- Provide a counselling service for young people within Gwynedd and Anglesey secondary and primary schools. At present the service is offered on a virtual basis using video link, chat, telephone and e-mail, training is available to support this.
- Provide a face to face and/or virtual counselling service for individuals that are considered to benefit from counselling:
- Focus on children and young people's safeguarding and protection arrangements
- Provide data and feedback to input into the service's information management system
- Input client data into the secure online system on a regular basis
- Ensure all notes are kept in accordance with Data Protection
- Consult with other key workers in the field of children and young people's well-being and mental health and follow an agreed referral system to and from the service.
- Raise awareness of children, young people, their parents and other professionals on the existence of the counselling service and how it operates. Raise school staff's awareness about counselling, advising them on the counselling service's website within the range of support services that are available for children and young people.
- Undertake any other tasks related to providing counselling in schools, as can reasonably be expected given the salary of the post, as requested by a line manager.
- Protect clients and others that are at risk of considerable harm:
- It is essential that the Counsellor can provide this safe environment whilst keeping a balance between the Ethical Framework and Child Protection Legislation.
- Arranging and administrating the counselling service in collaboration with the school;
- Communicating with and contact the school's staff, for the benefit of the young individual, and keeping within the client's confidentiality boundaries;
- Act as a resource for school staff by giving them a glimpse of the counselling world and promoting the service wherever possible;
- Maintain and develop a professional practice through regular and consistent management, and supervision and clinical training, and through taking part in evaluations and investigations of the service;
- Assess and control the risks to individuals, and to yourself.
- Monitor, re assess and control the risks to individuals regularly
- Take immediate steps that are commensurate to dealing with/addressing any behaviour that poses a risk
- Comply with procedures and protection practices of the department and the Local Safeguarding Children Board
- Comply with all the relevant legislations, guidelines, national standards and departmental policies.
- Keep accurate and updated case records and ensure that the files comply with the department's policy requirements on data protection, written records and confidentiality.
- Pro actively contribute in performance evaluation reviews and individual supervision.
- Ensure compliance with workplace Health and Safety rules in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council's Health and Safety Policy
- Operate within the Council's policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality
- Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
- Respond to any other reasonable request at the request of the Head of Education Service.
- Responsible for reporting any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused. #
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In-School Counsellor - United Kingdom - Educators Wales
Description
Job AdvertisementGwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually.
The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.
Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)
Excellent communication and listening skills in Welsh and English.
Knowledge of Protection Procedures with regards to children and young people and how schools work with Safeguarding systems.
Knowledge of the matters that affect and disrupt young people's lives.
An enthusiasm for working with children and young people
A capacity to work under pressure and to react quickly and competently to unexpected events
Ability to develop new skills and make use of unfamiliar software programmes.
Qualifications and relevant training Essential
Qualification in Counselling at a Post Graduate Diploma or corresponding level that is recognised by the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Higher academic or occupational qualification in a relevant field of study
Any specific training required for the post including accreditation
Qualification and/or training in art/drama/play therapy
Experience of working with children and young people
Good IT skills and experience of computer and database programmes
Awareness of the principles behind Data Protection/GDPR
Experience of working in schools
Experience of offering counselling virtually: video,phone,e-mail
Experience of offering creative therapy
Counselling/psychotherapy training to a Post Graduate Diploma level
Language requirements Listening and Speaking - Higher
Able to follow a conversation or discussion through the medium of Welsh and English on a professional level and discuss general day to day topics in the field in order to present information and express opinions.
Able to understand standard written Welsh and English; Writing - HigherPresent written information confidently by letter, more detailed and technical report formats, and respond to written requests conveying information, ideas and opinion in Welsh and English (help is available to check the work).
To ensure that the children and young people of Gwynedd and Anglesey are central to everything we do.Laptop and mobile phone
Serve as a team member to provide an effective, professional and statutory counselling service for young people when and as needed.
Co-ordinate the service on a school level by: