Job title and organisation: School Counsellor - Barca Leeds
Salary: £30,900 - £34,615 per annum (pro rata)
Hours: 37
Contract: Fixed term until 31/08/2026
Location: Leeds
Closing Date and Time: Friday 14 November 2025
What will the role look like?
The purpose of this role is to provide short term work, around 6-8 sessions of therapeutic support and will be dependent on assessment of presenting issues and engagement and in some instances, this may be extended. Referrals are made into this service via the cluster’s multi-agency Support and Guidance process.
The successful individual will provide Integrative evidence-based therapeutic interventions, where consent and motivation criteria are met for children in primary and secondary schools.
What we are looking for?
The successful candidate will produce work on time and to a consistently high standard, keep up to date with child protection issues, current policy and procedure, undertake project and practice evaluation as directed, monitoring your work and writing reports as required and work multi-professionally in the best interest of the client
This role would suit a counsellor who is comfortable and adept at adapting the way they work to engage with young people in creative ways where needed.
To download a full job description/person specification, click here. If you require this document in an alternative format, please email recruitment@barca-leeds.org
A copy of our competency framework can be found here.
All roles are subject to funding. For further information and guidance when applying, please have a look at our information for applicants guide.
If you find you have any problems with our application process or you think we’re not meeting your accessibility requirements, please emailrecruitment@barca-leeds.org
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) generated answers is discouraged. The use of AI may affect the depth and understanding that is required, to demonstrate successful answers to experience and knowledge-based questions, in our shortlisting process. Barca-Leeds uses Humans to shortlist for interview.
Barca-Leeds is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. It is the organisation’s policy to require the successful applicant to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check at a level appropriate to the role, before appointment is confirmed. The disclosure of a criminal conviction will not necessarily exclude candidates from appointment.
Please note that although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this job role.
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The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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