AMBIT Lead Trainer

AMBIT Lead Trainer AF/1580 Location London / Remote Application Deadline Friday, November 27, 2026 Deadline Time 12:00 PM Positions Available 1 Vacancy Type Permanent/Full Time Working Hours 35 hours per week Salary £55,151 per annum FTE, plus 6% contributory pension scheme Job Documents Job Profile

Job Summary Train, Inspire and Support Teams Across the UK and Beyond

Anna Freud is seeking a full-time

AMBIT Lead Trainerto join our world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on ourwebsite.

Our EDI commitment

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and being an equal opportunities employer, whereby equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are core to our recruitment practices. All candidates who meet the job criteria will be considered for employment, regardless of ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, socioeconomic background, caring responsibilities and care experience.

We ask candidates to share their diversity dimensions with us to help us identify, tackle and prevent bias across the employee lifecycle. We believe a diverse workforce enhances our ability to support mental health and wellbeing, allowing us to better meet the needs of the children, young people and families we serve

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As a Disability Confident employer, disabled candidates meeting our criteria are guaranteed an interview. Applications are submitted anonymously and assessed using a fair evaluation process based on the criteria set out in our job profiles.

What we offer

This is a unique opportunity to use your AMBIT expertise in a role that combines training, consultation, supervision and programme development. You'll work with professionals from a wide range of sectors across the UK and internationally, helping teams embed effective practice while contributing to the growth and evolution of the AMBIT programme.

We offer a range of

staff benefits, including wellbeing offers such as free counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme. We are proud to have staff-ledDiversity Networksoffering unique opportunities for learning, connection and impact.

What you’ll do

You will deliver training to professionals, provide supervision to teams, collaborate with colleagues to develop training materials or support a new project implementation. Working in a responsive and collaborative environment, you'll combine your AMBIT expertise with strong facilitation skills to help practitioners translate learning into meaningful change.

What you’ll bring

This opportunity is suitable for experienced practitioners in mental health, social care or other related professions, who are trained in AMBIT.

Essential experience and skills:

• Experience working with young people or adults with multiple needs in health, social care, education, justice or related settings.
• Practical experience of working in an AMBIT-informed team and applying AMBIT approaches in practice.
• Confidence delivering engaging training to professionals from different backgrounds and levels of seniority.
• Presentation and facilitation skills, both online and face-to-face.
• Collaborative approach and willingness to travel across the UK to support training delivery.

Key details

Hours:full-time, 35 hours per week.Salary:£55,151 per annum FTE, plus 6% contributory pension scheme.Location:hybrid (a mixture of home/onsite working): working from home and Anna Freud, 4–8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH, in line with Anna Freud’s hybrid working policy.travel to training locations nationally and internationally will be required (expenses paid). Specific working arrangements will be discussed during the interview process.Please note:Contract type:permanent – starting in April 2027.

Next steps

Closing date for applications:midday (12pm), Friday 27 November 2026. Please note that due to high application volumes, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply promptly and to keep an eye on our future vacancies for more opportunities.Notification of interview:shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Friday 4 December 2026. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.Interviews:will be held remotely between 9-11 December 2026.How to apply:click on the 'apply now’ button to apply online. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.

Questions?

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[email removed]with any job enquiries, or if you require assistance or experience difficulties when applying. Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor license therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.