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Sessional Children and Young People Counsellor
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Job Description
- Req#: B0574-23-0009?language=en&page=491&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Level 4 Counselling (Integrative preferred)
- A further CYP degree qualification.
- Teaching qualification.
- Youth Mental Health First Aid trained
- Ability to carry out 1:1 and face to face therapeutic session with CYP.
- Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group.
- Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people.
- Ability to assess risk and to record and communicate appropriately.
- Ability to take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.
- Ability to work with mental health issues, and poor attendance
- Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and young people
- Knowledge of educational environments.
- Knowledge of safeguarding children.
- Experience of working with children and young people.
- Experience of working and liaising with a variety of agencies and stakeholders.
- Full, enhanced, and current satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role
- Ability to manage a sensitive, traumatic, and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and to specific information recording standards.
- Work well with others and be a clear communicator.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Knowledge of the functional operation of education setting.
- Knowledge of the functional operation of specialist CAMHS teams.
- Experience of working with children in an education and / or health setting.
- Self-motivated
- Proven commitment to continuous professional development.
- Level 4 Counselling (Integrative preferred)
- A further CYP degree qualification.
- Teaching qualification.
- Youth Mental Health First Aid trained
- Ability to carry out 1:1 and face to face therapeutic session with CYP.
- Ability to work within educational settings to increase mental health awareness within the staff group.
- Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people.
- Ability to assess risk and to record and communicate appropriately.
- Ability to take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.
- Ability to work with mental health issues, and poor attendance
- Ability to conduct other group therapeutic interventions with children and young people
- Knowledge of educational environments.
- Knowledge of safeguarding children.
- Experience of working with children and young people.
- Experience of working and liaising with a variety of agencies and stakeholders.
- Full, enhanced, and current satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role
- Ability to manage a sensitive, traumatic, and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work unsupervised and to specific information recording standards.
- Work well with others and be a clear communicator.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
- Knowledge of the functional operation of education setting.
- Knowledge of the functional operation of specialist CAMHS teams.
- Experience of working with children in an education and / or health setting.
- Self-motivated
- Proven commitment to continuous professional development.
Job summary
Are you a qualified counsellor who is passionate about supporting children and young people? We are offering a sessional role with flexible hours based in a secondary school in Clacton on Sea.
Mid and North East Essex (MNEE) Mind have been allocated funding from a local business based in Tendring, and as a result an exciting new opportunity has become available for a qualified counsellor to support the mental health of children and young persons in the local area. We are delighted to be working in partnership with a senior school located in Clacton on Sea to deliver face to face counselling session to young people in need.
Main duties of the job
MNEE Mind will be collaboratively working with the school to ensure a robust referral process and you will be working closely with the Well-being Department based at the school. Additionally, you will receive support from the Counselling Manager at MNEE Mind to ensure you are working within the ethical framework of your registered body.
About us
We are a local charity, working within the local area who believes no one should face a mental health problem alone. Our mission is to support and empower people experiencing an emotional or mental health condition by building on their personal hopes and aspirations. This is achieved by identifying and responding to community needs in order to deliver an effective and efficient system or community base services.
Our staff have worked together on a set of values that are most important to us and our service users. These values underpin the way we do everything at Mid and North East Essex Mind and we are really proud of that.
Supportive: here when people need us
Non-judgemental: treating all as equals
Respectful: showing admiration for others
Empowering: giving others strength
Honest: trust in our honesty
If you share our values and identify with MNEE Mind mission statement, please apply.
Date posted
29 November 2023
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£25 a session including admin time
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
B0574-23-0009
Job locations
Unit 13 Crusader Business Park
Stephenson Road West
Clacton on Sea
Essex
CO15 4TL
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
As counsellor you are expected to work on a self-employed basis with children and young people face to face within a senior school environment, working closely with the school well-being team and the MNEE Mind management and administration teams.
Aspects of the role are as follows:
Deliver therapeutic interventions for children and young people in education setting with mild to moderate ill mental health and / or poor attendance.
Identify children and young people within the school who present with severe mental health concerns and liaise with the school well-being team and Mind management.
Familiarise with and adhere to school policies including whistle blowing and safeguarding children.
Work with and within education environments to afford better access to mental health support.
Utilised the MNEE Mind case management system.
Practise the ethical framework and work to competency.
Clinical supervision is a prerequisite.
Key Responsibilities:
Therapeutic:
1.Practise outcome focused, evidence-based counselling sessions in an educational setting for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, always working in collaboration with, and giving respect to, the education function of the setting in which the post-holder is based.
2.Work in partnership to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
3.Support and empower children, young people and their educators to make informed choices about the interventions being offered.
4.Book appointments via the case management system.
5.Practice, evidence and demonstrate an ability to manage caseload in conjunction with the requirements of the team.
6.Keep clear, professionally coherent records of all activity in line with both health and education service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making.
7.Complete all requirements relating to data collection.
8.Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated.
9.Always operate from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.
10.Undertake and record accurate assessments of risk and operate clear risk management processes in line with locally agreed procedures including the safeguarding protocols of the educational setting and Local Safeguarding Board guidance.
11.Adhere to all regulations, processes, and procedures within the educational service to which the postholder is attached within the educational setting.
12.Record thorough case notes to the case management system after each session, highlighting areas of risk and sharing with the school well-being team where necessary.
Professional standards:
13.Ensure the maintenance of standards of own professional practice according to both the postholders employer and the Higher Education Institution in which they are based.
14.Ensure appropriate adherence to any new recommendations or guidelines set by the relevant departments.
15.Ensure that confidentiality is always protected.
16.Ensure that any risks or issues related to the safety and wellbeing of anyone are communicated and shared with appropriate parties in order to maintain individual safety and the public interest.
17.Participate in communicating updates with the MNEE Mind manager.
18.Keep continuous professional development and theoretical knowledge up to date to be able to best support the children and young people.
Job responsibilities
Job Summary:
As counsellor you are expected to work on a self-employed basis with children and young people face to face within a senior school environment, working closely with the school well-being team and the MNEE Mind management and administration teams.
Aspects of the role are as follows:
Deliver therapeutic interventions for children and young people in education setting with mild to moderate ill mental health and / or poor attendance.
Identify children and young people within the school who present with severe mental health concerns and liaise with the school well-being team and Mind management.
Familiarise with and adhere to school policies including whistle blowing and safeguarding children.
Work with and within education environments to afford better access to mental health support.
Utilised the MNEE Mind case management system.
Practise the ethical framework and work to competency.
Clinical supervision is a prerequisite.
Key Responsibilities:
Therapeutic:
1.Practise outcome focused, evidence-based counselling sessions in an educational setting for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties, always working in collaboration with, and giving respect to, the education function of the setting in which the post-holder is based.
2.Work in partnership to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
3.Support and empower children, young people and their educators to make informed choices about the interventions being offered.
4.Book appointments via the case management system.
5.Practice, evidence and demonstrate an ability to manage caseload in conjunction with the requirements of the team.
6.Keep clear, professionally coherent records of all activity in line with both health and education service protocols and use these records and outcome data to inform decision making.
7.Complete all requirements relating to data collection.
8.Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated.
9.Always operate from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.
10.Undertake and record accurate assessments of risk and operate clear risk management processes in line with locally agreed procedures including the safeguarding protocols of the educational setting and Local Safeguarding Board guidance.
11.Adhere to all regulations, processes, and procedures within the educational service to which the postholder is attached within the educational setting.
12.Record thorough case notes to the case management system after each session, highlighting areas of risk and sharing with the school well-being team where necessary.
Professional standards:
13.Ensure the maintenance of standards of own professional practice according to both the postholders employer and the Higher Education Institution in which they are based.
14.Ensure appropriate adherence to any new recommendations or guidelines set by the relevant departments.
15.Ensure that confidentiality is always protected.
16.Ensure that any risks or issues related to the safety and wellbeing of anyone are communicated and shared with appropriate parties in order to maintain individual safety and the public interest.
17.Participate in communicating updates with the MNEE Mind manager.
18.Keep continuous professional development and theoretical knowledge up to date to be able to best support the children and young people.
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Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Mid and North East Essex Mind
Address
Unit 13 Crusader Business Park
Stephenson Road West
Clacton on Sea
Essex
CO15 4TL
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Mid and North East Essex Mind
Address
Unit 13 Crusader Business Park
Stephenson Road West
Clacton on Sea
Essex
CO15 4TL
Employer's website
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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