School Counsellor

School Counsellor Post - Inverness, part-time, flexible hours

Hours per week: 4 counselling appointments plus associated admin of notes, updating attendance records and communicating with office via Teams and Outlook.

Accountable to:
Head of Counselling

Start date:
As soon as possible

Rowan was founded in Perth in 1997 to help people lead more satisfying lives.

We do this by working in partnership with clients to increase self-awareness, knowledge and skills, benefitting individuals, relationships, teams, workplaces and society.

We have a team of sessional counsellors operating across the UK. Rowan also offers coaching, supervision, workplace mediation and training.

Our company values are Creativity, Integrity, Optimism, Respect and Support. We strive to provide high quality services and are committed to sustainable growth and best practice standards.

We deliver the pupil counselling service for Millburn Academy and associated primary schools, for P6-S6. Pupils are offered 6-10 sessions, with some flexibility. We have a locally based team of counsellors in Inverness, supported by our central office in Perth.

Counsellors work in partnership with school staff to support pupil wellbeing and academic achievement.

Job purpose:
to deliver counselling to pupils supporting them to build resilience and facilitating them to achieve their learning goals.

Job description
- offer 4 counselling sessions per week, at fixed times to be agreed on appointment;
- work within Rowan's policies and procedures, accepting referrals online, taking client notes on Teams and logging attendance data weekly;
- occasional counselling and CPD during the school holidays/inservice days;
- use CORE-YP or age -appropriate assessment tool ;
- liaise with the Rowan Counselling Managers to ensure high standard of service delivery;
- maintain confidentiality and child protection appropriate to the school setting;
- undertake self-funded supervision, in accordance with the guidelines of your professional body;

Person Specification

Essential criteria:

- qualification and experience in counselling young people, aged 10 plus
- registered with BACP, COSCA or UKCP or equivalent
- ability to assess for, and work with, risk
- awareness of the dual accountability to both Rowan and to the school, as well as to the pupil
- willingness to travel to associated primary schools in Inverness
- personal indemnity insurance
- experience of online counselling and a commitment to complete adequate training in your own time if you do not already have training in remote working
- knowledge and experience of child protection issues
- be registered as a Data Controller with ICO

Advantageous:

- have training in more than one therapeutic modality
- experience of delivering time-limited counselling
- experience of working in a school counselling service
- have a PVG Enhanced Disclosure to work with children

How to Apply

Submit the following via the Indeed website:

• how you heard about this post

Application deadline: 9am on Monday March 6th 2023

Interviews will take place via Zoom on the afternoon of Monday March 13th 2023

If you have any queries about this exciting opportunity, please contact Ashleigh Cormack, Head of Counselling and Supervision on counsellingmanagers

Rowan is an equal opportunities employer, as much as is possible. We welcome diversity in our workforce and rejoice in our differences, whilst adhering to our shared values and aims.

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent, Freelance

Part-time hours: 4 per week

Salary:
£42.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company events

Work Location:
One location

Application deadline: 06/03/2023

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