/09/2025
Read moreTeam Coordinator (MHST)
We are excited to announce that we are looking for a Team Coordinator within the Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) to support the expansion of our offer to children and young people in North, East, and Central Bristol.
Deadline: 28/09/2025
Read moreYouth Mental Health Practitioner (North Somerset)
OTR are looking for a Youth Mental Health Practitioner to work as part of the Urgent Care and Assessment Team providing intensive mental health support to children/young people across North Somerset.
Deadline: 28/09/2025
Read moreWork Experience
At the moment, we do not have the resource to take on work experience placements. We do however recognise the value of work experience and would encourage anyone interested in OTR to look at our volunteering and Peer Navigator opportunities as an exciting addition to a CV.