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Mind in Gwent; Abergavenny; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Mind in Gwent in Wales seeks a Sessional Children and Young Person's Counsellor to provide safe, ethical, and trauma-informed therapeutic support to children and young people.

You'll work with individuals experiencing a range of mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties, helping them explore experiences and develop effective coping strategies.

Sessions will be delivered in accordance with organisational policies and professional standards to promote resilience and personal development.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, ethical, person-centred and trauma-informed counselling to children and young people.
• Support clients to explore experiences and develop coping strategies.
• Deliver sessions in line with organisational policies and professional guidelines.
• Promote mental health, emotional wellbeing, resilience and personal development.

Job description

Sessional Children and Young Person's Counsellor

To act as a professional counsellor, providing safe, ethical, person-centred and trauma-informed therapeutic support.

To work with Children and Young people experiencing a range of mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties, supporting them to explore their experienced and develop appropriate coping strategies.

To provide counselling sessions in accordance with organisational policies, professional standards and ethical frameworks.

To deliver high quality, evidence-informed counselling interventions that promote improved mental health, emotional wellbeing, resilience and personal development.