Schools Counsellor (Part-time)

Familyworks is a Newtownards-based counselling service established in 1999. The Company provides counselling to Primary, Post-primary & Special schools across Northern Ireland. Familyworks deliver counselling in Post-Primary schools in all areas as part of the Independent Counselling Service for Schools contract.

Familyworks is seeking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced counsellors to develop and to deliver counselling services in different regions of Northern Ireland. We are currently recruiting temporary, part-time counselling posts (20 hours per week during the school term). The initial contract period will run until end of June 2017 and will then be reviewed with the possibility of extension from September 2017. If you have a desire to make a difference in young people’s lives and want to work within a dynamic team, committed to excellence and best practice, please apply.

To apply, please download the attached application form. Completed application forms should be sent to: The Application Officer, Northdown Enterprises Limited, 3 Glenford Way, Newtownards, Co Down, BT23 4BX. Monitoring Forms should be sent in a separate envelope to the attention of The Monitoring Officer.

All sections of the Job Application Form must be completed in full, so please do not write in any section “see attached CV or sheet” or send a CV in place of the Job Application Form, as doing so will invalidate your application.  You may, however, attach continuation sheets if necessary. To aid short-listing, the Company reserves the right to enhance any or all of the criteria stated in the Person Specification.

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is Monday, March 27th 2017 at 1pm.