Third Sector Vacancies

Help shape the future of counselling for children and young people in Skye & Lochalsh

Counselling Care Skye and Lochalsh (CCSL) is a small, local charity providing early-intervention counselling and mental health support to people living across our rural and island communities.

We are looking for an experienced and compassionate counsellor to take a leading role in our Children and Young People’s Service, providing counselling to children and young people aged 5–18 while also helping to shape and develop the service.

This is an opportunity to combine clinical practice with leadership and service development. You will have the chance to make a meaningful difference to young people, work closely with schools and partner agencies, and contribute to the continued development of a well-established local service.

About the role

As CYP Service Manager / Lead Counsellor, you will:

• Maintain your own counselling caseload, providing high-quality, person-centred counselling to children and young people.
• Provide professional leadership and support to counsellors working within the CYP service.
• Coordinate referrals, waiting lists and workloads to help ensure young people receive appropriate and timely support.
• Work closely with schools, families and other professionals involved in supporting children and young people.
• Maintain appropriate records, monitoring and reporting systems.
• Contribute to service evaluation, quality improvement and development.
• Liaise with and report to the CCSL Board of Trustees.
• Help develop the future direction of the CYP service within a small, responsive community organisation.

About you

We are looking for someone who is:

• An experienced and appropriately qualified counsellor with experience of working with children and young people.
• Warm, compassionate and committed to providing genuinely person-centred support.
• Confident working independently while also being a supportive team member.
• Organised and able to balance clinical work with leadership and coordination responsibilities.
• Comfortable working collaboratively with schools and other agencies.
• Interested in contributing not just to individual counselling, but to the development of a local service.
• Able to travel between schools and other locations across Skye and Lochalsh.

Previous experience of leading, supervising or coordinating a counselling service would be valuable, but we are particularly interested in finding someone with the right combination of clinical experience, commitment to young people and enthusiasm for developing services.

Why work with CCSL?

This is a chance to join a small, community-focused organisation where your work can have a visible and lasting impact.

You will have the opportunity to:

Make a difference locally
Work directly with children and young people across the communities of Skye and Lochalsh, where access to specialist support can be particularly challenging.

Combine counselling and leadership
Keep a meaningful clinical caseload while taking a leading role in the development and coordination of the CYP service.

Have a real voice
As part of a small organisation, your ideas and experience can directly influence how our service develops.

Work collaboratively
Build strong relationships with schools, families, counsellors and other professionals to improve support for young people.

Develop professionally
We are committed to supporting training, professional development and reflective practice.

About CCSL

Counselling Care Skye and Lochalsh is a grassroots local charity established in 2001. We provide accessible, early-intervention counselling to people across our rural and island communities.

Our work is rooted in the belief that people should be able to access compassionate, professional support within their own communities.

If you are an experienced counsellor who would welcome the opportunity to combine clinical work, leadership and meaningful local impact, we would be delighted to hear

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Care Planning Coordinator at Laurandy Day Care Centre in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.

The Laurandy Centre is a registered day support service of older people in need of care. The organisation is a third sector organisation and funded as a commissioned service by NHS.

The Organisation has an excellent reputation as a local care provider.

You should have qualifications at SVQ 4 this is a SCQF Level 9 in Social Services and Health Care

Person Specification:

A strong track record at a senior level

Ability to use your initiative and work independently.

You’ll support the delivery of the quality care we're known for and promote the service locally.

The Care Planning Coordinator will ensure the safety, security and wellbeing of service users.

The Care Planning Coordinator will endeavour to identify and implement the best outcomes for any individual during the process of care planning.

The Care Planning Coordinator will uphold the Scottish Social Services Council Code of Practice for Social Service Workers.

For further information about our service and the role of the Care Planning Coordinator or an application contact Tracy Mackay 01955606567

tracy.mackay@laurandycentre.org.uk

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We hire mostly based on your attitude, work ethos and future potential, but you can see the full list of key attributes and other info in the Job Pack below. Our success is built on the strength of our team and the quality of our people. These roles are an ideal way to build your career in an exciting organisation which genuinely cares.

NB please also look at our other current vacancy for an eCommerce Lead. The two roles may be combined into a single full-time role.

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We hire mostly based on your attitude, work ethos and future potential, but you can see the full list of key attributes and other info in the Job Pack below. Our success is built on the strength of our team and the quality of our people. These roles are an ideal way to build your career in an exciting organisation which genuinely cares.

NB please also look at our other current vacancy for a Fundraising & Admin Assistant. These two roles may be combined into a single full-time role.

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You will bring commercial and business-development nous, a talent for building order out of busy and varied operations, and the people skills to lead part-time staff and volunteers in a small town. You will report to the Board and have real scope to shape the organisation.

The post is funded for two years.

A candidate pack is available on our website at visitcromarty.org/about-ccdt (scroll to bottom) and or contact our Chair at matt@cromartycdt.org.uk

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