Young ’s Counsellor Yorkshire

Mind York Charity

Salary: £26,950 per annum- pro rata per year pro-rata (based on a 35-hour week)

Package:
Fixed term

Contractual hours: 15.5

Employment type:

Fixed Term

Job reference: EXTL
000852

To provide time-limited counselling support to young people aged 12 to 21 years.

Our Young People’s counsellingserviceprovides ‘free access’ to counselling support foryoung people, aged 12-21 years, who are resident in the City of York and not studying at university.

The service is fully funded by City of York Council.

We believe access to support should be ‘simple and responsive’ to client needs.

Followingan initial first contact appointment with a qualified counsellor, individuals are offered access to 6 free counselling sessions.

Counselling benefits young people, by offering an impartial and confidential space to talk to a trained independent person, about anything that is causingthemdistress. Sessions canhelp them work towards solutions that are ‘right for them’. This may include making sense of their own thoughts, learning new ways of dealing with situations, or helping themidentifywhat wider support they may need around them.

To note:
York Mind works withyoung people who havea high levelofneed,and some cases may be complex, withmulti agency involvement,(for example, social workers, psychiatrists, specialistdrugand alcohol services).

The role will involve working as a counsellor with clients from a range of socio-economic backgrounds, and who are experiencing a diverse range of challenges.

You willthereforeneed to feel confident in working with this client group and holding a caseload where there may bevarying degrees ofris