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LocationLondon Thames

	PositionLearning and Practice (L&amp;P)

	Advertising Salary£14,020 pro rata (from FTE of £35,051 p.a) 

	Vacancy TypePermanent

	Careers Site Advertising End Date31 Jul 2025

	HoursHours Per Week:2

	Working PatternTuesday, Wednesday 

	School Website URL<a href="https://www.furzedownschool.co.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.furzedownschool.co.uk/</a>
 
	 

 

 
		<h2>About The Role</h2>
	
		
			 




Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma. Allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.
As part of a huge community across the United Kingdom you’ll have opportunities to bring your fresh thinking and ideas to the table to help us shape our programmes for today and tomorrow. You’ll have access to an enormous range of training and development and a pathway to develop and grow your career.
For a career with purpose, this is your place.
 

Recruitment Process
As part of your application you will need to answer some shortlisting questions. Please answer these as fully as you can, we recommend using the STAR model. Situation, Task, Action Result. Your answers will be used in the shortlisting process.
&nbsp;
Closing date for applications: 31 July 2025
Interview date: 04 August 2025

Our Benefits
When you work at Place2Be –whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising –every role can make the difference to a young person.
To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support. Here’s just a few things we have on offer:
<ul>
 <li>Annual Leave that increases with service</li>
 <li>Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career</li>
 <li>5% contributory pension scheme</li>
 <li>Life assurance of four times your annual salary</li>
 <li>A comprehensive employee assistance programme</li>
 <li>Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)</li>
 <li>Wellbeing days to allow you some ‘you’ time</li>
 <li>Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave</li>
</ul>
 

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.&nbsp;We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organization.
We are proud to be a disability confident employer and will ask you during your application If you wish to be considered for a guaranteed interview under the disability confident scheme. Under the scheme we commit to offering an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the job role.
If you have any questions about the scheme, or require any adjustments to help you complete an application then please contact the recruitment team on 020 7923 5050 or email&nbsp;<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c26232e3f0c3c202d2f297e2e2962233e2b623927">[email&nbsp;protected]</a>
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible


 

		
	
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Place2Be Supervising Counsellor, Furzedown Primary School, Tooting

LocationScotland West

	PositionLearning and Practice (L&amp;P)

	Advertising Salary£14,411 pro rata (from FTE of £28,822 p.a) 

	Vacancy TypeMaternity Cover

	Careers Site Advertising End Date03 Aug 2025

	HoursHours Per Week:17.5

	Working PatternMon, Tues, Wed AM

	School Website URL<a href="https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/re/stcatherines/" target="_blank">https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/re/stcatherines/</a>
 
	 

 

 
		<h2>About The Role</h2>
	
		
			
Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma. Allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.
Qualified, creative and ambitious. Sound like you? As a level 4 qualified therapist / counsellor, you’ll not only work in one to one situations with young people providing clinical assessments and interventions, you’ll also engage in the wider school community to strengthen skills, and promote understanding of child mental health and the importance of early intervention. 
As part of a huge community across the United Kingdom you’ll have opportunities to bring your fresh thinking and ideas to the table to help us shape our programmes for today and tomorrow. You’ll have access to an enormous range of training and development and a pathway to develop and grow your career. 
For a career with purpose, this is your place.
Recruitment Process
 As part of your application you will need to answer some shortlisting questions. Please answer these as fully as you can, we recommend using the STAR model. Situation, Task, Action Result.&nbsp;Your answers will be used in the shortlisting process.
&nbsp;
Closing date for applications: Midnight on 03 August 2025
Interview date: 12 August 2025

Our Benefits
When you work at Place2Be –whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising –every role can make the difference to a young person.
To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support. Here’s just a few things we have on offer:
<ul>
 <li>Annual Leave that increases with service</li>
 <li>Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career</li>
 <li>5% contributory pension scheme</li>
 <li>Life assurance of four times your annual salary</li>
 <li>A comprehensive employee assistance programme</li>
 <li>Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)</li>
 <li>Wellbeing days to allow you some ‘you’ time</li>
 <li>Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave</li>
</ul>
We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.&nbsp;We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organization.
We are proud to be a disability confident employer and will ask you during your application If you wish to be considered for a guaranteed interview under the disability confident scheme. Under the scheme we commit to offering an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the job role.
If you have any questions about the scheme, or require any adjustments to help you complete an application then please contact the recruitment team on 020 7923 5050 or email&nbsp;<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcd6d3decffcccd0dddfd98eded992d3cedb92c9d7">[email&nbsp;protected]</a>
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
		
	
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Place2Be Counsellor , St Catherine's Primary School, Renfrewshire

LocationMidlands

	PositionLearning and Practice (L&amp;P)

	Advertising Salary£13,116 pro rata (from FTE of £32,791 p.a) 

	Vacancy TypePermanent

	Careers Site Advertising End Date06 Aug 2025

	HoursHours Per Week:14

	Working PatternTuesdays (full day), Wednesdays (full day)

	School Website URLNot Specified
 
	 

 

 
		<h2>About The Role</h2>
	
		
			
Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma, allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.&nbsp;
A qualified therapist/ counsellor, you’ve been working in the profession for at least a year, and now it’s time to take the next step. As a  Place2Be Supervising Counsellor- Peripatetic&nbsp;you will provide quality service in schools in situations such as new school set up, cover School Based Staff long and short  term absences and extra support when required. You will effectively manage all aspects of the Place2Be school project in partnership with the school, ensuring that the children and young people are provided with therapeutic and emotional support.&nbsp;
As part of a huge community of practitioners across the United Kingdom, you’ll have opportunities to share best practice and develop clinical thinking, knowledge and learning. You’ll have access to an enormous range of training and development and a pathway to develop and grow your career.&nbsp;
&nbsp; 
For a career with purpose, this is your place.
&nbsp;
We are seeking applicants located within the Nottingham/ East Midlands area&nbsp;and are able to travel flexibly within the locality as and where required.&nbsp;
 &nbsp;
Recruitment Process
&nbsp;
As part of the application, you will need to answer some questions to support your application. Please do answer as thoroughly as you can as your answers will be used in the shortlisting process.
Closing date for applications: Midnight on 30/07/2025 
&nbsp;
Interview date: TBC
&nbsp;
Our Benefits 
When you work at Place2Be –whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising –every role can make the difference to a young person. 
&nbsp;To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support. 
Here’s just a few things we have on offer:

<ul>
 <li>Annual Leave that increases with service 
 </li>
 <li>Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career 
 </li>
 <li>5% contributory pension scheme 
 </li>
 <li>Life assurance of four times your annual salary</li>
 <li>A comprehensive employee assistance programme 
 </li>
 <li>Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)</li>
 <li>Wellbeing days to allow you some ‘you’ time</li>
 <li>&nbsp;Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave</li>
</ul>

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organization.

We are proud to be a disability confident employer and will ask you during your application If you wish to be considered for a guaranteed interview under the disability confident scheme. Under the scheme we commit to offering an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the job role.
If you have any questions about the scheme, or require any adjustments to help you complete an application then please contact the recruitment team on 020 7923 5050 or email&nbsp;<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f05000d1c2f1f030e0c0a5d0d0a41001d08411a04">[email&nbsp;protected]</a>
Please note we reserve the right to close applications early if we receive a high number of applications.

		
	
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Place2Be, Supervising Counsellor Peripatetic, Nottingham/ East Midlands

<h2>Job summary</h2>
 An opportunity has arisen for an Arts Therapist to join our Acute Services, Psychology and Psychological Therapies team, at Mill View Hospital in Brighton and Hove. Arts Therapies have a long history of providing services to our inpatient wards and are a valued part of acute assessment and treatment services at Mill View.



 <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
 We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated art, drama or music therapist to be part of our clinical team, working across Falmer (mixed gender) and Meridian (Older People) acute wards. You will demonstrate experience and a strong commitment to working with people accessing acute mental health services and the ability to use your arts therapies skills and experience to deliver psychological interventions in a hospital setting. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team is a core requirement of the role as well as the ability to be flexible and integrate your practice within the broader work of the service. The successful candidate will have excellent team working and group work skills and will demonstrate an ability to facilitate arts therapy groups and individual sessions in ward environments. You will have additional opportunities to contribute to the Psychological Therapeutic group programme and support staff learning, development and training.



 <h3>About us</h3>
 We are committed to providing Arts Therapies as part of the wards therapeutic programme of groups and interventions as well as supporting patient assessment processes. You will have resilience and good self-management to work within a busy acute environment. The post holder will have access to supervision and be able to link in with the Arts and Play Therapies Network in Sussex. You will be joining a friendly, highly skilled and enthusiastic community of psychologists and psychological therapists (PPT) working in Acute services and have regular access to PPT and AHP, CPD events.


 
 
 <h2>Details</h2>
 <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
 23 July 2025

 
 <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
 Agenda for change

 
 
 <h3>Band</h3>
 
 Band 7
 
 

 
 
 <h3>Salary</h3>
 
 £47,810 to £54,710 a year
 
 pro rata
 
 
 
 

 <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
 Permanent

 

 
 <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
 
 
 
 Part-time
 
 
 
 

 <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
 
 354-AB-20958
 

 
 
 
 <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
 
 
 Mill view hospital
 Brighton and Hove
 BN3 7HZ
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 <h2>Job description</h2>
 <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
 To work as a member of the clinical service/ team, providing a high quality, specialist arts therapy service to clients, their families or carers. In addition, to support psychological practice within the team through consultation, supervision, formulation and training and by participating in systematic clinical governance. To work with complex presentations suitable for psychological therapy in the team, utilising a high level of knowledge and experience and adapting approaches as appropriate, with regard to evidence-based practice. To provide a qualified, high-quality specialist arts therapy service to individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams, in line with best, evidence-based practice and trust care pathways. To be responsible for holding and managing a clinical caseload and to exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the planning and prioritising of own workload and the assessment and treatment of clients, within the bounds of the service operational policy. To use analytical and judgment skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in complex clinical issues. To clinically supervise Arts Therapist trainees, Psychological Therapists, Trainee Psychological Therapists and Psychological Practitioners as appropriate To professionally supervise and, when appropriate, manage, arts therapy trainees, psychological therapists, trainee psychological therapists, trainee Practitioner psychologists and psychological practitioners. To provide consultation and advice about psychological issues to other members of the team/service and other professionals working with service users. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team. To contribute to and take responsibility for local service developments under the supervision of the professional lead. To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the service.
 

 
 
 
 Job description
 
 
 
 <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
 To work as a member of the clinical service/ team, providing a high quality, specialist arts therapy service to clients, their families or carers. In addition, to support psychological practice within the team through consultation, supervision, formulation and training and by participating in systematic clinical governance. To work with complex presentations suitable for psychological therapy in the team, utilising a high level of knowledge and experience and adapting approaches as appropriate, with regard to evidence-based practice. To provide a qualified, high-quality specialist arts therapy service to individuals, carers, families and groups, within and across teams, in line with best, evidence-based practice and trust care pathways. To be responsible for holding and managing a clinical caseload and to exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the planning and prioritising of own workload and the assessment and treatment of clients, within the bounds of the service operational policy. To use analytical and judgment skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in complex clinical issues. To clinically supervise Arts Therapist trainees, Psychological Therapists, Trainee Psychological Therapists and Psychological Practitioners as appropriate To professionally supervise and, when appropriate, manage, arts therapy trainees, psychological therapists, trainee psychological therapists, trainee Practitioner psychologists and psychological practitioners. To provide consultation and advice about psychological issues to other members of the team/service and other professionals working with service users. To work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice within the service/team. To contribute to and take responsibility for local service developments under the supervision of the professional lead. To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the service.
 
 


 
 
 <h2>Person Specification</h2>
 
 
 <h3 id="skill_category_1">
 
 Qualifications
 
 </h3>
 
 <h4>Essential</h4>
 <ul>
 
 <li>Post-graduate (or equivalent) qualification in Art Therapy, Dramatherapy or Music Therapy</li>
 
 <li>Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) as an arts therapist.</li>
 
 <li>Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.</li>
 
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 <h3 id="skill_category_2">
 
 Knowledge/Experience
 
 </h3>
 
 <h4>Essential</h4>
 <ul>
 
 <li>Substantial experience of specialist arts therapy (assessment, formulation and treatment), maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse</li>
 
 <li>A high level of competence in applying a psychological therapy to complex difficulties appropriate for this therapy with the client group, and a proven track record of delivering positive outcomes in this therapy</li>
 
 <li>Experience of offering teaching, training and supervision within a demanding organisational context</li>
 
 <li>A clear and theoretically informed approach to supervision</li>
 
 <li>Experience of representing psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care within a complex organisational context.</li>
 
 <li>Significant experience of working with the particular client group served by the team/service</li>
 
 </ul>
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 Person Specification
 
 
 
 
 
 <h3 id="skill_category_1">
 
 Qualifications
 
 </h3>
 
 <h4>Essential</h4>
 <ul>
 
 <li>Post-graduate (or equivalent) qualification in Art Therapy, Dramatherapy or Music Therapy</li>
 
 <li>Registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) as an arts therapist.</li>
 
 <li>Evidence of relevant continuing professional development.</li>
 
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 <h3 id="skill_category_2">
 
 Knowledge/Experience
 
 </h3>
 
 <h4>Essential</h4>
 <ul>
 
 <li>Substantial experience of specialist arts therapy (assessment, formulation and treatment), maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and the threat of physical abuse</li>
 
 <li>A high level of competence in applying a psychological therapy to complex difficulties appropriate for this therapy with the client group, and a proven track record of delivering positive outcomes in this therapy</li>
 
 <li>Experience of offering teaching, training and supervision within a demanding organisational context</li>
 
 <li>A clear and theoretically informed approach to supervision</li>
 
 <li>Experience of representing psychological therapy within the context of multi-disciplinary care within a complex organisational context.</li>
 
 <li>Significant experience of working with the particular client group served by the team/service</li>
 
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 



 
 
 <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
 This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
 

 
 <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
 Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.
 From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.
 

 
 <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
 
 Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
 <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
 
 


 
 
 
 
 Additional information
 
 
 
 
 <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
 This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
 

 
 <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
 Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.
 From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.
 

 
 <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
 
 Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
 <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
 
 
 
 


 
 
 <h2>Employer details</h2>
 <h3>Employer name</h3>
 Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
 <h3>Address</h3>
 
 
 Mill view hospital
 Brighton and Hove
 BN3 7HZ
 
 

 
 
 <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
 
 <a href="https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a>
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 
 
 <h2>Employer details</h2>
 <h3>Employer name</h3>
 Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
 <h3>Address</h3>
 
 
 Mill view hospital
 Brighton and Hove
 BN3 7HZ
 
 

 
 
 <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
 
 <a href="https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a>

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Arts Therapist

LocationGM1 Trafford

	PositionLearning and Practice (L&amp;P)

	Advertising Salary£19,675 pro rata (from FTE of £32,791 p.a) 

	Vacancy TypePermanent

	Careers Site Advertising End Date24 Aug 2025

	HoursHours Per Week:21

	Working PatternTuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

	School Website URLNot Specified
 
	 

 

 
		<h2>About The Role</h2>
	
		
			
We are seeking a Family Practitioner in our Place2Be schools across Greater Manchester. The role will be 3 days Tuesday Wednesday Thursday.
We know early intervention and working with parents significantly increases successful outcomes for Children. We know that positive parenting has a major impact on a child’s life chances. That’s why our Family Practitioner role is fundamental to our whole school approach. Working with Children and their families you’ll help the adults better understand and support their child’s mental health needs. You’ll be fundamental in establishing relationships with parents demystifying and reducing stigma around mental health so all children will have opportunities to access the support they need. You’ll help parents develop the skills they need to parent effectively and confidently.
You’ll have a level 4 diploma in Health and Social Care, Early Years or Counselling and Psychotherapy and will have worked in family support services or early years children’s centres, supporting children and families and delivering parenting interventions or programmes. You’ll have access to an enormous range of training and development and a pathway to develop and grow your career. Working closely with the clinicians in school and across your region you will be part of a wider community sharing best practice, developing new concepts and shaping our services for the future.
&nbsp;For a career with purpose this is your place.
Recruitment Process
You’ll need to answer some questions as part of your application. Please do answer these as fully as you can as your answers will form part of the shortlisting process.
Closing date for applications: 24 August 2025, Midnight
1st Interview date: 14th August
&nbsp;
Our Benefits


When you work at Place2Be –whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising –every role can make the difference to a young person.
To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support. Here’s just a few things we have on offer:
<ul>
 <li>Annual Leave that increases with service</li>
 <li>Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career</li>
 <li>5% contributory pension scheme</li>
 <li>Life assurance of four times your annual salary</li>
 <li>A comprehensive employee assistance programme</li>
 <li>Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)</li>
 <li>Wellbeing days to allow you some ‘you’ time</li>
 <li>Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave</li>
</ul>
We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.&nbsp;We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organization.
We are proud to be a disability confident employer and will ask you during your application If you wish to be considered for a guaranteed interview under the disability confident scheme. Under the scheme we commit to offering an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the job role.
If you have any questions about the scheme, or require any adjustments to help you complete an application then please contact the recruitment team on 020 7923 5050 or email&nbsp;<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dab0b5b8a99aaab6bbb9bfe8b8bff4b5a8bdf4afb1">[email&nbsp;protected]</a>
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

 

		
	
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Family Practitioner -Greater Manchester

<h2>Job overview</h2>There is no better time to start a career within our Therapy team than now! Would you like secure employment where you can progress your career? If you would like to build a career that gives you genuine sense of achievement and fulfilment knowing that you can have a positive impact on the young people we support, then look no further and apply today! Kingsbrook School are recruiting for a School Counsellor to join our Therapy team. We are looking for enthusiastic, caring and passionate people to become an integral part of our therapy team. The successful candidate will join our multi-disciplinary team, which may suit someone experienced in a special needs environment, who will be required to work closely with other professionals providing support to students, reporting to member of the senior leadership team Our benefits include exclusive access to reward and discount scheme, comprehensive induction, commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, pension scheme, paid for enhanced DBS, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme and more! Located in a peaceful and calming rural setting, Kingsbrook School is a therapeutic day and residential school, providing specialist education and care services to children and young people aged 11-18 years with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. Our students may also have a range of additional complex needs as a result of trauma, attachment disorders and other associated issues. As part of Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. We ask that you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience and in return we will give you all the training and support you need to progress. Please note we will be responding to all candidates after the closing date for this role with interviews occurring after this due to limited staffing during the summer holidays The successful candidate will be registered and will hold BSc Occupational Therapy or profession specific equivalent qualification, along with the following characteristics: Resilience – We support some of the most vulnerable children in society who have varying degrees of emotional behavioural difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated difficulties so there will be times where your resilience is challenged. Communication – Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs. Positive working relationships, good teamwork and communication plays a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other staff. Committed – will join a supportive and experienced team of dedicated support staff, committed to delivering the very best care. Caring – Our young people require the best care we can offer. If you are a naturally caring and compassionate person, this is the role for you. If you want to progress your career, Aspris will help you get there. Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure &amp; Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

School Counsellor

LocationHead Office, 175 St John Street

	PositionLearning and Practice (L&amp;P)

	Advertising Salary£15,775 pro rata (from FTE of £39,438 p.a) 

	Vacancy TypePermanent

	Careers Site Advertising End Date31 Jul 2025

	HoursHours Per Week:14

	Working PatternWednesday and Thursday

	School Website URLNot Specified
 
	 

 

 
		<h2>About The Role</h2>
	
		
			
Place2Be offers a variety of counselling trainings and qualifying courses to help build a mental health work force that can support children and young people.&nbsp;
Working as part of the Place2Be Postgraduate Diploma Tutor team, the post-holder will deliver and develop our very successful Post Graduate Diploma programme which is accredited by BACP and run in partnership with the University of East London.&nbsp;
This role will be responsible for the planning, delivery and evaluation of the Postgraduate training programme, and ensuring that students receive good quality training and support for the duration of their training.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma. Allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.
&nbsp;

As part of a huge community across the United Kingdom you’ll have opportunities to bring your fresh thinking and ideas to the table to help us shape our programmes for today and tomorrow. You’ll have access to an enormous range of training and development and a pathway to develop and grow your career.
For a career with purpose, this is your place.
 

Recruitment Process
As part of your application you will need to answer some shortlisting questions. Please answer these as fully as you can, we recommend using the STAR model. Situation, Task, Action Result. Your answers will be used in the shortlisting process.
Closing date for applications: 31 July 2025
Interview date: 04 August 2025

Our Benefits
When you work at Place2Be –whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising –every role can make the difference to a young person.
To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support. Here’s just a few things we have on offer:
<ul>
 <li>Annual Leave that increases with service</li>
 <li>Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career</li>
 <li>5% contributory pension scheme</li>
 <li>Life assurance of four times your annual salary</li>
 <li>A comprehensive employee assistance programme</li>
 <li>Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)</li>
 <li>Wellbeing days to allow you some ‘you’ time</li>
 <li>Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave</li>
</ul>
 

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.&nbsp;We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organization.
We are proud to be a disability confident employer and will ask you during your application If you wish to be considered for a guaranteed interview under the disability confident scheme. Under the scheme we commit to offering an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the job role.
Please note that the role might close early if we receive a high volume of applications.
If you have any questions about the scheme, or require any adjustments to help you complete an application then please contact the recruitment team on 020 7923 5050 or email&nbsp;<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f35303d2c1f2f333e3c3a6d3d3a71302d38712a34">[email&nbsp;protected]</a>

		
	
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Postgraduate Diploma Tutor

LocationLeeds

	PositionClinical Trainee Placements

	Advertising SalaryNot Applicable

	Vacancy TypePlacement

	Careers Site Advertising End DateNot Specified

	HoursHours Per Week:7

	Working PatternMonday - Friday

	School Website URLNot Specified
 
	 

 

 
		<h2>About The Role</h2>
	
		
			&nbsp;

<ul type="disc">
 <li>Thank you for your interest in a Counselling Placement at a Place2Be partner school!&nbsp;Click this link to view a map of our placement schools:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?hl=en&amp;mid=1FifS_0M0IiXmPX8eVUc-1EAlBcG_xag&amp;ll=53.72628311420423%2C-1.5667679000000136&amp;z=6" target="_blank">Placement Map</a><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?hl=en&amp;mid=1FifS_0M0IiXmPX8eVUc-1EAlBcG_xag&amp;ll=53.72628311420423%2C-1.5667679000000136&amp;z=6" target="_blank">&nbsp;</a></li>
 <li>Please note that not all schools will have placements available, but we will try our best to match you to a convenient placement.</li>
 <li>Please only apply for one vacancy as multiple applications are rejected on the system. If successful upon interview, you will have the opportunity to discuss your location preference.</li>
 <li>All successful applicants would need a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check that is&nbsp;enhanced, checked for&nbsp;children’s and adult’s barred list, and is&nbsp;registered on the Update Service.</li>
</ul>
Counsellors&nbsp;on Placement provide emotional and therapeutic support to children and young people aged 4-18 in Place2Be partner schools. As an organisation that has adopted the BACP ethical framework of good practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy, counsellors working within the organisation are dedicated to improving the mental health and well-being of the children they work with.
<ul type="disc">
 <li>Place2Be provides a high level of support to counsellors on placement through regular supervision, tailored training workshops and offers a well-recognised clinical placement*.</li>
 <li>We provide a comprehensive induction programme and clinical supervision is undertaken at the end of each day.</li>
 <li>We need you to be available for a minimum of one day per week to work in a therapeutic capacity with up to 3 children offering one-to-one counselling.</li>
 <li>Placements are term time only and run for one academic year. There are opportunities for you to stay with us beyond one year.</li>
 <li>You will have the opportunity to attend up to six optional workshops throughout the year which are recognised as continuing professional development time.</li>
 <li>Sessions spent with children are accepted as clinical hours towards professional accreditation, and are recognised by the BACP and UKCP.</li>
 <li>A placement is an excellent stepping stone into a job opportunity and career with Place2Be, over&nbsp;⅔&nbsp;of our clinical staff were once Counsellors on Placement.</li>
 <li>We have places available in our projects in both primary and secondary schools nationwide.</li>
</ul>
*Counting your hours
All clinical hours gained on placement can be used towards accreditation with a body such as BACP and UKCP. However if you need to gain clinical hours for your course, we would strongly advise that you check with your course tutor as to whether child hours are accepted before applying. If your course does not accept child hours but you would like to gain counselling experience of working with Children and Young People, you can still apply for a Place2Be placement as a second placement.
Diversity and Inclusion
Place2Be is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practices and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are particularly interested in attracting applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. 
 
Additionally, for our clinical roles we are particularly keen in attracting male candidates to reflect the diversity of the partner schools and communities we work in.&nbsp;

 
		
	
		<h2>About You</h2>
	
		
			&nbsp;

You will be a fully qualified Counsellor, Therapist or studying towards one of these professions at the following levels:
<ul type="disc">
 <li>Diploma in Counselling (Level 4 or above). If you are in your first year you will have completed a full academic year Certificate Course in Counselling or the equivalent of 9 - 12 months.</li>
 <li>Degree, MSc or MA in Counselling or Psychotherapy - if you are in your first year you will have relevant experience of direct work with children.</li>
</ul>
We are always looking for suitable counsellors on placement, so if you believe you have what it takes to thrive in this challenging, rewarding environment please apply.&nbsp;Please view/download the full Job Description and Person Specification on our website for further details.

		
	
		<h2>About Us</h2>
	
		
			Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families,&nbsp;teachers&nbsp;and school staff. The charity currently provides an embedded mental health service in 500 UK primary and secondary schools supporting a school community of around 243,000 children and young people.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Our teams provide a range of services in our partner schools to build resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play and support a child’s ability to engage in school life.&nbsp; Our work, focused on early intervention, is part of the comprehensive CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) system.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
Through our professional development programme, we are training around 1,200 Counsellors on Placement each year who build their mental health and counselling skills and experience through practice in our partner schools. We also provide a range of professional development programmes on mental health and wellbeing for school leaders, teachers and other professionals who work with children and young people, so we can help to build ‘mentally healthy’ schools and communities where all children can thrive and flourish.
We continue to pilot,&nbsp;trial&nbsp;and explore new ways in which we can develop our practice as well as share learning, expertise and findings from the robust evidence and evaluation we gather. HRH The&nbsp;Princess of Wales&nbsp;is our Royal Patron and Place2Be is one of the founding charity partners of Heads Together. We also work collaboratively with a range of charities and expert organisations to leverage best-in-class knowledge and expertise to inform, develop and improve outcomes for the children,&nbsp;families&nbsp;and schools we support.&nbsp;We ask our staff team to share our core values of perseverance, integrity,&nbsp;compassion&nbsp;and creativity, and to have the skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable children and families.
Our values:
We believe that how we approach our work is as important as the work itself. Our four key values shape everything we do: 
Compassion&nbsp;– We bring empathy and kindness to all we do, to better understand and meet the needs of children and young people, colleagues and other stakeholders.
Integrity&nbsp;– We demonstrate sound ethical values in all our work, and we are honest, transparent, courageous and authentic.
Perseverance&nbsp;– We have the courage to continue in the face of adversity and do this with determination to find effective solutions.
Creativity&nbsp;– We bring an open-minded approach and flexibility to our thinking and actions and enable others to do the same.&nbsp;
		
	

 
 
 
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Counsellor on Placement Leeds

LocationEast Kent

	PositionClinical Trainee Placements

	Advertising SalaryNot Applicable

	Vacancy TypePlacement

	Careers Site Advertising End DateNot Specified

	HoursHours Per Week:7

	Working PatternMon - Fri

	School Website URLNot Specified
 
	 

 

 
		<h2>About The Role</h2>
	
		
			&nbsp;

<ul type="disc">
 <li>Thank you for your interest in a Counselling Placement at a Place2Be partner school!&nbsp;Click this link to view a map of our placement schools:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?hl=en&amp;mid=1FifS_0M0IiXmPX8eVUc-1EAlBcG_xag&amp;ll=53.72628311420423%2C-1.5667679000000136&amp;z=6" target="_blank">Placement Map</a>&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Please note that not all schools will have placements available, but we will try our best to match you to a convenient placement.</li>
 <li>We recruit for Counsellors to start in school in January, April or September in line with school term time. Please note the recruitment and onboarding process can take 2-3 months.</li>
 <li>Please only apply for one vacancy as multiple applications are rejected on the system. If successful upon interview, you will have the opportunity to discuss your location preference.</li>
 <li>All successful applicants would need a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check that is&nbsp;enhanced, checked for&nbsp;children’s and adult’s barred list, and is&nbsp;registered on the Update Service.</li>
</ul>
Counsellors&nbsp;on Placement provide emotional and therapeutic support to children and young people aged 4-18 in Place2Be partner schools. As an organisation that has adopted the BACP ethical framework of good practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy, counsellors working within the organisation are dedicated to improving the mental health and well-being of the children they work with.
<ul type="disc">
 <li>Place2Be provides a high level of support to counsellors on placement through regular supervision, tailored training workshops and offers a well-recognised clinical placement*.</li>
 <li>We provide a comprehensive induction programme and clinical supervision is undertaken at the end of each day.</li>
 <li>We need you to be available for a minimum of one day per week to work in a therapeutic capacity with up to 3 children offering one-to-one counselling.</li>
 <li>Placements are term time only and run for one academic year. There are opportunities for you to stay with us beyond one year.</li>
 <li>You will have the opportunity to attend up to six optional workshops throughout the year which are recognised as continuing professional development time.</li>
 <li>Sessions spent with children are accepted as clinical hours towards professional accreditation, and are recognised by the BACP and UKCP.</li>
 <li>A placement is an excellent stepping stone into a job opportunity and career with Place2Be, over&nbsp;⅔&nbsp;of our clinical staff were once Counsellors on Placement.</li>
 <li>We have places available in our projects in both primary and secondary schools nationwide.</li>
</ul>
*Counting your hours
All clinical hours gained on placement can be used towards accreditation with a body such as BACP and UKCP. However if you need to gain clinical hours for your course, we would strongly advise that you check with your course tutor as to whether child hours are accepted before applying. If your course does not accept child hours but you would like to gain counselling experience of working with Children and Young People, you can still apply for a Place2Be placement as a second placement.
Diversity and Inclusion
Place2Be is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practices and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are particularly interested in attracting applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. 
 
Additionally, for our clinical roles we are particularly keen in attracting male candidates to reflect the diversity of the partner schools and communities we work in.&nbsp;

		
	
		<h2>About You</h2>
	
		
			&nbsp;

You will be a fully qualified Counsellor, Therapist or studying towards one of these professions at the following levels:
<ul type="disc">
 <li>Diploma in Counselling (Level 4 or above). If you are in your first year you will have completed a full academic year Certificate Course in Counselling or the equivalent of 9 - 12 months.</li>
 <li>Degree, MSc or MA in Counselling or Psychotherapy - if you are in your first year you will have relevant experience of direct work with children.</li>
</ul>
We are always looking for suitable counsellors on placement, so if you believe you have what it takes to thrive in this challenging, rewarding environment please apply.&nbsp;Please view/download the full Job Description and Person Specification on our website for further details.

		
	
		<h2>About Us</h2>
	
		
			

Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families,&nbsp;teachers&nbsp;and school staff. The charity currently provides an embedded mental health service in 500 UK primary and secondary schools supporting a school community of around 243,000 children and young people.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Our teams provide a range of services in our partner schools to build resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play and support a child’s ability to engage in school life.&nbsp; Our work, focused on early intervention, is part of the comprehensive CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) system.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
Through our professional development programme, we are training around 1,200 Counsellors on Placement each year who build their mental health and counselling skills and experience through practice in our partner schools. We also provide a range of professional development programmes on mental health and wellbeing for school leaders, teachers and other professionals who work with children and young people, so we can help to build ‘mentally healthy’ schools and communities where all children can thrive and flourish.
We continue to pilot,&nbsp;trial&nbsp;and explore new ways in which we can develop our practice as well as share learning, expertise and findings from the robust evidence and evaluation we gather.&nbsp;HRH The&nbsp;Princess of Wales&nbsp;is our Royal Patron and Place2Be is one of the founding charity partners of Heads Together. We also work collaboratively with a range of charities and expert organisations to leverage best-in-class knowledge and expertise to inform, develop and improve outcomes for the children,&nbsp;families&nbsp;and schools we support.&nbsp;We ask our staff team to share our core values of perseverance, integrity,&nbsp;compassion&nbsp;and creativity, and to have the skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable children and families.
Our values:
We believe that how we approach our work is as important as the work itself. Our four key values shape everything we do:
Compassion&nbsp;– We bring empathy and kindness to all we do, to better understand and meet the needs of children and young people, colleagues and other stakeholders.
Integrity&nbsp;– We demonstrate sound ethical values in all our work, and we are honest, transparent, courageous and authentic.
Perseverance&nbsp;– We have the courage to continue in the face of adversity and do this with determination to find effective solutions.
Creativity&nbsp;– We bring an open-minded approach and flexibility to our thinking and actions and enable others to do the same.&nbsp;


		
	

 
 
 
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Counsellor on Placement East Kent

LocationEast Kent

	PositionClinical Trainee Placements

	Advertising SalaryNot Applicable

	Vacancy TypePlacement

	Careers Site Advertising End DateNot Specified

	HoursHours Per Week:7

	Working PatternWednesday, Thursday, Friday

	School Website URLNot Specified
 
	 

 

 
		<h2>About The Role</h2>
	
		
			&nbsp;

<ul type="disc">
 <li>Thank you for your interest in a Counselling Placement at a Place2Be partner school! We are currently recruiting for placements in Hartsdown Academy CT9 5RE&nbsp;on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Click this link to view this school on the map of our placement schools:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?hl=en&amp;mid=1FifS_0M0IiXmPX8eVUc-1EAlBcG_xag&amp;ll=53.72628311420423%2C-1.5667679000000136&amp;z=6" target="_blank">Placement Map</a>&nbsp;</li>
 <li>Please note that not all schools will have placements available, but we will try our best to match you to a convenient placement.</li>
 <li>We recruit for Counsellors to start in school in January, April or September in line with school term time. Please note the recruitment and onboarding process can take 2-3 months.</li>
 <li>Please only apply for one vacancy as multiple applications are rejected on the system. If successful upon interview, you will have the opportunity to discuss your location preference.</li>
 <li>All successful applicants would need a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) or Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check that is&nbsp;enhanced, checked for&nbsp;children’s and adult’s barred list, and is&nbsp;registered on the Update Service.</li>
</ul>
Counsellors&nbsp;on Placement provide emotional and therapeutic support to children and young people aged 4-18 in Place2Be partner schools. As an organisation that has adopted the BACP ethical framework of good practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy, counsellors working within the organisation are dedicated to improving the mental health and well-being of the children they work with.
<ul type="disc">
 <li>Place2Be provides a high level of support to counsellors on placement through regular supervision, tailored training workshops and offers a well-recognised clinical placement*.</li>
 <li>We provide a comprehensive induction programme and clinical supervision is undertaken at the end of each day.</li>
 <li>We need you to be available for a minimum of one day per week to work in a therapeutic capacity with up to 3 children offering one-to-one counselling.</li>
 <li>Placements are term time only and run for one academic year. There are opportunities for you to stay with us beyond one year.</li>
 <li>You will have the opportunity to attend up to six optional workshops throughout the year which are recognised as continuing professional development time.</li>
 <li>Sessions spent with children are accepted as clinical hours towards professional accreditation, and are recognised by the BACP and UKCP.</li>
 <li>A placement is an excellent stepping stone into a job opportunity and career with Place2Be, over&nbsp;⅔&nbsp;of our clinical staff were once Counsellors on Placement.</li>
 <li>We have places available in our projects in both primary and secondary schools nationwide.</li>
</ul>
*Counting your hours
All clinical hours gained on placement can be used towards accreditation with a body such as BACP and UKCP. However if you need to gain clinical hours for your course, we would strongly advise that you check with your course tutor as to whether child hours are accepted before applying. If your course does not accept child hours but you would like to gain counselling experience of working with Children and Young People, you can still apply for a Place2Be placement as a second placement.
Diversity and Inclusion
Place2Be is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination practices and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. We are particularly interested in attracting applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. 
 
Additionally, for our clinical roles we are particularly keen in attracting male candidates to reflect the diversity of the partner schools and communities we work in.&nbsp;

		
	
		<h2>About You</h2>
	
		
			&nbsp;

You will be a fully qualified Counsellor, Therapist or studying towards one of these professions at the following levels:
<ul type="disc">
 <li>Diploma in Counselling (Level 4 or above). If you are in your first year you will have completed a full academic year Certificate Course in Counselling or the equivalent of 9 - 12 months.</li>
 <li>Degree, MSc or MA in Counselling or Psychotherapy - if you are in your first year you will have relevant experience of direct work with children.</li>
</ul>
We are always looking for suitable counsellors on placement, so if you believe you have what it takes to thrive in this challenging, rewarding environment please apply.&nbsp;Please view/download the full Job Description and Person Specification on our website for further details.

		
	
		<h2>About Us</h2>
	
		
			

Place2Be is the leading children's mental health charity providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families,&nbsp;teachers&nbsp;and school staff. The charity currently provides an embedded mental health service in 500 UK primary and secondary schools supporting a school community of around 243,000 children and young people.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Our teams provide a range of services in our partner schools to build resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play and support a child’s ability to engage in school life.&nbsp; Our work, focused on early intervention, is part of the comprehensive CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) system.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
Through our professional development programme, we are training around 1,200 Counsellors on Placement each year who build their mental health and counselling skills and experience through practice in our partner schools. We also provide a range of professional development programmes on mental health and wellbeing for school leaders, teachers and other professionals who work with children and young people, so we can help to build ‘mentally healthy’ schools and communities where all children can thrive and flourish.
We continue to pilot,&nbsp;trial&nbsp;and explore new ways in which we can develop our practice as well as share learning, expertise and findings from the robust evidence and evaluation we gather.&nbsp;HRH The&nbsp;Princess of Wales&nbsp;is our Royal Patron and Place2Be is one of the founding charity partners of Heads Together. We also work collaboratively with a range of charities and expert organisations to leverage best-in-class knowledge and expertise to inform, develop and improve outcomes for the children,&nbsp;families&nbsp;and schools we support.&nbsp;We ask our staff team to share our core values of perseverance, integrity,&nbsp;compassion&nbsp;and creativity, and to have the skills and patience to support some of the UK’s most vulnerable children and families.
Our values:
We believe that how we approach our work is as important as the work itself. Our four key values shape everything we do:
Compassion&nbsp;– We bring empathy and kindness to all we do, to better understand and meet the needs of children and young people, colleagues and other stakeholders.
Integrity&nbsp;– We demonstrate sound ethical values in all our work, and we are honest, transparent, courageous and authentic.
Perseverance&nbsp;– We have the courage to continue in the face of adversity and do this with determination to find effective solutions.
Creativity&nbsp;– We bring an open-minded approach and flexibility to our thinking and actions and enable others to do the same.&nbsp;


		
	

 
 
 
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