Trainee and newly qualified counsellors, Easington
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Category
Other
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Reference
V0009
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Location
Easington, County Durham
More information
Action for Children Emotional Wellbeing Project in Easington, County Durham, is a needs led service which aims to provide counselling intervention to vulnerable children and young people, within an education and community setting.
The role
We are looking for both trainee and newly qualified Volunteers, who may be seeking to increase clinical practice hours, to help provide counselling support to children and young people both in the community and within an educational setting, and to work alongside partner agencies in providing a holistic client centred care package. The Volunteer Counsellor will be placed in venues alongside a qualified Counsellor and have an agreed placement contract in line with BACP/UKCP guidance.
Responsibilities will include:
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To work alongside qualified counsellor to facilitate drop ins.
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Providing an individual needs led counselling service for children and young people, in a community or educational setting, according to your skills. This could include working in both individual and group settings.
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To support the development of assessment tools in order to evaluate the work, including pre and post assessment questionnaires.
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To provide ongoing reviews and evaluations with young people.
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Developing an understanding of Action for Children Standards and Procedures.
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Attending monthly meeting and supervision sessions with the Project Coordinator, who will in turn provide support and guidance.
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Attending regular clinical supervision sessions. This will be provided by Action for Children.
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Maintaining ongoing case records, in line with Action for Children guidelines.
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To maintain the confidentiality of all information to which you may be exposed whilst serving with Action for Children as a Volunteer.
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To adhere to relevant Action for Children’s policies, standards and procedures.
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To maintain and help promote, where appropriate, the reputation of Action for Children.
Training and support
As an Action for Children volunteer, you would get a full induction into the work of Action for Children and our values. For this particular role, you will also be given training in Action for Children’s safeguarding procedures for children and young people, personal safety and equality and diversity. In addition you will have access to a range of training, relevant and appropriate to the role of Counsellor Volunteer.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure check.
For further information or to apply for this role, please contact Margaret Lacy:
Email: margaret.lacy@actionforchildren.org.uk
Phone: 0191 5819911
Post:
Service Manager
Action for Children Easington Emotional Wellbeing Project
Seaham Family Centre
56-58 Beech Crescent Seaham
SR7 7QB
Application forms and volunteer role information
Please save the documents listed below to your computer. You can do this by clicking the links and following the instructions given by your operating system; usually, this will involve selecting the option to save the file to your desktop. You should read all the documents carefully. Use information provided in the Volunteer description to help you complete your application.
We would really appreciate you taking the time to complete and return the Equal opportunities form along with your Application form. This will allow us to monitor effectively and ensure we are reaching an appropriately diverse audience.
How to apply
There are three ways to apply for a volunteer at Action for Children. In all instances please send your completed application form and equal opportunities form
, quoting the volunteer reference -
V0009
, to:
When we receive your application we will get in touch with you to discuss what we need to do next.
Because we work with children and vulnerable young people, we will need to take up appropriate references and arrange for you to have a Criminal Records (CRB) check.
