Relational Counsellor- North East Surrey Short Stay School

east to west enables young people to experience Hope through Relational Counselling, which we define as “actively journeying with Children, Young People and Families through the issues that they are addressing in their lives.” Acting in accordance with the east to west ethos words (Compassionate, Fun, Integrity, Community, Devoted, and Selfless), you will, as a team member, strive to deliver this core purpose to the very best of your ability Key Responsibilities – east to west: -To be an active member of the east to west team, including volunteers and trustees, and work within its ethos and guidelines -To recognise and support the local church in its engagement with east to west and in the project as appropriate -To uphold and fully engage with the organisational mission and ethos of The east to west Trust as written in the Core Documents -To attend and actively engage with Development & Team Together Days -To be deliberate in your engagement with the Development Process, including Supervision and Personal growth -To actively identify and undertake ongoing personal training and development as appropriate -To embody east to west in all situations, in person and online, socially and in public, inside and outside of a project

Core Purpose: Using highly relational interpersonal skills, the RC will use an Integrated or Person-Centred approach to work with young people and teaching staff facing a wide range of issues for as long as is needed and support them in growing resilience, enabling them to bring about effective change and/or enhance their own wellbeing This role in NESSSS offers the opportunity to provide counselling support for young people and teaching staff who are referred by the school, working within the BACP ethical framework. The east to west Trust is an Organisational Member of the BACP Key Responsibilities – Project focused: -Provide Counselling for young people and Teaching Staff who are referred via the school through 1:1 (and Support Group settings if appropriate), within agreed caseload limits -Effectively support and work within the pastoral systems of the school -Encourage, and where appropriate, facilitate the work of external organisations affiliated to east to west working in the school -Support and liaise with all partners -Obtain ongoing supervision, training and development both personally and for the role -Development Goals will be agreed annually and monitored / amended in response to current needs on a termly basis through the development process of east to west -Statistical information will be supplied to east to west on a weekly basis in accordance with measures in force at the time -Regular progress and delivery reports to east to west and school

The successful candidate will aim to: Be Compassionate -Actively anticipating and responding to the feeling, needs and concerns of others -Work in an outstanding manner being welcoming to all no matter of orientation, race or belief -Drawing inferences about and maintaining awareness of others interests, moods and concerns Act with Integrity -Logically breaking problems down into their essential elements; carrying out diagnoses and developing solutions -Identify key issues, see relationships and draw together elements together in broad coherent frameworks -Looking for best use of resources -Gathering critical information from key sources to assist problem solving -Maximise performance, planning and organisation Be Selfless -Continuing to perform effectively in stressful and difficult circumstances -Repeated and enduring efforts to overcome obstacles and/or to complete tasks -Holds to own convictions in the face of resistance -Quickly understanding and applying information, concepts and strategies -Ability to alter behaviour and opinions in the light of new information or changing situations -Believing in oneself -Pursuing excellence in line with the organisation’s norms and values Build Community -Identifying and providing opportunities to improve the capabilities of other people -Being aware of different forms and sources of influencing in choosing between different influencing strategies -Maintaining effectiveness in different situations, environments and cultures Be Devoted -Building persuasive arguments based on logic, data and the objective merits of the situation -Taking the longer term into consideration and developing broad scale objectives -Seeking completeness and accuracy -Taking continuous action to improve personal capability -Focusing attention on key objectives; wanting effective outcomes Stimulate Fun -Engaging in proactive behaviour; seizing opportunities -Generating original and imaginative ideas and solutions to problems

It is required for the purposes of this role that the team member is in sympathy with the Christian Ethos of the east to west trust and is comfortable working in a Christian Environment Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)