School Counsellors

4 months ago


High Wycombe, United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Council Full time

**Reference number**

BUC11741

**Contract type**

Other Organisation (Non BC)

**Working hours**

Part Time

**Level of DBS check required**

Enhanced with Barred List

**Date posted**

13 May 2024, 11 p.m.

**Application deadline**

3 Jun 2024

**Overview**:
This is an exciting time for Youth Enquiry Service (YES), as we have recently been awarded funding to expand our services as an early-intervention mental health support hub for young people. This expansion will enable us to significantly increase capacity within our pre-existing services, as well as set up several new services including schools-based counselling, peer support groups for young people and for their parents/carers, and a young person’s advisory board who will help shape YES services.

As part of our planned service expansion, we are seeking to recruit freelance Counsellors to be based within local schools, who will provide an ethical and professional counselling service on behalf of YES and establish professional working relationships with key school staff.

**Salary details**:£30 per hour covering all costs

**Contract type**:Freelance

**Hours**:Part-time hours from 3 to 15 hours a week (to be discussed at interview)

**Closing date**:Midnight Monday 3rd June 2024

**About us**:
Youth Enquiry Service (Wycombe) is a charity that has supported young people in High Wycombe and the surrounding areas for over 40 years. We have an established reputation for offering accessible, friendly, and safe services for young people, which includes one-to-one counselling, sexual health information, and drop-in information, advice, and guidance.

**About the role**:
Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification

**About you**:
Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification

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