Youth Counsellor

**Join our Youth Counselling Team in Tayside**

**Counsellor Grade 5/5a (£26,500 - £29,999 pro rata)** or **Associate Counsellor (£24.50 per hour)**. We offer a great benefits package including generous holiday allowance, contributory pension scheme, cash back health plan and life cover. Supervision and support are also provided. This position is offered part time for 4 days a week on a permanent contract.

Priority will be given to applicants who have experience and post qualifying training in working with young people and children - preferably in a primary or secondary school environment. Consideration will also be given to those with other youth experience.

We will provide the appropriate youth counselling training to ensure all counsellors meet the required competencies as outlined by BACP.

**You must have**:

- A recognised Diploma in Counselling
- A valid driving licence and access to own vehicle is essential
- Excellent IT skills and be comfortable with use of mobile technology

**Ideally you will have**:

- Experience of delivering time limited, solution focused approaches.
- Demonstrable experience of working with a range of client types and presenting issues
- Experience of recording comprehensive client progress and improvement data.
- Experience of counselling young people in a school environment is highly advantageous.

**About us - Lifelink **is a social enterprise with over 30 years of experience supporting adults and young people throughout Scotland with their mental health and wellbeing. Our vision is that people are healthier and happier, wherever they live, work or learn and this will be at the forefront of your counselling practice with us every day.

We are a member of BACP and adhere to the BACP framework for good practice in counselling and psychotherapy. Our Counsellors are all members of BACP or equivalent and are suitably qualified.

Please refer to our website for more information.

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

Pay: £26,500.00-£29,999.00 per year

Expected hours: 28 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Application question(s):

- Do you have experience of Youth Counselling?
- Are you a member of BACP or equivalent?

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 31/05/2024
Expected start date: 14/03/2022