Children & Young People's Assessment Bank Counsellor

6 months ago

Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield Rape & Sexual Abuse Centre Full time

We are currently recruiting for a self-employed bank children’s assessment counsellor to join our team to deliver assessments to children and young people who have referred in to our counselling service.

Successful applicants will join our friendly and supportive team of counsellors, staff and volunteers. We are a vibrant, forward-looking organisation with a commitment to continuous improvement and offer opportunities for continuing professional development to all team members. Sessions at SRASAC are either delivered remotely via video call - or face-to-face. Due to client demand for face-to-face counselling, we are seeking a counsellor from the South Yorkshire area who is able to **primarily work from our office in Sheffield City Centre**. Assessment counsellors are asked to deliver a minimum of 2 assessments per week as well as some shorter pre-assessments going forward. We ask new assessment counsellors to commit to providing sessions for a minimum duration of six months.

**Summary of the role**:

- To offer one-to-one assessments to children and young people who have experienced rape and/or sexual abuse at any time in their lives.
- To use a trauma informed approach to assessing clients, contributing to a safe and ethical counselling service for the clients of SRASAC.
- To maintain accurate, confidential and up to date records and to undertake necessary administrative tasks as required by SRASAC.
- To undertake approved clinical supervision as required at own expense and maintain own personal indemnity insurance.

**Main Responsibilities**:

- Providing one-to-one assessment to clients either via video call or in-person from our Sheffield office. You will have the ability to quickly develop rapport and build trust with clients who have complex difficulties and know how to work appropriately with clients who have experienced rape or sexual abuse.
- Writing up the assessment in a way that is in line with our policies around note-taking and pretrial guidelines, to provide a useful record of the assessment for the wider counselling team using our secure online client data management system.
- Assess clients based on to our criteria for suitability for the counselling service, with the ability to sensitively handle assessments where the client is not currently suitable for the service. To work collaboratively with these clients to develop an alternative action plan or identify other services/resources that could support them.
- Where relevant, refer on to other local and national services, clients who are not suitable for the service at SRASAC. This requires a good knowledge of wider services (or a willingness to learn this information if not local to Sheffield).
- Identifying clients who may be at risk, drawing appropriately on internal and external resources to minimise and contain these risks in line with SRASAC’s safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Maintaining confidential and accurate records in line with relevant SRASAC’s policies and procedures.

**Interested parties should have the following**:

- A recognised professional qualification in counselling children and young people (minimum diploma level)
- Accreditation (or eligibility for accreditation) by the BACP, UKCP or equivalent professional body. We will also consider applicants with relevant prior experience who are in the final stages of working towards accreditation.
- Substantial post-qualification experience of individual counselling and delivering clinical assessments within an organisational setting for children and young people.
- Knowledge and experience of working with issues around rape and/or sexual abuse, ideally in a therapeutic setting.
- Substantial knowledge and experience of safeguarding children and young people, ideally in the voluntary sector.
- A commitment to working within the BACP (or equivalent) Ethical Guidelines.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- An understanding of pre-trial therapy guidelines and how this relates to assessment and record keeping (or a willingness to learn this as part of the induction process).
- A high level of confidentiality and discretion to maintain appropriate boundaries.
- The ability to work as part of a team and liaise with other agencies and workers.
- Experience of working with clients from diverse backgrounds.
- A good knowledge and experience of crisis / risk management work.

**Other Requirements**:

- To be in a minimum of 90 minutes external clinical supervision per month, at own expense.
- To work within a non-discriminatory, anti-oppressive, equal opportunity framework and in line with SRASAC’s Ethos and Values.
- To work within the relevant policies and guidelines of SRASAC.
- To work within the BACP (or equivalent professional bodies) Ethical Framework.
- To undertake personal development and training as appropriate.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Freelance

**Salary**: £30.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 3 per week

**Benefits**:

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