Paid Counselling Placement

Here, at LYC we provide paid counselling jobs for counsellors with experience working with both primary or secondary aged young people.

We recruit all year round to provide paid qualified counselling positions for 1:1 sessions with young people based in primary and secondary schools.

We provide all of our counsellors with resources and consistent support throughout their role in a school with LYC.

How our placements work

• • Counsellors will be placed in a school for the days required.
  • There could be the opportunity to do different days on different sites.
  • The role is based on the school site where you will have an assigned confidential counselling room.
  • The counselling sessions run alongside the timetabled structure of the school day and will run at the same time each week.
  • Days will be to see a minimum of 4 clients.
  • You will work closely with the school safeguarding team.
  • The job may involve over-seeing trainee counsellors based on the school site.
    

How our recruitment process works

If you are interested in applying for a counsellor job with LYC please make sure:

• • • You have a qualification in counselling and provide evidence in your application.
    • Make sure you are able to practice counselling hours with young people.
    • Be able to commit to all academic weeks in the school year.
    • Be able to provide a references from your tutor and/or your supervisor.
    • Be able to arrange your own 1:1 supervision.
      

Once you have checked the above, please complete an application form and we will be in touch with you to arrange an interview.

If you are successful at interview, we will then proceed to do a reference DBS check.

If you have any other questions about our counselling jobs please get in touch.

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