Self Employed Young person's counsellor
Hours: Flexible hours to suit individual. Base typical opening hours are Monday to Thursday 9am to 8pm, Friday 9am to 5pm
Location: Face to face work at Visyon Crewe and/or Congleton base and possible other outreach locations in the Cheshire East area.
Reporting to: Counselling Team Leader
Visyon is a charity that supports the emotional health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families across East Cheshire, through the provision of a range of services, including one-to-one counselling, group work, mentoring, and family support work. The post holder will work as part of the Visyon team, providing a wide range of time-bound, outcome-focused therapeutic interventions to children and young people and their families as directed.
The post holder will work as part of the Visyon team, providing time-bound, outcome focused therapeutic interventions to children and young people.
Visyon places a high value on governance and accountability. We work with often complex clients, meaning risk management and safeguarding are essential parts of our work. Working with Visyon requires flexibility, strong communication, organisational skills and working effectively with children and young people, and others who support them. The ability to support and manage client risk and know when referrals should be made onto other agencies is essential within this role.
There is no deadline for the post – we will close the advert once a suitable applicant is found.
*All job offers are subject to satisfactory references, right to work and DBS checks.
Candidates short-listed for interview will be required to demonstrate they have a good understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries in line with the role they are applying for.
For further information please contact Gary Wildgoose on: 07946 268651 or email: gary.wildgoose@visyon.org.uk
APPLICATION Pack:
To complete your application, all forms must be completed and sent to recruitment@visyon.org.uk, with the subject line: "Self Employed Young Person Counsellor"