Off the Record believes young people should be happy and healthy. Come and work with us to see young people increase their confidence, resilience and improve their relationships.
We offer
a generous paid leave entitlement, with 35 days per annum (inclusive of Public Holidays and two discretionary days), accruing an extra day of annual leave every year until you’ve got the maximum 40 days annual leave per year
two days of paid volunteering leave to support organisations that matter to you personally
an excellent pension scheme with The People’s Pension, including contributions from the organisation
life assurance cover for all paid staff.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of what we value as an organisation. OTR is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability or any other status protected by law. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered. We believe that our differences make us stronger and drive innovation. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences to join our team.
Link Worker
Job title: CAMHS Link Worker
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week, or 2.5 days per week job-share arrangement would be considered for the right candidates.
Salary: OTR Band C, starting at £28,656 (FTE for part-time roles)
Accountable to: Lead Link Worker
Based at: BANES Community CAMHS Team, Keynsham, BS31 1HA (with Off The Record, Manvers Street, Bath, BA1 1JW, as a secondary base)
Contract type: Permanent
Purpose of the role:
You’ll be joining an exciting 1-year-old project working creatively alongside BANES CAMHS (the local NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) to offer non-clinical support that ensures an excellent experience for children and young people accessing mental health support across BANES.
As our CAMHS Link Worker, you’ll be embedded within the CAHMS team, working alongside a wide range clinicians to build trusted relationships with young people and provide:
· 1:1 support for wellbeing
· Social prescribing (for more information about social prescribing see https://www.socialprescribingnetwork.com/resources)
· Community and school-based support
· Advice and guidance, including self-help
· Group support (future aspiration for the role)
You’ll support children and young people who are: accessing CAMHS support for the first time, already receiving CAMHS support, and those who are moving towards being discharged from CAMHS.
You’ll have an average caseload size of 10 children and young people and work with them for an average of 8-12 weeks.
You’ll work to tackle inequalities that disadvantaged groups may face when accessing CAHMS, including Looked After Children and Care Leavers, those with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities), young people out of school, and other groups who are hard to reach and/or hard to engage.
How to apply:
If you think you would be a good fit for this role, we would love to hear from you, click on the button below for the job description and person specification. Your enthusiasm and personality are as important to us as your experience. If you can’t tick off every point in the person specification but feel that you have the right transferable skills to succeed in the post, please do still apply.
If you would like an informal, confidential conversation about the role before applying, please email office@offtherecord-banes.co.uk to arrange a time for a chat with our Lead Link Worker.
To apply, please click on the links below to download the Application Form and Equal Opportunities monitoring form. Please return any completed documents to office@offtherecord-banes.co.uk.
Please make it clear in your application if you are interested in a full-time or job-share working arrangement.
The closing date for this position is 9am on Monday 8th of December 2025. Interviews will take place in the week commencing 15th of December 2025, day and time tbc.
