Place2Be Counsellor - Francis Barber People Referral Unit

Place2be; Essex (MD); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Place2Be is seeking a dedicated professional to work in a referral unit, providing essential mental health support to children with complex needs. The role emphasizes one-to-one therapeutic work and requires expertise in trauma-informed approaches and risk management. Join a community committed to making a difference in young lives.

Benefits

Annual Leave that increases with service

Comprehensive learning and development

5% contributory pension scheme

Life assurance of four times your annual salary

Comprehensive employee assistance programme

Mobile Phone Discounts

Wellbeing days

Christmas holidays closure period

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with complex needs.
• One-to-one therapeutic work and assessment.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic support to children and young people.
• Offer staff reflective support via Place2Think sessions.

Skills

trauma-informed approaches

risk management

SEMH

Job description

Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma. Allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.

This role will be based in a referral unit working with children and young people who will have complex needs. We’d encourage applicants who have specialist skills in areas such as trauma-informed approaches, risk management, and experience working with SEMH (Social, Emotional, and Mental Health) to apply. Whilst the primary focus of this role is one-to-one therapeutic work and assessment and formulations, the post holder will also offer staff reflective support viaPlace2Think sessions.

For a career with purpose, this is your place.

Recruitment Process

As part of your application you will need to answer some shortlisting questions. Please answer these as fully as you can, we recommend using the STAR model. Situation, Task, Action Result. Your answers will be used in the shortlisting process.

Closing date for applications: 18 May 2025

Interview date: 22 May 2025

When you work at Place2Be –whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising –every role can make the difference to a young person.

To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support. Here’s just a few things we have on offer:

• Annual Leave that increases with service
• Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career
• 5% contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance of four times your annual salary
• A comprehensive employee assistance programme
• Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)
• Wellbeing days to allow you some ‘you’ time
• Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organization.

Should you require any adjustments to help you complete an application then please contact the recruitment team on 020 7923 5050 or email [e-mail]

Please note if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close this vacancy early. If you are interested, please apply asap.

Safeguarding the young people we support is our top priority. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and we therefore apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure all candidates are appropriate for the roles they apply for and are appropriately screened prior to appointment which includes a DBS check.