Provision of Independent School & Community Based Counselling to Children & Young People aged 11-18 Years and Year 6 Primary School

RCTCBC is looking for a single service provider to deliver Independent School & Community Based Counselling Services to Children & Young People aged 11-18 Years and Year 6 Primary School.

To provide counselling and/or other therapeutic interventions that are regulated and registered and/or assessed as appropriate, to children and young people aged 11-18 and year 6 of primary school who; either go to school or live within RCT, in Welsh or English (as required)

young people attending special schools, PRU or EOTAS provisions

young people preferring to access community-based counselling

young people educated at home.

To provide a counselling service that;

Ensures the delivery model is compliant with the WG School Based Counselling Toolkit.

Is delivered through providing a core assessment, one-to-one work, group work (not group therapy), online provision or school training.

Has a full service available in schools during term times, with the proviso that a reduced provision is accessible for priority cases during holiday periods.

Has community-based counselling available throughout the year, and offered both in and out of school hours to meet the needs of the individual.

Operates 52 weeks per annum excluding statutory holidays.

The budget for this is initially capped at 354,000.00 GBP per annum.