School Counsellor

Counterpoise Wellness practitioners are experts within their fields and great team players. Each team member brings a wealth of experience that informs their practice and allows them to support clients from a place of knowing, not just from their professional background but from their personal experiences too. We are a multi-disciplined team committed to helping our clients receive support in all areas of their health and well-being journey. We are excited to be recruiting for a School Counsellor. This position is a part-time role, 2 days a week based in of one our partner schools in London.

You will be: -A driven, personable, good-humoured practitioner

-Experienced working with Children and understanding student needs.

-Adaptable and fun.

-A practitioner able to lone work and be part of a multidisciplinary team -Someone keen to be part of a developing business -Registered with appropriate regulatory body e.g. HCPC/ BACP, UKCP -Minimum 3 years as a practising therapist -Have proof of Public Liability Insurance -Have good knowledge of calendar, mail and booking systems -Resilience and the ability to cope with challenging situations

-Current Enhanced Children and Adult DBS Clearance (or be willing to undergo this)

Bonus points if you: -Have specialist training in Trauma, EMDR and/or Eating Disorders, EDI -Confident in representing CPW in other areas of its work

-Experience in delivering group sessions

Who are we?

Here at Counterpoise Wellness, we help people live happier and healthier lives through mental wellbeing and physical wellness support.

We work with private clients, businesses and schools to help people live healthier, happier lives. We are a close-knit team made up of leading industry professionals from various fields including counsellors, psychologists, nutritionists, physical therapists and more. Working collaboratively means we can give our clients the best support.

Outline of the role:

• To provide face-to-face individual therapy to students
• To provide virtual individual therapy to clients (occasionally)
• To attend regular external clinical supervision
• To attend team meetings
• Ensuring your diary is kept up to date on our digital booking system
• To have the capacity to work autonomously and within the BACP, UKCP or HCPC ethical frameworks
• Internal oversight and support will also be provided by our Internal Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering high-quality support to a range of clients face-to-face and virtually
• To have the capacity to work autonomously and within the BACP, UKCP or HCPC (or other relevant registering body) ethical frameworks
• To write case notes following each session (digital case note system)
• Working flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Attending induction sessions as required
• Fulfilling administrative tasks
• Maintaining professional codes of conduct at all times
• Following safeguarding, data protection, confidentiality and other protocols as necessary
• Keeping clear lines of communication with all relevant colleagues
• Liaising with other professionals to ensure the safety and wellbeing of clients

At Counterpoise Wellness we celebrate uniqueness, transparency and committed people. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and we are dedicated to building an inclusive, affirmative and diverse team. We look forward to receiving your application.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent, Freelance
Part-time hours: 16 per week

Salary: £14.00-£19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free or subsidised travel
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Loyalty bonus
• Performance bonus

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 20/06/2023
Reference ID: 011928
Expected start date: 22/08/2023