Qualified Children’s Counsellor

Qualified Children’s Counsellor

Required:

Crawley, Sussex

Relationships Sussex (formerly Relate West Sussex)

Hours: Minimum 4 hours per week. Days to be confirmed
Contract: 6-month temporary contract
Location: Crawley
Start date: As soon as possible

Relationships Sussex (formerly Relate West Sussex) is seeking a qualified and experienced counsellor to work with children and young people aged 5–18
. This temporary role has been created to help us meet increasing service demand.

What we offer

• Minimum of 4 hours counselling work per week
• Complimentary CPD training
• Clinical supervision
• Opportunity to work within a supportive, experienced counselling team
• Opportunity to work within a charity

Main Purpose of the Role

• To deliver a high-quality, effective and professional counselling service to children and young people
• To participate in clinical and individual supervision and training to continually develop counselling practice
  
  Adhere to the code of ethics and practice adopted by Relate and relevant counselling professional bodies
• Follow all Relationships Sussex policies and procedures, including Safeguarding and Confidentiality, to ensure the safety of clients and staff
• Maintain confidential client records in line with data protection regulations and centre procedures
• Complete and submit records to enable effective service monitoring and client feedback within agreed timescales
• Participate in individual and clinical supervision, team meetings and training as required
• Take responsibility for ongoing professional development as agreed with the Supervisor and Centre Manager
• Work collaboratively with the Centre team and wider federation to ensure services are delivered professionally and efficiently
• Proactively undertake additional duties appropriate to the role as required by the Centre Manager

Person Specification

• A recognised children and young people’s counselling qualification
• Experience counselling children and young people aged 5+
• Experience of assessing client needs and suitability for counselling
• Experience working with a range of counselling theories and methodologies
• Sound understanding of safeguarding and ability to respond appropriately
• Experience maintaining accurate and appropriate counselling records
• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
• Willingness to undertake additional training and CPD as required

Personal Attributes

• Professional, positive and compassionate approach
• Creative and adaptable in a changing environment
• Reliable and punctual
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work with tact, diplomacy and sensitivity