School Counsellor - Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom - North Staffs Mind

North Staffs Mind

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Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Part time

Description

This is a unique opportunity for a therapeutic Counsellor to make a real difference to young people's mental health in local schools

North Staffs Mind has an opportunity for you to join our school counselling team We are looking for a fully qualified
Counsellor to work in a high school setting in Stoke-on-Trent...

Benefits
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Term time only, meaning annual leave during school holidays:

People focused organisation with excellent staff satisfaction results:

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Monthly CPD workshops:

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Additional annual leave for your birthday:

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Flexible approach to working:

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5% employer contributory pension scheme

About Us

North Staffs Mind has been delivering a range of respected, client-focused and high-quality services for adults, children and young people in North Staffordshire since 1976.

We pride ourselves on our relaxed and friendly atmosphere and our commitment to delivering high quality, client focused, professional services.

About the Service
Our well-established school team are proud to work in multiple schools and Academy Trusts across the Staffordshire area.

New commissions are regularly acquired as we broaden our reach to provide the highest quality counselling support to children and young people within the school environment.

Quote from one of the team: '_
Working as a School Counsellor is an incredibly rewarding role. Each student brings something new to the sessions and it is a privilege to hear their stories.
As a practitioner, working in such a supportive and collaborative school environment has helped me to develop and grow my practice, it is a fantastic role which continues to challenge, reward and allow me to advance as a counsellor.
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We are committed to equal opportunities and work with people from different cultural backgrounds, using interpreters when necessary and the service is available for young people from age 4 to 19 years old.

About You

We are looking for a fully qualified Counsellor with a real passion for supporting young people experiencing mental health issues.

You should be flexible, approachable and committed to working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in order to achieve the best possible outcome for every person you work with.

You should be adaptable in approach as you will be providing goal focused and evidence informed therapeutic interventions tailored to the individual client.

The Details

In return we offer a varied and rewarding role in a people-focused organisation that strives to improve the mental health and wellbeing of our local communities.

You will be based in an individual school in Stoke-on-Trent as well as our head office in Hanley, and may also be expected to work remotely from home.
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Hours: 14 per week, term time only:

Salary: £22,950-£27,730 gross per annum, dependent on experience (salary will be pro rata'd dependent on hours):

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Report to: School Team Manager

Job Summary:

Working within North Staffs Mind Schools Counselling team, which provides counselling services to numerous schools across Staffordshire and Cheshire, a school counsellor is required to work independently within a school environment delivering one to one counselling and also group work to children and young people.

Our service is delivered on school premises, although we may also deliver services remotely via the telephone and/or video, depending on client demand.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Offer professional therapeutic onetoone support to children/young people referred or selfreferring into the service.
Offer flexibility in approaches to working with CYP. This may include walk and talk sessions, parental interventions, working with a small groups of children/young people and to work creativity to meet the needs of a diverse client group within multifaceted educational settings.
Have input into staff training/ whole class activities to raise awareness of mental health and emotional wellbeing of children/young people.
Share information required to ensure that the individual children and young people are protected/supported in line with agreed protocols.
Maintain necessary records to ensure work is recorded appropriately and produce reports for information and statistical purposes so that the work can be effectively monitored and managed.
Make and maintain links with staff in the school in order to ensure good communication.
Liaise with key individuals in order to ensure the young person is supported appropriately, including: staff, parents and other agencies.
Work in line with North Staffs Mind policies and procedures, including confidentiality and safeguarding, and relevant school policies.
Work in line with the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions (BACP), 201
Be responsible for one's own safety and wellbeing.
Ensure that client and the counsellor work in a safe and appropriate way within the school environment.
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