School Counselling and Wellbeing Worker - Neurodiversity Project

Overview

The role provides short-term work using a 4-session model of supportive intervention. This will include working in a person-centred way with the young person, their primary carers and other education and support professionals within Cluster.

• Deliver a 4-session supportive intervention model in a person-centred way with the young person, their primary carers and other education and support professionals within Cluster.
• Aid the identification and awareness of key challenges and negative effects of potential neurodivergence.
• Co-create a personalised strengths-based support plan, including additional community support resources.
• Monitor and support progress, accounting for additional barriers that may prevent the young person from getting the most from the intervention.
• Liaise with school staff and other non-school professionals in a proactive and professional manner, and liaise with the young person’s primary carers in a compassionate, professional and inclusive way.

• With experience and skills as a trained young person’s therapeutic counsellor to provide this support within the BACP ethical framework.
• Proactive liaison with school staff and other non-school professionals in a professional manner, and liaison with the young person’s primary carers in a compassionate, professional and inclusive manner.
• We are ideally looking for an immediate start.

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• Barca-Leeds is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check at a level appropriate to the role before appointment. Disclosure of a criminal conviction will not necessarily exclude candidates from appointment.
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  to apply, you must have the right to work in the UK. Currently we are unable to accept applications from individuals requiring a Skilled Worker Visa.