Youth Counsellor – Kildare Youth Services

Kildare Youth Services is a dynamic voluntary organisation dedicated to working with young people and families in their local communities. Kildare Youth Services is committed to the personal and social development of young people within their communities and to the provision of quality youth services through an integrated multi-disciplinary approach.

The KYS Youth Counselling Service is a TUSLA funded community based service and aims to provide one-to-one and/or family support to young people and their families. The Counselling Service is one of the many support services which Kildare Youth Services offers to young people in County Kildare, including youth work, youth clubs, family support, drug and substance misuse services, youth information and Garda diversion.

The Role: To provide a professional and accessible, counselling, education and information service to communities, families and young people aged between eleven and twenty five years in County Kildare. The role is a Part-time 3 day role.

Your application should clearly demonstrate that you have experience in:

The assessment of the client and family for counselling support
Provision of one to one counselling and family support
Facilitation of groups/parenting courses
Liaison with and referrals to G.P.s, schools, youth groups, social workers, primary health care staff and other appropriate person
Prompt identification and notification of Child Protection and  Welfare Concerns in accordance with TUSLA Child and Family Agency and Kildare Youth Services guidelines.

Counsellors also provide  a consultative service to other professionals within and external to Kildare Youth Services.

ADMINISTRATION & ACCOUNTABILITY:

Keep records and observe professional standards in respect of confidentiality and security of same.

Attend for regular external clinical  supervision , internal line management and peer supervision with the Kildare Youth Services counselling team.

Closing date for applications is 5pm on Thursday 2nd April 2015. Interviews are scheduled for Tuesday 14th April  2015.

For job description and application form contact Kildare Youth Services on caroline.mcwilliams@kys.ie or 045 856968

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