Counsellor

Job Description

Role: CounsellorSalary: £26,000 - £31,500Contract: Permanent Location: Fully remote, Homebased (with UK wide remit)There are a total of 9 roles available The RoleWe recognise that access to good employment is critically dependent on what happens in peoples formative years and the opportunities they then have. To address this, we provide a broadened framework of complementary services of which Health and Well Being(H&WB) is a key component, alongside Education and Skills, Children and Young Peoples Services and Employability. As a Counsellor you will provide emotional support to individuals accessing our services, conducting clinical assessments and sign posting to specialised support services as required.Key Responsibilities

• Provision of solution focused therapeutic consultation and mental wellbeing assessment sessions to participants accessing support on our employability programmes
• To provide individual Solution Focused Brief Counselling
• Including making assessments of participants mental wellbeing, delivering 8 SFBT sessions needing low level help with their health and situation
• To enable participants to gain coping strategies to enable them to focus on present and future goals
• Complete assessments and reports. Access referrals and records via IT systems and all duties regarding professional compliance
• To demonstrate an ability to comply with clinical governance
• To assist with the design and provision of psycho-educational workshops for participants and staff on a range of relevant issues, including mental health awareness, managing anxiety etc
• To attend and contribute to team meetings, to assist in the updating and formulation of Service policies and procedures, and to engage in relevant continuous professional development
• To contribute to a productive, collaborative and supportive team spirit, and maintain high professional and ethical standards of work
• To keep accurate and up-to-date records of counselling sessions on the Service data base, and comply with professional standards and the Data Protection Act / General Data Protection Regulation
• To comply with the policies and procedures current at the time including health and safety, confidentiality, and environmental policies
• To undertake other reasonable duties as requested by the line manager
• To provide an efficient and effective telephone counselling service to all callers
• To demonstrate an ability to work with a variety of individuals working with presenting issues, including those who are distressed

Skills and Experience

• Diploma in Level 4 Counselling
• Person centred solution focused skills
• Post qualification 350 clinical hours
• Membership/accreditation of a professional body, preferably BACP, BABCP, UKCP or BPC
• Good IT skills
• Experience of delivering face to face, telephone and online counselling
• Ability to provide excellent customer service at all times
• Experience of working with participants presenting with, self-harm, trauma, suicidal ideation, safeguarding concerns
• Experience of completing assessments
• Able to support a caseload of participants with varying
• Substantive and proven ability to facilitate 1-2-1 therapeutic work with clients
• Ability to problem solve, assess risk and safeguarding issues
• Good verbal and written communication
• Ability to manage and respond to change and uncertainty
• Ability to manage professional boundaries and to undertake any other reasonable tasks as required
• Emotional resilience and ability to manage own wellbeing

Keyskills :
AnxietyCounsellingSolution FocusedWellbeingParticipants