Children's Sessional Counsellor - Sevenoaks Kent - 2510
Salary: £23.50 per hour
Location: Remote
This is a permanent, part-time vacancy that will close in 13 days at 23:59 BST.
The Vacancy
This role requires you to work in schools across the Sevenoaks-Kent area.
Interviews will be held on 18/06/2025.
About Us
Our teams of counsellors work holistically to provide counselling to children in schools, in our centres, and online. We support children and young people experiencing difficulties such as exclusion, behavioural challenges, self-harm, anxiety, and depression. We also offer flexible parenting programmes to support, mentor, and equip parents to manage family life and relationships better.
About the Role
As a children’s sessional counsellor, you will play a crucial role in providing therapeutic intervention and psychoeducation to children and young people in schools in Kent and Surrey. You will manage your caseload, conduct assessments, and attend meetings. You will maintain accurate and confidential records of counselling sessions and interventions, consulting with pastoral teams in schools, parents/caregivers, and statutory organizations. This is a face-to-face, sessional role, available between 9 am and 3 pm. You must be fully insured, a member of a relevant professional body, hold a DBS, or be part of the update service. Please note that this position is on a self-employed basis.
About You
You are a dedicated, caring, compassionate, and self-motivated counsellor seeking an employer that shares your values—Spurgeons. If you are a qualified children’s counsellor, a registered member of a relevant professional body, with at least 100 hours of counselling children and 100 hours counselling adults, we want to hear from you. Your personable, creative, and empathetic nature enables you to engage with children and young people. Your dependability and interpersonal skills allow you to work confidently and collaboratively, valuing everyone's opinions. As a continuous learner, you actively engage in CPD aligned with your professional body’s recommendations and motivate others to excel.
The Company
Spurgeons is one of the UK's leading children's charities, supported by Christian values, helping vulnerable children and families through various projects. We create family hubs providing support with mental health, special educational needs, domestic abuse, and other challenges. We operate through children and family centres, churches, schools, and prisons, always putting children first.
If you want to learn more about working at Spurgeons, please visit our website.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. This post is subject to safeguarding checks, including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure.
Spurgeons is a Living Wage Employer and a Disability Confident Employer.
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