School Counsellor

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to help nurture and shape the lives of our learners at Wilds Lodge School. We are currently looking to appoint an inspiring and dedicated Counsellor to manage approximately 24 hours of clinical work per week with our learners for individual and group counselling sessions. Job role: Permanent, Part Time, Term Time Only (39 weeks) | 3 days / 24 hours per week Our therapy/Counselling service is widely used and available to all learners. The successful candidate will provide therapeutic support to children/young people exhibiting emotional and/or behavioural problems, or who are at risk of developing such problems. You will hold and manage a caseload of learners for one to one counselling sessions and group work and will contribute to the promotion of a therapeutic understanding within the wider community of the school amongst the whole staff team. Key responsibilities include: To provide both individual and group counselling sessions, supporting learners where there are concerns about their emotional wellbeing. To manage your own case load of approximately 24 hours of clinical work per week, taking referrals from the school SENCo and Multi Disciplinary Team. To be able to work with a diverse range of needs including bereavement and loss, eating disorders and self-harm, suicidal ideation, depression, substance abuse, sexual issues, anger management and erratic behaviour, abuse of any kind, anxiety (including that related to exams) and fears. To assist in assessing learners needs and advise staff on strategies to support learners experiencing difficulties as part of the universal, targeted and specialist offer. Essential Requirements: Qualified to at least a Level 4 diploma or foundation degree in counselling (level 7 Scotland) with evidence of additional CPD linked to working competently with children and young people; or hold a Level 5 in a CYP counselling certificate HCPC, UKCP or BACP registration. Experience working