ABOUT THE ROLE
As a children’s sessional counsellor, you will play a crucial role in providing therapeutic intervention and psychoeducation to children and young people in schools in Eastbourne. You will manage your caseload, conduct assessments, and attend meetings. You will maintain accurate and confidential records of counselling sessions and interventions while consulting with pastoral teams in schools, parents/caregivers, and statutory organizations. This is a sessional face-to-face role, and you will need to be available between 9 am to 3 pm. You will need to be fully insured, a member of a relevant professional body, hold a DBS, or be part of the update service. Please note that this position is on a self-employed basis.
ABOUT YOU
You are obviously a dedicated, caring, compassionate, and self-motivated counsellor who is looking for their ideal role with an employer that lives their values; that employer is Spurgeons. If you are a qualified children’s counsellor, you are a registered member of a professional body outlined in the job description, and you have at least 100 hours of experience counselling children and 100 hours counselling adults, we want to hear from you. Your personable, creative, and empathetic nature enables you to engage and connect with children and young people, and your commitment to them demonstrates your dependability, which is vital for their well-being. Your interpersonal skills allow you to work confidently and in an organized manner; you are able to communicate effectively with all, and your fair-mindedness sees you working in a collaborative manner to ensure everyone’s opinion is valued. As an independent continuous learner, you consistently engage with CPD in line with your professional body's recommendations, and you motivate all to be the best version of themselves.
BENEFITS
- Continuous professional development
- In-house learning platform
- Group supervision
Closing date: 01/09/2024
Shortlisting date: 03/09/2024
Interview date: 23/09/2024
If you want to find out more about working at Spurgeons, please visit our website .
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people we serve. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks, including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure.
Spurgeons is a Living Wage Employer.
We actively encourage applications from a broad and deep range of backgrounds and experiences. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
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