Family Help Counsellor
Posted 3 hours 24 minutes ago by Liverpool-City-Council-Au
Job Reference: liverpoolcitycouncil/TP/14667/1904
Job title: Family Help Counsellor
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Permanent Full Time
Working Hours: 35
Location: Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool
Closing Date: 22/06/2026
Job Category: Family Support Services
Region / Division: Liverpool
The role:
- As a Family Help Counsellor, you will be responsible for providing therapeutic counselling support to school age children
- The post holder will complete formulations/assessments to create bespoke therapeutic support plans for children/young people
- Our Family Help Counsellors provide counselling interventions that improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people
- You will work with the children and young people's parents/carers to help improve family relationships
Our offer to you:
- At least 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to at least 34 days after 5 years' service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
- Agile working (role dependent) - a "Flexibility First" approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
- Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme - option to join the AVC Scheme
- Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
- Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
- Drive Time - a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
- Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
- Discounted Gym Memberships
- Employee Volunteering Scheme
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Once the role has closed, you will not be able to submit an application, and we are unable to reopen the vacancy for you to complete it. We strongly recommend submitting your application well in advance of the closing date to avoid disappointment.
Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
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