12/10/2026
As a Children and Young Person Counsellor your role is crucial in providing therapeutic interventions to children and young people within our service. You will manage your caseload, conduct assessments and attend meetings. You will maintain accurate and confidential records of counselling sessions and interventions whilst consulting with pastoral teams in schools, parents/care givers, working collaboratively with our service domestic abuse practioners and statutory organisations.
This is a face to face role and you will need to be available between 9am to 5pm. You will be a member of a relevant professional body, hold an enhanced DBS or be part of the update service.
Qualifications:
• Must have a minimum of Level 3 qualification in child counselling skills or Level 4 diploma in school based child counselling or post graduate diploma in counselling and psychotherapy for children and young people in schools.
• A minimum of 150 clinical hours experience working with children age 5 years and above.
• Experience of working within a charity or MH settings to increase mental health awareness within the organisation.
• Experience of assessing risk and to record, communicate and mitigate appropriately.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding procedures, child protection legislation, and best practice in working with vulnerable children and young people.
• Excellent communication, active listening, and rapport-building skills, with the ability to adapt approaches to different ages, backgrounds, and communication needs.
• Ability to maintain clear, concise case records, handle confidential information appropriately, and use basic digital tools or case management systems.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, including the ability to work effectively with multi-agency partners such as schools, social care, and health professionals.
• Resilience, emotional maturity, and reflective practice skills to manage the impact of working with trauma and distressing situations.
• Willingness to undertake ongoing professional development, training, and supervision.
• Ability to work full time on site, with good time-management and organisational skills.
