The Story of The Joshua Tree
Supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of families affected by childhood cancers.
Family Support Team Leader (North Wales)
The Joshua Tree is recruiting a Family Support Team Leader in North Wales to lead and manage our local Family Support Team and coordinate high-quality emotional health, wellbeing, and outdoor support for families affected by childhood cancers.
Based at our Colwyn Bay spoke, this role involves line-managing Family Support Workers, developing and overseeing service delivery, building strong partnerships with professionals and organisations, and ensuring our work is safe, impactful, and family-centred.
This is an opportunity for an experienced, compassionate leader to play a key role in growing and shaping The Joshua Tree’s services across North Wales, ensuring families receive the support they need, when they need it.
Family Support Centre Housekeeper
At The Joshua Tree, we support families affected by childhood cancer, providing emotional health and wellbeing support throughout their journey and beyond.
Our Family Support Centre is a place where families can breathe, find comfort, and feel at home. We’re recruiting for a new Centre Housekeeper Role to help us maintain high standards, deliver a warm home-from home experience and ensure safety through rigorous infection control measures.
The person we will appoint will take pride in creating a clean, safe and welcoming environment where every visitor feels cared for the moment they walk through the door.
Sessional Counsellors
We are seeking experienced and qualified Sessional Counsellors to offer counselling support, both in-person and remotely to adults, young persons and children impacted by childhood cancers. We are looking for integrative counsellors with experience of working with complex mental health, highly emotive topics around loss, health anxiety and bereavement.
How to Apply: To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter detailing your suitability for the role to our Therapeutic Support Manager janeymorrison@thejoshuatree.org.uk.
Informal enquiries may be made to Janey Morrison janeymorrison@thejoshuatree.org.uk or 01606 331858
Bank Children's Play Worker
The key purpose of this role is to work alongside our family support team to develop and plan playful events that enable children and families to be included in fun, child-centred activities and build friendships.
The activities will be delivered during evenings, weekends and school holidays, therefore offering families a broad range of opportunities to engage. Days and hours of work will be negotiated at least a month in advance.
Family Support Worker (North Wales)
Location: Colwyn Bay | Salary: Up to £26,000 | Full-time • Permanent
Join our team and support families navigating life after a childhood cancer diagnosis. This rewarding role blends direct family support with planning and delivering engaging activities and events across North Wales.
Informal enquiries welcome:
Call 01606 331858 and ask for Danielle Percival, or email daniellepercival@thejoshuatree.org.uk
Apply: Send your completed application form to recruitment@thejoshuatree.org.uk
Interviews: Week commencing 5 January 2025.
Make a difference where it truly matters.
More information here:
https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/the-joshua-tree-children-s-charity/family-support-worker-north-wales/1047517?tsId=8
Family Support Volunteer
At The Joshua Tree we believe that volunteers play a significant and vital role in our charity. We want all our volunteers to feel valued, celebrated, and respected as we honestly believe that without the incredible people that volunteer at The Joshua Tree, we simply could not do what we do. Our volunteers are at the very heart of our charity and play an integral part here at The Joshua Tree.
We’re looking for volunteers to help our Family Support team with the setup of our events including Saturday sessions and Family Support Groups. To be on hand at these events whether being at the front of the Centre welcoming our families, at one of our craft tables with the children or helping in our wonderful spacious kitchen making refreshments.
