At Jewish Care and Jami, we believe that every child and young person deserves access to high-quality mental health support when they need it most.
We're looking for a compassionate, experienced and clinically skilled Talking Therapies CYP Counselling Assessor to join our Children and Young People Talking Therapies Service on a part-time basis (20 hours per week, Monday to Friday).
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping a young person's therapeutic journey by carrying out specialist assessments, managing referrals and ensuring they are matched with the most appropriate counselling support.
Jewish Care is the largest health and social care charity serving the Jewish community in London and the South East. Every week, our services support more than 12,000 people, delivered by over 1,200 dedicated colleagues across residential care, nursing, retirement living, community support, social work and mental health services.
In November 2023, Jami became part of Jewish Care, bringing together two organisations with a shared commitment to providing exceptional mental health support. Together, we offer specialist treatment, therapeutic services, education and community-based support to help people improve their mental health, build resilience and lead fulfilling lives.
Our Children and Young People (CYP) Talking Therapies Service provides accessible, evidence-based counselling and psychotherapy for young people aged 11 to 25 experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties.
Working collaboratively with families, schools, colleges, universities, GPs and partner organisations, we ensure young people receive timely, person-centred support tailored to their individual needs.
As our Talking Therapies CYP Counselling Assessor, you'll be the first clinical point of contact for many young people entering the service.
Using your clinical expertise, you'll undertake comprehensive counselling assessments, evaluate presenting needs, assess risk and safeguarding concerns, and determine the most appropriate therapeutic intervention. You'll also play a key role in managing referrals, maintaining the waiting list and ensuring children and young people are able to access support as quickly as possible.
Alongside your assessment work, you'll collaborate closely with counsellors, clinical supervisors, families and external professionals to ensure every young person receives the right support at the right time.
You'll also sensitively discuss contribution-based counselling fees with parents, carers and young adults, helping to balance accessibility with the long-term sustainability of the service.
- Managing referrals and enquiries into the CYP Talking Therapies Service.
- Undertaking comprehensive counselling assessments for young people aged 11–25 (and adults where required).
- Assessing clinical need, therapeutic goals, risk and safeguarding concerns.
- Recommending the most appropriate therapeutic intervention and allocating clients to suitably experienced counsellors.
- Managing the counselling waiting list and identifying appropriate alternative support where required.
- Maintaining accurate clinical records, outcome measures and assessment reports.
- Working collaboratively with counsellors, clinical supervisors and multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Liaising with schools, colleges, universities, GPs and external agencies.
- Supporting service development and continuous improvement.
- Participating in the recruitment of counsellors where appropriate.
We're looking for an experienced counselling professional who combines excellent clinical judgement with warmth, empathy and outstanding communication skills.
You'll have:
- A Diploma or Degree in Counselling or Psychotherapy.
- A specialist qualification in Children and Young People's Therapy.
- At least 450 post-qualification counselling hours.
- Membership of BACP, BACP CYPF, UKCP or another recognised professional body.
- Level 3 Safeguarding qualification.
- Experience undertaking counselling assessments for children and young people.
- Experience working within a counselling or talking therapies service.
- Strong knowledge of safeguarding, mental health and referral pathways.
- Excellent written, verbal and IT skills.
- The ability to work independently whilst contributing positively within a multidisciplinary team.
Experience of the Jewish community, CRM systems and accredited professional membership would be advantageous but are not essential.
This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of children and young people while working within a highly respected specialist mental health service.
You'll join a supportive, collaborative team committed to delivering outstanding care and continuous service improvement, with opportunities for ongoing professional development and clinical support.
If you're passionate about helping young people access the right therapeutic support and want to be part of an organisation where your expertise will have a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Join Jewish Care and Jami and help transform the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people across our community.
Jami is here for when mental illness and distress make everyday life a struggle. In November 2023 Jami and Jewish Care announced they would become one, to ensure long-term sustainable services for people of all ages in the community. With the combined expertise of Jewish Care and Jami, we can support even more people in their journey to better mental health, providing treatment, support and education to young people, adults, families and community leaders in the Jewish Community.
Jewish Care operate a rolling recruitment process and reserve the right to close the advert once a suitable candidate has been identified.
