Counsellor (Caritas Schools' Service)
COUNSELLORS (CARITAS SCHOOLS’ SERVICE)
Full & part time vacancies (5, 4, 3 days per week) TERM TIME ONLY (39 working weeks a year)
Point 19-26, Qualification Bar at Point 24
£30,529 - £36,072 (pro rata for term time) Actual £26,091 - £30,828 (pro rata if part time)
Plus Essential Car Allowance
Fixed Term Contract for 2 years
SCHOOLS BASED ACROSS THE DIOCESE OF SALFORD
Thanks to funding from a charitable foundation, we are now seeking to employ Counsellors for our Caritas Schools’ Service, to address and support the poor mental health of children and young people and their families through counselling interventions and therapeutic services in schools across the Diocese of Salford, according to each school’s formal agreement.
The role requires you to liaise and work with parents and families to ensure that the child/young person’s needs are being met and any issues that arise are being addressed appropriately. This will also include providing support and guidance to school staff on these matters.
You must have knowledge of safeguarding guidelines and risk factors in relation to working with children and young people and be able to respond accordingly by following the locality safeguarding procedures and ensure that priority is given to the Safeguarding Policy and Procedures in all work undertaken. You must also support the school staff with safeguarding.
You must have competent IT skills, be confident with systems, complete reports, maintain records and manage confidential data and be able to review and obtain feedback on the support in place for the children and young people and provide this information back to the schools and Caritas Schools’ Service as required.
You must also be able to make autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice and approaches and partake in supervision one to one, clinical and group reflective supervision with other counsellors.
Registered counsellor status with the BACP, UKCP or similar registration is essential. However, we will discuss experience and qualifications on a person-by-person basis if you are selected for an interview. The salary includes accrued annual leave.
If this sounds like the next step you are looking for and you would like to work for an organisation passionate about transforming lives, we would love to hear from you!
Closing date: Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Interview: Wednesday, 28 & Thursday, 29 August 2024
Caritas follows Safer Recruitment practices, and this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. It is also a requirement of the post that you must hold a full UK Driving Licence, with the use of a car insured for business purposes as this role involves travelling to the schools as required.
For full details please visit our careers page.
Caritas Diocese of Salford is an equal opportunities employer
Registered Charity Number: 1125808
Please note we do not accept applications via agencies or CVs
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.