Counsellor - Children & Young People’s Mental Health

This is a great opportunity for a qualified counsellor to make a valuable and lasting difference to the lives of children and young people aged 5-13.

Salary:        Circa £30,000 (Pro Rata)

Part-Time     21 hours per week

YOUnited is a partnership involving Ormiston Families, Centre 33, and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. It provides a single point of access for all referrals for children and young people in need of mental health support across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Ormiston Families work with children and young people aged 5-13 with mild to moderate mental health and emotional wellbeing needs.

We have implemented a ‘Single Sessions Thinking’ (SST) approach, which has proven to be very successful (Training will be provided). The role is therefore to provide ‘First Appointments’ using SST, as well as short-term therapeutic interventions. Counselling interventions will be a blend of face-to-face and online counselling sessions.

You will be joining a supportive team committed to Ormiston Families’ values of compassion, collaboration and effectiveness, providing the motivation to work with CYP and their families and to help make changes in their lives. Clinical supervision will be provided to support you and to ensure best practice.

Successful candidates will:

• Be a qualified counsellor and BACP-registered or equivalent.
• Have a good understanding of the needs of children, young people and their families aged 5-13.
• Have post-qualification experience working with this age group.
• Have a good understanding of safeguarding and a commitment to keeping CYP safe.

Location: Successful candidates will work from home, with most counselling sessions undertaken in schools. An ability to travel daily across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is therefore essential.

The main office is in March, Cambridgeshire.

For more information or to apply for this post, please visit our Work With Us page via our Ormiston Families website.

Closing date for all applications:  9.00am on Friday, December 4th.  

Interviews to be held on December 16th. Venue - March, Cambridgeshire.

Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role:

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.