Job: Children and Young People's Counsellor

We’re looking for a skilled and compassionate Children and Young People’s Counsellor to deliver short-term therapeutic support that improves emotional wellbeing, builds resilience and helps young people move forward with confidence.

About you

Are you an experienced  Children’s & Young Person’s Counsellor looking for a fulfilling role where you can make a difference?  

Working closely with  the Children’s and Young People’s Therapeutic Wellbeing Service Manager, your role will be to ensure delivery of a high-quality counselling service that is trauma-informed, ethical and supports key outcomes. Your role will include contributing to a wider counselling team to develop and maintain a safe, professional and accessible service. 

You will also work with the Therapeutic Wellbeing Service Management Team and Clinical Supervisors to ensure services are delivered to a high standard in line with TLC’s values and the BACP Ethical Framework. 

The Role 

You’ll work directly with children and young people aged between 5-18 years who are facing emotional health, mental health and wellbeing challenges.

You will manage your own caseload, you’ll deliver therapeutic interventions, build trusted relationships and work closely with families, referral partners and other professionals to provide joined-up support.

The role aims to support children and young people living with complex home lives by giving them a safe and confidential place to speak openly and express their feelings.

This role will suit counsellors with a flexible and adaptable attitude to working within several different settings.

We believe in empowering our team members to bring their best to this role. That’s why we offer flexible working hours around core business times.

We also provide an annual Professional Development allowance, a generous annual leave package, and even time off for your birthday, Health & Wellbeing Day, and EDI-focused Volunteering Day.

So, if you’re ready to make a real impact and shape the future of our young people, we’d love to hear from you.

About us

TLC: Talk, Listen, Change is a relationships charity that has been providing support to individuals, couples, families, and communities in the North of England for over 40 years. The charity focuses on promoting emotional wellbeing through the cultivation of safe, healthy, and happy relationships. Originally serving Greater Manchester, the organisation has expanded its reach to help people all over England. TLC offer a range of services tailored to meet the diverse relationship challenges faced by the community. Our commitment to evolving our services ensures we continue to meet the growing needs of those we serve.

TLC values safe, healthy, and happy relationships both within the workplace and beyond, emphasising a culture that is safe, authentic, and person-centred, reflecting our commitment to valuing staff as much as the people we support. The organisation takes pride in being progressive and inclusive. TLC have made specific commitments to staff well-being and inclusivity, such as the Age-Friendly Employer Pledge, supporting Afro-hairstyles through the Halo Code, and endorsing the White Ribbon campaign to end men’s violence against women. These initiatives support work to build an equitable and respectful work environment.

We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest pool, reflecting the diverse range of people we support.

We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone. As standard practice we provide interview questions prior to the interview so we can concentrate on getting to know you. If there is any way that we can support you to be the best you can be, please contact us. 

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.