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LocationEast Kent

	PositionClinical Trainee Placements

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	Vacancy TypePlacement

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	HoursHours Per Week:7

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		<h2>About The Role</h2>
	
		
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 <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>
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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.
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 <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>
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*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>
	
		
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You will be a fully qualified Counsellor, Therapist or studying towards one of these professions at the following levels:
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 <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>
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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; 
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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

Division Education for Industry Group Hours Part-Time (0.6 FTE) Contract Permanent Location FRA Academy: Electra House - London, Moorgate EC2M 6SE and LCBT Academy: 3-5 Fashion Street, London, E1 6PX About EFI Group EFI Group has a bold mission to transform lives, careers and industries through pioneering, industry-led education in fashion, beauty and apprenticeships. Our vision is to deliver exceptional learning experiences, driven by innovation, inclusion, employability, and excellence. About the role We are seeking a Counsellor to provide wellbeing support to students at the EFI Group. This involves short to medium term counselling or therapy to individuals to encourage healthy mental and emotional development, promoting longer term resilience; support to the safeguarding team including acting as a DSL. Early intervention and support are key to ensuring we support our students and enable them to achieve to the best of their ability. The post holder will be personable, highly compassionate, and genuinely interested in education. This role's purpose is to ensure all students (aged 16+ across our FE course portfolio, HE and Apprenticeships), including the most vulnerable, make excellent progress both academically and with their social and emotional development. About you Qualifications: Diploma/ Degree in Counselling or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Level 6 or 7) and Membership of BACP, UKCP, or BABCP. Experience: You will have experience of supporting young people and working with a range of stakeholders in a pastoral and student support setting. Expertise: You will be familiar and comfortable with the importance of student confidentiality when working with young people in crisis and of building and maintaining effective professional boundaries with staff and students. The ability to be creative and to think outside of the box will be essential to success in this role as well as working within a multidisciplinary team. Passion: You will be personable, highly compassionate, and genuinely interested in education, and most importantly will have the students' aspirations and mental health at the heart of your vision. If you feel your skills and experience would fit well within our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply or get in touch with our Recruitment Team to discuss further. Why The EFI? We foster a culture where our team members can lean on each other, recognise each other, and celebrate together! At EFI, we prioritise your growth and wellbeing with a range of fantastic benefits, including: Funded Professional Qualifications: Support for personal and professional development, including a personal growth allowance and annual CPD. Generous and Flexible Leave Options: Including an around-the-world trip after five years of service. Market-Leading Family-Friendly Pay: Including six months of fully paid maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave. Monthly Wellbeing Allowance: Including a customisable monthly wellbeing allowance, and funded counselling/CBT through Education Support Employee Assistant Programme. Salary: From £26,550 per annum, subject to qualifications and experience How to apply/Next Steps: Click 'Apply for this job' to submit your application. Closing Date: 8am on 27 January 2026. Interviews/Recruitment Day: Week commencing 3rd February, in-person at FRA Academy: Electra House, Moorgate, EC2M 6SE or LCBT Academy: 3-5 Fashion Street, London, E1 6PX More Information/Contact us: Click here to download a full job description For more information about the EFI Group, visit our EFI , FRA , LCBT , websites and refer to the job description. Please contact for further information. The EFI is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. Candidates offered positions will be required to undergo thorough safeguarding background checks as a condition of the offer. Thank you for sharing our values and commitment to student safety.

Counsellor

Are you a 2024 or 2025 grad looking to start your first full-time counselling position?Are you looking to join a supportive company that will give you further training to develop your career?Portfolio are proud to be exclusively representing our Client who are a trusted health and wellbeing network who have been making a positive difference in over 15 million lives. Our client offers the most comprehensive employee assistance programme on the market, giving 24/7 caring and compassionate support services to employers from organisations of all sizes, across the private, public and non-profit sector, to business partners, individual users, employees and their family members.We are looking for professional, hard-working graduates with strong communication, high levels of computer literacy and high levels of organisational ability with a desire to make a difference to people's lives.<ul><li>Start date - March</li></ul>This is an incredible opportunity to join the industry leading EAP and OH provider &amp; Sunday Times 'Best Places to Work' organisation and gain further paid training to gain relevant skills for an EAP! The 6-month graduate scheme will provide you extensive training and development throughout, before you move into a full-time Wellbeing Counsellor role.This 6-month full time graduate scheme will develop your skills in areas such as:<ul><li>Digital Counselling</li><li>Telephone Counselling</li><li>Solution Focused Counselling</li><li>Risk Assessment and Managing Risk</li><li>Safeguarding Training</li><li>Online CBT</li><li>Online Counselling</li><li>Case Management</li></ul>It is essential that you have the following:<ul><li>Minimum diploma level 4 in Counselling &amp; minimum of 100 counselling hours</li><li>To be a member of the BACP</li></ul>Employee Benefits:<ul><li>BACP (or equivalent) membership and accreditation paid for</li><li>BACP CBD Hub</li><li>Up to 60 per month for supervision</li><li>Inhouse supervision</li><li>Monthly incentives such as weekends away!</li><li>Supervision</li><li>25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (plus an additional 2 days after 2 years service)</li><li>Birthday Off/Mental Health Day</li><li>Profit Share Scheme</li><li>Perkbox (staff discount scheme)</li><li>Christmas bonus after 3 years of service</li><li>Contributory Pension Scheme</li><li>Fab Fridays- dress down &amp; free treats</li><li>Allied Pride Network</li><li>Social events throughout the year</li><li>Free breakfast on Mondays</li><li>Fresh fruit delivered to the office each week</li><li>Free annual flu vaccine</li><li>Private health insurance after 5 years service</li><li>Life Insurance</li><li>Discounted eye test</li><li>Discounted glasses/contact lenses prescription</li></ul>50707SKR1INDHINPortfolio Payroll Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Trainee Counsellor

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Band 7 High Intensity IAPT Counsellor for part-time work in London. The ideal candidate will have two years' experience in IAPT, hold relevant accreditation, and have skills in psychological assessment. This position involves providing specialist therapeutic services and managing patient care effectively. The role includes a commitment to flexible working and ongoing professional development. Competitive salary and career advancement opportunities are offered.

Band 7 High Intensity Counsellor - IAPT Specialist

Search here to find a new job, a new career, an opportunity to up skill or to simply change your career direction. Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others. There's a place for you at CNWL. We're passionate about delivering first-class patient centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. We're always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee we're hoping to find our future leaders and we'll support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career. With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more - whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL. Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent: One working day must be Wednesday-One evening clinic till 8:00pm is expected per week. Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 333-J-KC-0924-A Site Harrow Talking Therapies Town London Salary £53,751 - £60,651 per annum incl HCAS incl pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/01/:59 CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run. Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff. We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries. We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others. CNWL NHS Foundation Trust are committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. Job overview Our Service seeks a Band 7 High Intensity IAPT Counsellor with a particular interest, experience and firm commitment to working at pace to deliver effective brief treatments. The service works across diverse patient groups presenting with a wide range of psychological difficulties. Applicants are likely to have at least two years recent experience of working with adults in an IAPT Service, and to be qualified and experienced in at least one IAPT approved modality. A supervision qualification is desirable. The posts can be recruited to at two bandings, dependent on experience and qualifications: Band 7: We seek an experienced clinician who have an interest in applying clinical practice in a variety of other ways to develop the service performance and clinical outcomes. The post offers a range of developmental opportunities including Screening, Supervision, lead areas, waiting list/pathway management, audit &amp; research. Experience is highly desirable, however training can be provided. Band 6: Where Band 7 criteria have not yet been fully met, it may possible to consider suitable candidates to join the service at Band 6. The retention of the post will be conditional on achieving qualification in an additional IAPT modality within an agreed time-frame. You should be an Accredited or Registered Counsellor or Psychotherapist with the BACP, UKCP, BPC or an equivalent professional body. PLEASE ENTER YOUR ACCREDITATION/REGISTRATION STATUS IN YOUR APPLICATION. Main duties of the job Band 7 Counsellor posts include a range of Service related duties alongside provision of clinical sessions. Duties may include Screening, Triage supervision, clinical supervision, championing lead areas, wait list and pathway management and audit &amp; research. Experience in these areas is highly desirable, however training can be provided. Working for our organisation The Counselling Team is a friendly, highly experienced and supportive team of clinicians. The post holder will receive regular supervision and support from the senior management team, as well as benefit from support and guidance from colleagues, regular reflective practice, and specialist CPD. Clinicians work collaboratively across the wider Service which has close links with our Community Mental Health Hub and local organisations and charities. Our Counselling team provides assessment and treatments in brief Counselling and IAPT modalities: DIT, IPT, PCE CfD and CTfD. The team is substantially psychodynamic or integrative in approach. The Service is open Monday - Thursday 8.00am to 8.00pm and Friday 8.00am - 5.00pm. Post is offered with working 22.5 hours per week,one day of which must be a Wednesday and one evening shift to 8pm is required. The Service offers telephone, video and face to face sessions dependent on patient need. Clinicians currently work with a balance of office and home based practice (subject to review). Harrow Talking Therapies is located at12-14 Station Road, Harrow,HA12SL. The Service forms part of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Overview of Main Responsibilities<ul><li>Provide specialist psychotherapeutic assessment of patients referred to the CNWL Talking Therapies IAPT Service for High Intensity Counselling, based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of quantitative and qualitative sources including self-report measures, rating scales, assessing for suitability of the treatment. Ensure the outcome of assessment is communicated to the referring agent and other professionals involved. Determine suitability of the approach and refer on unsuitable individuals to appropriate agencies and/or provide advice, including psycho-education, as appropriate.</li><li>Formulate and implement plans for the specialist psychotherapeutic treatment and/or management of patients' mental health problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of those problems derived from a broad theoretical knowledge of counselling, and employing methods based upon evidence of proven efficacy within modality. It is expected that the postholder will treat patients across the range of severity.</li><li>Be responsible for implementing a range of specialist High Intensity Counselling, and other IAPT modalities interventions for individual patients, couples and groups, adjusting and refining psychotherapeutic formulations as practice and experience demand, and drawing upon different explanatory models and objective IAPT modality framework/s to maintain a clinical individualized focus whilst maintaining ethical and legal standards.</li><li>Comply with caseload and set activity requirements which include number of contacts and recovery rates, for a High Intensity post as per IAPT national guidelines and local IAPT implementation board.</li><li>Regular and prompt entry of clinical data relating to patients on caseload and make it available for supervision and for the patient as required.</li><li>Regularly monitor and evaluate therapy programmes and progress, using objective measures where appropriate, and communicate this to referring agent and other professionals involved as appropriate.</li><li>Evaluate and make decisions about treatment options taking into account both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical, developmental and cultural processes and systems, which have shaped the individual.</li><li>Include family members and others involved in clients' problems in therapy programmes, where and if necessary.</li><li>Assess and deliver therapy programmes in the community or GP Surgery and other settings within the service, as necessary.</li><li>Discharge patients as appropriate and arrange follow-up as appropriate on completion of therapy. Ensure outcome and follow-up of treatment is communicated to the referring agent and other professional involved as appropriate.</li><li>Exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment, discharge and onward referral of patients whose problems are managed by psychotherapeutic interventions.</li><li>Assess and manage clinical risk to self and others. Involve other agencies as appropriate.</li><li>Adhere to relevant professional codes of conduct, policy and guidance of Accreditation requirements for individual registrants on the Professional Standards Authority register of Accredited Counsellors including UKCP, BACP, BPC etc.</li> . click apply for full job details</ul>

Band 7 High Intensity Counsellor

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. Your answers will be used in the shortlisting process.Closing applications: Midnight on 12 January 2026Interview date: 21 January 2025When 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. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organisation.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 or We recognise that AI is becoming part of daily life and you may want to use it to help you format your CV, create responses to application questions or even help you prepare responses. AI can be a powerful enabler and we are open to you using it to apply for roles with us, but we ask you to ensure anything you submit truly represents your capabilities and viewpoint. We value honesty, integrity and creativity and want to understand what you will uniquely bring to our team.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.

Place2Be Counsellor, Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy, Hastings

Reference number: B0421-25-0000 The Neuro Therapy Centre provides life-changing support to adults living with neurological conditions and their Carers. Through physical and emotional therapies, we help people navigate the emotional, physical and practical challenges that can follow a diagnosis. We are now seeking a compassionate and motivated Band 5 Counsellor to join our multidisciplinary team and contribute to our growing mental-health support services. About the Role As a Band 5 Counsellor, you will play a vital role in improving the emotional wellbeing and resilience of people with neurological conditions and their Carers. You will work face-to-face and virtually - supporting people facing a wide range of personal, emotional, and social issues linked to disability, life changes, caring responsibilities, and loss. You will provide structured, person-centred counselling and assessment, contribute to further developing our holistic mental-health offering, and collaborate closely with the wider team to ensure high-quality, joined-up care. Main duties of the job Key Responsibilities <ul> <li>Offer specialist one-to-one and group counselling to people both in-person and remotely.</li> <li>Undertake assessments and interventions addressing emotional wellbeing, coping strategies, resilience, bereavement and life transitions.</li> <li>Support wellbeing initiatives across the Centre, including peer-support groups, listening services, and Carer programmes.</li> <li>Contribute to new wellbeing initiatives developed in response to peoples needs.</li> <li>Maintain practice standards aligned with BACP/NCPS codes of ethics and Centre clinical guidelines.</li> <li>Manage your own clinical caseload, including complex cases.</li> <li>Maintain accurate, confidential records and produce reports, assessments and outcome measures as required.</li> <li>Contribute ideas for service improvement and innovative wellbeing projects.</li> </ul>

Counsellor Required: Chester, Cheshire

Overview Role: Counsellor in TrainingReporting: Team LeaderKooth is a fast growing business with a social purpose. Listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:KOO), our mission is to provide welcoming and effective digital mental health support to the nation. Working in partnership with the NHS, we are already the UK's largest digital mental health platform for young people aged 10-25. We are now rapidly expanding into supporting the NHS adult population, providing corporate solutions to help build mentally healthy businesses, and expanding internationally. As well as delivering an online service, we are also commissioned by Halton Borough Council to provide face-to-face counselling across the city for children and young people aged between 11-19 years old (up to 25 with additional needs)In addition to the employed Counsellors on the team, we are also able to offer positions as Counsellors in Training. These are voluntary face-to-face positions ideally suited to a student who has already completed their first year of level 4 training and is looking to accrue additional training hours in order to meet their training obligations.Management Supervision is provided by the Team ManagerSenior Practitioner. Supervision and Insurance are the candidates responsponsibility and must be in place before placement commencesTravel expenses are paid and trainees are encouraged to attend regular Kooth training events to further develop their clinical practice.<ul><li>To provide appropriate individual support to young people taking into account their developmental needs.</li><li>To continually assess the mental health needs of the young person and refer to other services in the young person's local authority if necessary.</li><li>To provide clinical hours in negotiation with the Clinical Lead and Senior Pracitioner for the local area.</li><li>To be aware of and ensure compliance with legal requirements and School Procedures with particular reference to Safeguarding young people.</li><li>To attend monthly clinical supervision and team meetings where appropriate.</li></ul><ul><li>Gain knowledge and understanding of the issues relating to their physical, organisational and job orientation</li><li>Gain knowledge and understanding of the values and principles of their agency</li><li>Understand how to apply these values and principles to their practice</li><li>Explore the key skills of effective practice in counselling young people</li><li>Develop strategies for managing counselling practice and implementing agency policies and procedures</li></ul>Please note this is a voluntary role.

Counsellor in Training

A leading mental health platform is seeking a Counsellor in Training for a voluntary position in Liverpool. Ideal for students who have completed their first year of level 4 training, the role involves providing support to young people, conducting assessments, and attending monthly clinical supervision. Travel expenses are paid, and candidates must secure Supervision and Insurance before starting.

Volunteer Youth Counsellor in Training

Location Remote, with periodic days in London Deadline Monday 12th January 2026, 9AM Interview Process This will be an online interview on 19th or 21st January 2026. The successful candidate will be required to attend an informal in person meeting prior to appointment on 28th or 29th January 2026. We're looking for someone to provide trauma-informed therapeutic support to unpaid dementia carers through counselling and virtual group sessions. Key responsibilities include: <ul> <li>Deliver safe, effective, person - centred emotional support to help carers manage psychological challenges.</li> <li>Work within our clinical governance framework under Counselling Manager leadership, with external clinical supervision.</li> <li>Contribute to continuous improvement, service development, and organisational priorities to meet evolving carer needs.</li> </ul> Every year in the UK thousands of unpaid carers look after someone with dementia but receive little or no support. At Dementia Carers Count, we stand for them. We campaign for change and provide practical, emotional and financial support to dementia carers across the UK. We're looking for someone with a breadth of experience, who has a willingness to support others and learn new skills. The role can be based anywhere in the UK, with attendance at occasional in -person team meetings in London. We are a small and remote multi-disciplinary team, committed to making a difference for carers and supporting each other. If you like the sound of the role, and believe you have the skills and experience to join us, then we would love to hear from you. What we can offer you <ul> <li>Generous Annual Leave plus the option to purchase additional Leave</li> <li>Workplace Pension with up to 6% employer contribution</li> <li>Group Life Assurance</li> <li>Health cash plan</li> <li>Employee Assistance Programme</li> <li>Enhanced Company sick pay policy</li> <li>Enhanced carers, family and other leave</li> <li>Remote working with travel costs paid</li> <li>A commitment to flexible working</li> <li>A commitment to support your learning and development</li> </ul> If you would like to apply for this position, please apply by submitting your CV along with the Supporting Application Document to Please include the title of the role you are applying for in your email subject line. Closing date for Applications Monday 12th of January, 9AM Interviews Monday 19th of January or Wednesday 21st of January Please include the title of the role you are applying for in your email subject line.

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