Sessional CYP Counsellor

Job Title Sessional CYP Counsellor

Service/Department Fee Paying Service

Salary £25.00 - £30.00 per session (to include admin time)

Hours Flexible – minimum of 5 sessions per week

Base Secondary school in Mid Essex

Responsible to Counselling Service Manager

Job Summary:

Sessional CYP Counsellor

As counsellor you are expected to work on a self -employed basis with children and young people face to face within a school environment, working closely with the school well -being team and the MNEE Mind management and administration team s.

Aspects of the role are as follows:

• Deliver therapeutic interventions for children and young people in education setting with 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:

• 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 funct ion of the setting in which the post - holder is based.
• Work in partnership to support children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
• Support and empower children , young people and their educators to make informed choices about the interventions being offered.
• Book appointments via the case management system.
• Practice, evidence and demonstrate an ability to manage caseload in conjunction with the requirements of the team.
• 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.
• Complete all requirements relating to data collection.
• Work within a collaborative approach involving a range of relevant others when indicated.
• Always operate from an inclusive values base, which recognises and respects diversity.
• 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.
• Adhere to all regulations, processes, and procedures within the educational service to which the postholder is attached within the educational setting.
• 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 :

• Ensure the maintenance of standards of own professional practice according to both the postholder’s employer and the Higher Education Institution in which they are based.
• Ensure appropriate adherence to any new recommendations or guidelines set by the relevant departments.
• Ensure that confidentiality is always protected.
• 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.
• Participate in communicating updates with the MNEE Mind manager.
• Keep continuous professional development and theoretical knowledge up to date to be able to best support the children and young people.

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 [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] and we are really proud of that.

Listening We listen to the needs of our wider community and each other – actively engaging, learning and sharing every day

Co-Producing We believe that the people affected by a service are best placed to help design it and reach collective outcomes together

Trusted We build trust in our communities by consistently delivering high quality services and being honest in everything we do

Inclusive We develop inclusive services and support that respect the diversity and dignity of everyone in our communities

Innovative We explore new ideas and ways of working to build a culture that embraces innovation, excellence and creative solutions

Supportive We foster a culture of empathy, respect and open communication to support our communities and each other

Person Specification

POST: Sessional CYP Counsellor

Category Essential Desirable

1. Level 4 Counselling • A further CYP degree qualification .

Education & (Integrative preferred) • Teaching qualificatio n.

Qualifications • Youth Mental Health First Aid trained

Experience 2. Ability to carry out 1:1 and face to face • Ability to work with mental health therapeutic session with CYP. issues , and poor attendance.

3. Ability to work within educational • Ability to conduct other group settings to increase mental health therapeutic interventions with awareness within the staff group. children and young people,

4. Ability to conduct mental health assessments of children and young people.

5. Ability to assess risk and to record and communicate appropriately.

6. Ability t o take appropriate action to mitigate or manage risk.

Skills, Abilities & 7. Knowledge of educational • Knowledge of the functional Knowledge environments. operation of education setting.

8. Knowledge of safeguarding children. • Knowledge of the functional

9. Experience of working with children operation of specialist CAMHS and young people. teams .

10. Experience of working and liaising • Experience of working with children with a variety of agencies and in an education and / or health stakeholders. setting.

11 .Full, enhanced, and current satisfactory DBS disclosure for the role

12. Ability to manage a sensitive, traumatic, and potentially emotionally distressing caseload.

13. Excellent oral and written communication skills

14. Ability to work unsupervised and to specific information recording standards.

15. Work well with others and be a clear communicator.

16. Excellent time management and organisational skills

Personal 17. Self -motivated • Proven commitment to continuous Characteristics professional development.