Floating School Counsellor (Co Down Area)

Floating School Counsellor (Co Down Area)

Familyworks is a counselling service established in 1999. The Company provides counselling to Primary, Post-Primary & Special schools across Northern Ireland as well as adults counselling in the Newtownards & Belfast areas.

We are adding to our team of part-time permanent counsellors for our Schools Counselling Team in the Co Down area (Floating Support – 25 hours term time). We are seeking counsellors who have a vision, desire and ability to make a difference in young people’s lives. We are interested in people who are committed to excellence and best practice and who are willing to work alongside our dynamic team to make this happen. This role has no fixed base and involves a willingness to travel to different schools in the area.

Supervision

CPD training

Mileage

Support and financial contribution towards the BACP accreditation process

Pension Scheme

Westfield Health Plan – cover includes £150 towards optical, £150 towards dental, £300 towards dental emergency, £250 towards therapies and £300 towards consultation. Also includes 6 counselling sessions per year.

Hours: 25 hours per week. This is a 38 week term-time contract commencing September 1st 2025 (Induction with take place late August 2025)

Key responsibilities

• To deliver safe and confidential counselling, drop in\’s and group work for young people referred to Familyworks’ School Counselling Programme, in a Post-Primary & Primary school setting
• To develop effective working partnerships with senior management and teaching staff to ensure delivery of a high-quality service in schools
• To deal with risk and safeguarding issues in accordance with legal and ethical requirements, in consultation with Familyworks management
• To record data electronically, experience in Microsoft and confidence in using data recording software is essential
• Typically counselling takes place during term time, on school premises and during school hours
• Professional qualification in counselling or psychotherapy (minimum Level 4 /Level 7 Scotland) or Masters, or equivalent counselling or psychotherapy qualification as regulated by the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) or the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) and from a recognised or a relevant validating organisation e.g. Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB).
• Accredited (or working toward completion, to be accredited no later than one year after start date) with BACP, IACP or NCPS (Professionally accredited)
• Registered member with BACP, IACP or NCPS
• Minimum of 100 hours post qualification, clinically supervised practice in counselling children & young people up to the age of 18

Or

Have a minimum of 100 hours post qualification experience of working with adults and have successfully complete the Level 5 CPCAB Diploma in Counselling Children 7 Young People.

• Have an understanding of child development and an awareness of issues impacting on a young person.

Please see full criteria in the attached job description. Applications should be completed electronically and sent via email or post to: The Application Officer, Familyworks, 2b Regent Street, Newtownards, BT23 4LH, recruitment@familyworksni.com. Monitoring Forms should also be completed and sent via email or in a separate envelope but attached to your application form.

All sections of the Job Application Form must be completed in full, so please do not write in any section “see attached CV or sheet” or send a CV in place of the Job Application Form, as doing so will invalidate your application. You may, however, attach continuation sheets if necessary. To aid short-listing, the Company reserves the right to enhance any or all of the criteria stated in the Personal Specification.

Northdown Enterprises Limited is an equal opportunities employer. Applicants are required to complete an enhanced Access NI check.

Floating School Counsellor (Co Down Area)

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