Place2Be Counsellor - Francis Barber People Referral Unit
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.
This role will be based in a referral unit working with children and young people who will have complex needs. We encourage applicants who have specialist skills in areas such as trauma-informed approaches, risk management, and experience working with SEMH (Social, Emotional, and Mental Health) to apply. The primary focus of this role is one-to-one therapeutic work and assessment and formulations. The post holder will also offer staff reflective support via Place2Think sessions.
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: 20 April 2025
Interview date: 25 April 2025
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 a difference to a young person.
To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role. 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 are just a few things we have on offer:
- Annual Leave that increases with service
- Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career
- 5% contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance of four times your annual salary
- A comprehensive employee assistance programme
- Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)
- Wellbeing days to allow you some 'you' time
- Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave
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.
Should you require any adjustments to help you complete an application, please contact the recruitment team at or email .
Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close this vacancy early. If you are interested, please apply as soon as possible.
Safeguarding the young people we support is our top priority. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and we therefore apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure all candidates are appropriate for the roles they apply for and are appropriately screened prior to appointment, which includes a DBS check.