Job Details:
Children, Young People and Families Counsellor

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Children, Young People and Families Counsellor to join TOG Minds Youth in Mind Directorate on a part-time basis, reporting to the Children, Young People and Families Counselling Project Manager. 

As a CYPF Counsellor you will be responsible for delivering Person Centred Counselling and emotional wellbeing support to children and young people aged 8-18 within schools and local community settings in Oldham and Tameside.

In your role, you will be pivotal in strengthening relationships with VCFSE organisations, schools, statutory services to embed a Whole School and College Approach increasing access to therapeutic support for children young people and families. 

You will provide 1:1 Person Centred Counselling support to children and young people aged 8-18, support and guidance to schools Mental Health Leads, therapeutic workshops and information sessions, and navigation of the local mental health system. You will work within a trauma informed, person centred approach, ensuring the child or young person’s needs are always at the centre of decision making.

What you will bring to TOG Mind:

To be considered for this role, we are looking for experienced candidates that have knowledge, lived experience and qualifications that inform person-centred counselling, to support the mental health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families. 

You will be passionate, enthusiastic, hold a minimum level 4 diploma in Person Centred Counselling, and be a member of a therapeutic professional body such as the BACP. You will have experience in liaising with other professionals and committed to providing positive outcomes and achieving organisational goals. 

You will have experience managing a caseload of children and young people and be able to adapt your approach to meet the needs of young people when needed, while also providing support to parent/carers and schools. Strong interpersonal skills are essential, along with the ability to build trusting relationships, foster collaboration and communicate empathically with families.

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification for further details – these can be accessed from our website

Who we are & why Tameside, Oldham and Glossop MIND:

Here at TOG Mind, we are proud to have been delivering high-quality mental health services based on the needs of local communities for over 40 years. The work we do is vital in promoting accessible services to the people that need it the most.

Our Vision is to enable everyone in our communities to achieve better mental health. Our Mission is to continue to provide the best quality local mental health services in prevention, early intervention and primary care; alongside empowering individuals and our communities to live well.

We provide mental health and wellbeing support services to some of the most vulnerable in our communities, both adults and young people. This includes early intervention and prevention mental health services, services for people in crisis, talking therapies, community wellbeing activities and mental health and wellbeing training services. 

Benefits:

• We offer a dynamic, stimulating environment that embraces change and is open to new ways of working.
• We provide a real opportunity to influence meaningful change within our society and for you to contribute your expertise.
• We maintain a strong commitment to ethical standards of working within a socially inclusive environment.
• We offer ongoing training and development to all staff and volunteers, enabling you to gain continuing professional development and expertise in mental health.
• We offer a degree of flexibility around working hours, balancing work and personal commitments.

Our Values

TOG Mind is passionate about mental health and our Values are at the heart of the services we deliver:

Relationships:

We listen and ask questions to understand others and to build trust. 

People matter to us both inside and outside our organisation.

Potential:

We encourage personal responsibility for development by discovering and realising the abilities and energies of people.

Aspiration:

We support one another, clients, and communities to achieve better mental health.

*We are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to offering opportunities to candidates with disabilities. We encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and guarantee an interview to people who meet the essential criteria for the role and have a disability as defined under the Equality Act 2010. Please state in your cover letter if you have a disability and let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

*Please note successful candidates will be required to complete a self-disclosure form and there is a requirement to complete a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service) upon being given a conditional offer. The type of DBS requested will be dependent on the nature of the role you are applying for 

Pension, Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, Company Sick Pay