37 hours FTE. Subject to review
2 x current vacancies (inc. 1 fixed term maternity cover)This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced counsellor to join our team in supporting children and young people in the Bury area. Our well-established bereavement and loss service provides formal counselling to children and young people who typically will have experienced loss or bereavement in its many forms. Counsellors are expected to provide a range of theory and approach in supporting children, young people and their families, typically aged between 5 and 25 years of age.Key Deliverables
- Seek out young people with emotional health and wellbeing needs and offer them appropriate assessment, consultation and counselling intervention
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary Emotional Health and Wellbeing team, supporting child and youth wellbeing and offering training and group work where appropriate.
- Work within the BACP ethical framework and key principles
- Support and encourage young people to take on board safety messages as regards risk taking behaviour and own vulnerability including self-injury, offending behaviour, CSE, CCE and other.
- Prepare, plan and deliver education sessions and group work to young people in education settings or the community as per need.
- Adhere to Early Break policies on Safeguarding including identification and referral, as well as participating in any subsequent action in relation to these.
- Work with a range of partners in ensuring seamless access to support for children and young people.
- Maintain and update levels of knowledge and understanding of issues relevant to young people’s lives through reading, eLearning and training offered by the BACP, Early Break and other agencies, as opportunities arise.
- Ensure all necessary administration/sessional recordings are complete, including maintenance of Nebula database.
- Contribute to monitoring and evaluation of the work of the role and the Service.
- Implement Service Health and Safety Policy/Service Guidelines including risk assessments.
- Attend relevant internal and external meetings supportive to the role.
- Engage in professional development opportunities and training as required by the role.
- Have an understanding of and the ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Long Service Leave: an additional 4 weeks paid holiday after every 3 years in service (subject to attendance thresholds).
- Supervision: 10 sessions per 12 months with an external supervisor to facilitate reflective practice.
- Wellbeing Day: 2 x half days of additional paid leave every 12 months as a ‘wellbeing day’ for staff.
- Volunteer Day: 1 day additional paid leave every 12 months as a ‘volunteer’ opportunity with another third sector organisation of your choice.
Further information and application form can be found at https://earlybreak.co.uk/join-us/vacancies/. Please email [email protected] or call 0161 723 3880 if you would like to discus the role in more detail.