Counsellor Required: Sheffield, Yorkshire
Freeman College
Contract Type: Permanent Term Time, Part-time Term Time
Actual Salary for 16 hours, 37 weeks: £12,317 to £12,823
(FTE Salary: £37,732 to £39,284)
We are looking for a counsellor who is experienced and qualified to work with young adults aged 16-25 with learning disabilities and complex needs including ASD and ADHD, attachment disorders, and childhood trauma. The role may also include group work on issues such as bullying, self-esteem, and anger management.
Our students attend Freeman College based in the city centre, Sheffield. Freeman College is an independent specialist college educating young people (16-25) with complex behaviour and learning difficulties including autistic spectrum conditions.
The main purpose is to:
1. Provide a personal counselling service for students, covering a wide range of issues from bereavement, anxiety, stress, sexuality, self-esteem, personal development, etc.
2. Produce appropriate reports as required to meet education and counselling requirements.
3. Refer students to support agencies – both internal and external.
4. Deliver staff training, in both formal and informal manners.
5. Commit to promoting the Trust's visions, values, purpose, and method.
6. Hold the appropriate professional qualifications.
7. Maintain ongoing membership to the appropriate professional body.
8. Commit to CPD and self-development.
Our students have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, which can involve complex diagnoses. Any applicants must have the confidence and patience to manage the challenging behaviours that young people can present.
Closing Date: 07 January 2025
Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan, and an employee assistance programme via Medicash. In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
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