Job: Children, Young People and Families Counsellor

The Role and Department:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Children, Young People and Families Counsellor to join TOGS Mind CYPF Directorate on a fixed term basis until March 2027 reporting to the Children, Young People and Families Counselling Project Manager. As a CYPF Counsellor you will be responsible for delivering Person Centred Counselling and emotional wellbeing support to children and young people aged 8-18 within our community-based Take 5 Hub in Oldham.

You will provide 1:1 Person Centred Counselling support to children and young people aged 8-18, holding a caseload of 16clients each week. Alongside the counselling intervention, you will be expected to communicate effectively with your manager, wider team and other services within the Health and Social Care system to ensure CYP are receiving the appropriate support. You will work within a trauma informed, person centred approach, ensuring the child or young person’s needs are always at the centre of decision making.

You will be responsible for identifying and responding to risk and safeguarding situations following organisational policy and procedure. 

What you will bring to TOGS Mind:

To be considered for this role, we are looking for experienced candidates that have knowledge, lived experience and qualifications that inform person-centred counselling, to support the mental health and wellbeing of children, young people and their families. 

You will be passionate and enthusiastic counsellor who holds a minimum level 4 diploma in Person Centred Counselling. You will have experience in liaising with other professionals and committed to providing positive outcomes and achieving organisational goals. 

You will have experience managing a caseload of children and young people and be able to adapt your approach to meet the needs of young people when needed, while also being able to provide support to parent/carers offering advice, and signposting, while also liaising with local services such as CAMHS, Early Help, Social Care, School and other VCFSE partners. Strong interpersonal skills are essential, along with the ability to build trusting relationships, foster collaboration and communicate empathically with families.

For an informal discussion about this vacancy please contact Nic Edwards nicolaedwards@togsmind.org 

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification for further details – these can be accessed from our website at www.togsmind.org/vacancies

Who we are & why Tameside, Oldham Glossop & Stockport MIND:

Here at TOGS Mind, we are proud to have been delivering high-quality mental health services based on the needs of local communities for over 40 years. The work we do is vital in promoting accessible services to the people that need it the most.

Our Vision is to enable everyone in our communities to achieve better mental health. Our Mission is to continue to provide the best quality local mental health services in prevention, early intervention and primary care; alongside empowering individuals and our communities to live well.

We provide mental health and wellbeing support services to some of the most vulnerable in our communities, both adults and young people. This includes early intervention and prevention mental health services, services for people in crisis, talking therapies, community wellbeing activities and mental health and wellbeing training services. 

Benefits:

• We offer a dynamic, stimulating environment that embraces change and is open to new ways of working.
• We provide a real opportunity to influence meaningful change within our society and for you to contribute your expertise.
• We maintain a strong commitment to ethical standards of working within a socially inclusive environment.
• We offer ongoing training and development to all staff and volunteers, enabling you to gain continuing professional development and expertise in mental health.
• We offer a degree of flexibility around working hours, balancing work and personal commitments.

Our Values

TOGS Mind is passionate about mental health, and our Values are at the heart of the services we deliver:

Relationships

We listen and ask questions to understand others and to build trust. 
People matter to us both inside and outside our organisation.

Potential

We encourage personal responsibility for development by discovering and realising the abilities and energies of people.

Aspiration

We support one another, clients, and communities to achieve better mental health.

Closing date: 15^th June 26 
Interview date: 23^rd June and 25^th June 26 

Please note if applicants have not been contacted by 18^th June you have not been shortlisted for interview.