Job Description

• Location: Bognor Regis, West Sussex, United Kingdom
• Earnings: £30,915 per annum, pro rata

THE ROLE – Part-time (22.5 hours per week / term-time only) / Fixed-term until 31 August 2023, with the likelihood of extension / Job description and job pack (including details on employee benefits) are available to download from our website

Established in 1996, Dialogue School Counselling is a BACP accredited school and college counselling service covering Sussex and Surrey. Dialogue has built an excellent reputation with schools, professionals and commissioners and the service has developed and expanded over the years, now operating across Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex, and Surrey.

We are looking for a qualified College Counsellor with experience of working with young people to join our team. You will deliver an ethical, professional school counselling service at Felpham Community College. You will establish good professional working relationships with key school staff. This will include discussion of referrals, managing a session timetable within the school day and agreeing a process for students coming to and from sessions. You will be required to undertake assessments and counselling sessions, complete all associated administrative tasks, and attend regular clinical supervision and line management meetings.

You will be based on site at the college with an expected working pattern of Tuesday, Wednesday and a third day. This working pattern is yet to be confirmed and can be discussed at interview, there may be some flexibility around which days of the week you will work.

WHO YOU ARE – We know that there are great candidates who will not fit everything we have described below, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

We are seeking candidates who are passionate about making a difference to lives of the children and young people they work with. You will have a keen interest in and experience of working with young people of secondary age. You will have a counselling or psychotherapy qualification, minimum of Level 4, with a recognised training provider. You will also be registered or accredited with BACP, or an equivalent professional body such as HCPC or UKCP and have 2 years’ post qualifying experience in individual counselling or therapy with young people including working with risk issues.

You will have a professional, flexible attitude with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to manage your time well. You will be confident in identifying and responding to safeguarding concerns and have experience of working in a school setting.

Closing date for this role is midnight on 12 February 2023. Please note this is a rolling advert; applications will be reviewed regularly, and suitable applicants will be invited to attend interviews on a rolling basis – apply early to avoid disappointment.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion about this post, please email 

sa***********@ym*****.org

To apply, please ensure you complete an online application form, including your responses to the questions and upload a copy of your CV

Should you require any assistance with our application process, please email us at 

re*********@ym*****.org

YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure (including the Children’s barred list and the Adults’ barred list) via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

How to Apply

Job Categories: Equal Opportunities. Job Types: Part-Time. Salaries: 20,000 - 40,000.

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