Counsellor

Wirral Council; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in England is seeking a qualified Counsellor to provide support to young people. The role involves delivering person-centred counselling, ensuring safeguarding, and collaborating with various sectors. Candidates must have a diploma-level qualification and experience with adolescent issues. Benefits include flexible working and a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

Generous annual leave package

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people aged 11+.
• Knowledge of adolescent issues such as substance misuse and domestic abuse.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred counselling in line with BACP guidelines.
• Collaborate with professionals across various sectors.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to performance data.

Skills

Experience working with young people

Safeguarding awareness

Risk management skills

Education

Diploma-level counselling qualification

Degree in a child-centred or therapeutic discipline

Job description

Overview

There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.

Are you a qualified Counsellor passionate about supporting young people through complex challenges?

About The Role

As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you\'ll deliver person-centred counselling in line with BACP guidelines, working flexibly across the borough, including evenings and weekends. You\'ll collaborate with professionals across statutory, voluntary, and community sectors, contributing to safeguarding, service development, and early intervention strategies.

You will deliver confidential counselling to young people, escalating safeguarding concerns appropriately and keep accurate records, contributing to performance data. You will also support multi-agency working and service development and participate in supervision, training, and mentoring.

About The Candidate

The successful candidate will hold a diploma-level counselling qualification and have experience of working with young people aged 11+. You should have knowledge of adolescent issues (e.g. substance misuse, CSE, domestic abuse) with strong safeguarding awareness and risk management skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Desirable: Degree in a child-centred or therapeutic discipline. Experience in group work, training delivery, or specialist areas (e.g. housing, mental health).

Working at Wirral

You\’ll also want to know what it\’s like to work here so, as a start: Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We\’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things and behave.

We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You\’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.

We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities. Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you\’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible please contact [e-mail].

Please note that in accordance with the Council\’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies. It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council\'s Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.

How To Apply

Please apply online by clicking the link below.

Important: Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. Applications can only be accepted through the Jobs page following registration. Forms received via the post will not be processed. All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK. Details of required documents can be found by clicking the link at the bottom of the Jobs page. The job description and other supporting documents will not be accessible once the vacancy closing date has passed so if a copy is required you should download it now. We do not accept applications or CVs from recruitment agencies, unless otherwise stated. Therefore, any candidates submitted via a recruitment agency will not be considered for this role.

Please apply online by clicking the link below.