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Due to the volume of applications we typically receive, we are unable to provide feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted.
Please note that for some roles we may assess applications on a ‘live’ basis so you may receive a response from our recruitment system before or close to the closing date.
Children & Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioner Trainee (12 months)
BDC Mind is recruiting two Trainee Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioners (CYWPs). This is an exciting opportunity to train while working in a supportive mental health service dedicated to improving outcomes for children, young people, and their families.
- Location: Bradford
- Closing date: Wed, 03 Dec 2025
- Salary: £14.17/hour (£27,263 per annum, FTE)
Wellbeing Mentor
We’re recruiting two passionate Wellbeing Mentors for an exciting new pilot: Promoting Positive Adolescent Mental Health for School Climate (PPAMH!). This innovative programme, delivered in partnership with the Bradford Institute for Health Research (BIHR), takes a whole-school approach to improving wellbeing and school climate in secondary schools across Bradford.
- Location: Bradford
- Closing date: Wed, 03 Dec 2025
- Salary: £14.17 per hour
Wellbeing Practitioner (Relief Worker)
Our Wellbeing Team supports adults across Bradford District & Craven through a range of group sessions and activities. From creative activities to structured support programmes, we support people to take care of their emotional and mental wellbeing.
- Location: Bradford
- Closing date: Thu, 04 Dec 2025
- Salary: £14.17 per hour
Wellbeing Practitioner - 36.5 hours
Our Wellbeing Team supports adults across Bradford District & Craven through a range of group sessions and activities. From creative activities to structured support programmes, we support people to take care of their emotional and mental wellbeing.
- Location: Bradford
- Closing date: Mon, 01 Dec 2025
- Salary: £14.17 per hour
Service Coordinator - KYM & Hospital Buddies
As a Service Coordinator, you’ll play an important part in supporting our Children and Young People’s services, with a particular focus on Know Your Mind and Hospital Buddies. Working closely with the Service Manager, you’ll help ensure teams are well organised, and supported and equipped to deliver consistent, high-quality care. While your primary focus will be on CYP provision, you may at times contribute to other services as part of our flexible and collaborative approach.
- Location: Bradford
- Closing date: Tue, 02 Dec 2025
- Salary: £14.86/hour
What it’s like to work at BDC Mind
Our people say
Hisham
I feel I am saving lives by supporting people with their mental health and giving them hope.
Reshma
Working here allows me to support isolated people and bring my personal experiences to support others.
Steven
Here I can clearly see how every penny we generate is spent to maximum benefit – and in a community I care about.
Mehnaz
My journey has been very rewarding, no two days are the same which is what I love most about my role.
Our values
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
We value diversity, inclusion and lived experience when recruiting our paid and voluntary workforce.
Learn about our approach to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Our workforce (staff and volunteers) recently took part in a voluntary EDI survey:
- 20% of our workforce are male, typical of a healthcare setting.
- 18% of our workforce are LGBTIQA+ compared to less than 3% of the population locally.
- Our workforce reflects the diversity of our local community, with around 60% identifying as white British and 40% from other ethnic backgrounds, compared to 81% and 19% nationally.
- 32% of our workforce told us they are from a south Asian background (Pakistani and Bangladeshi), this is similar to the local population.
Data sources: BDC Mind voluntary EDI Survey (Jan 2025), Census 2021: Bradford District, NHS Equality Data 22-23
