This post involves delivering an established counselling service within a Secondary school setting. Supported by your Clinical Team Leader, you will liaise with school Pupil Support to ensure a quality therapeutic service is delivered to the young people. The therapeutic work will consist of short-term counselling and potentially drop-in sessions and small group work. Group work would involve the education of mental wellbeing as opposed to group-therapy.
The post holder will also be expected to maintain robust supporting systems for the counselling service. This will include adhering to ethical guidelines and GDPR, on keeping confidential records. In addition to record keeping, the post holder is also responsible for the recording of client attendance, and the evaluation of counselling through an outcome-based framework. This is supported by our Office 365 Forms and data capture.
While the post holder will primarily concentrate on delivering counselling to young people, they may also be requested to provide some awareness raising training with teaching staff.
S.M.I.L.E Counselling is a leading children and young person’s counselling Charity currently based at Fairbairn House, 6 Fairbairn Place, Livingston, EH54 6TN. Counsellors currently work from the office or in Schools. Provisions are in place should the Scottish Government impose further restrictions as a result of Covid-19. S.M.I.L.E have previously successfully maintained a counselling service delivered remotely via Zoom Pro video, Teams and telephone.
Closing date: 11 November 2022
Please email the completed application form to: info@smilecounselling.org.uk
or post to S.M.I.L.E Counselling, Fairbairn House, 6 Fairbairn Place, Livingston, EH54 6TN