Eleanor Jane Souter Email & Phone Number

Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom

In September 2022, I established my own School Counselling Service, providing onsite short-term counselling to students from Year Seven to Sixth Form. Since starting the role, I have set up my own referral, opt out and waiting list systems, which are continually triaged by myself. This ensures that students are seen promptly and provided with the most appropriate level of support for their needs. I also have experience signposting students where necessary, to external agencies such as private counsellors. In addition to setting up the Counselling Service, I also provide my own therapeutic resources including my sand tray, photocopiable resource books, and crafting materials. I store my paperwork in my lockable filing cabinet and regularly engage with external Supervision, in line with BACP Requirements. Between 2022-2023, I provided mentoring check-in services to students across the school, offering targeted students a weekly 10-15 minute well-being check-in. This provision was set up to support students who may not be suitable for Counselling but require ongoing pastoral support. Whilst this has since reduced to accommodate growing demands for my counselling services, I continue to provide wellbeing check ins and assessments to students throughout the school when required. As part of my role, I deliver psychoeducation throughout the school, helping students develop awareness around positive mental health and supporting their well-being. Since January 2024, I have placed more emphasis on preventative outreach within my role, by writing and delivering my own Exam Well-being Intervention Programme to Year 11s, in preparation for their Exam Leave.

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

I worked at F Hinds part-time whilst I studied for my Counselling qualification at Northampton University. This also ran alongside my Clinical Placement as an Outreach Bereavement Counsellor for the NHS (see Northampton General Hospital). During my time at F Hinds, I worked in a small team of nine staff, including a store manager, under manager, and other sales advisors. Our team included diamond, gold, and high-value watch advisors. From November 2019, I worked in partnership with my under manager to maintain the watch department. The responsibilities included replenishing displays, advising customers on watch products, and ordering non-stocked items. I worked hard to ensure that displays were continually filled and that customers had their queries answered. In January 2020, I undertook ear-piercing training with Studex and passed my assessment. From this point onwards until I left in August 2022, I took bookings for and carried out lobe ear-piercing on the shop floor. Our company provided ear-piercing for adults and children from 6 years old. In March 2020, I was furloughed (80% pay) by F Hinds and I returned to work in June 2020, when retail was reopened to the public. After returning to work, I worked as a clock advisor in the Clock Department. Among his responsibilities were replenishing and maintaining the clock displays (both wall and cabinet clocks), updating prices for clock products, and finding suitable products for customers. In addition, I resumed ear-piercing services, utilizing PPE and continuing Covid testing to ensure the safety of my clients.While working at F Hinds, I followed strict security procedures at all times, including when handling high-value items in customer view. I also had regular key-holding responsibilities and took responsibility for cashing up tills and handling large quantities of money.In August 2022, I left my position at F Hinds to pursue a Part-Time School Counselling position with Insignis Trust.

Northampton, England, United Kingdom

I worked with the NHS Child and Adolescent Bereavement Service at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) as part of my Clinical Placement for my Counsellor training. As part of my role, I drove out to Northamptonshire Secondary Schools to deliver Outreach Bereavement Counselling to students. I delivered weekly sessions to students assigned to me and provided my own resources, including crafting materials, stationary, tissues, and PPE. In addition, I maintained regular clinical records and stored these in line with BACP and GDPR requirements.Due to the timing of my placement, I worked throughout the Covid 19 Pandemic, where schools were intermittently open. As a result, I have mastered skills in managing ruptures and unexpected endings in therapy work with children and young people. I also developed skills in working with risk (Coronavirus contagion). I demonstrated this by regularly testing, maintaining a clean space for clients, keeping clients updated on the ongoing changes to therapy protocol and taking up the vaccine when it was offered to me. Throughout my time working for NGH, I was provided with monthly Clinical Supervision, Public Liability Insurance, and subsidized Petrol Expenses. I was also provided with regular ongoing CPD opportunities. This included Safeguarding training and refresher courses on working with bereaved adolescents. I left the Northampton General Hospital CABS team at the end of the Summer Term of 2022, to pursue a School Counsellor position at Mandeville School, Aylesbury.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

--Planning and Delivering academic and PSE interventions with children 4-7 years (incl. Bereavement management, speech and language therapy and LOLA interventions)--Working alongside children with EAL and SEN (incl. Autism, Developmental Delay and EBD.)Running afterschool care club and Pupil Premium Academic Booster Sessions

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

In September 2018, I joined Romans Field School as a Full Time Learning Mentor. With two other learning mentors, I provided tailored interventions to students at the school as part of my role. --Planning and Delivering academic interventions for ages 5 to 11--Working with children with Autism, ODD and ADHD.--Working with Teaching, TAs and other multi-agency workers--Assisting on school trips and afterschool club --Assigned Paediatric First Aider During December 2018, my Executive Headteacher offered me a transfer to a partner school, where a KS1 Teaching Assistant position became available.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

--Shared Teaching Assistant to Nursery and Reception--Liaising between multiagency professionals incl. Nurses, Pastoral Staff and Parents --Assigned Paediatric First Aider

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

Msc Counselling Children And Young People, Mental Health Counselling/Counsellor, Distinction

Activities and Societies: Served as Student Advocate (2nd Year).• BACP endorsed programme • Assessments incl. assignments, presentations.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Learning & Teaching, Merit

Activities and Societies: Took part in the Masters Internship Programme, volunteering for the university community (200 hours) in exchange.

Bachelor’S Degree, Early Childhood Studies, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Member of the UCB Jiu Jitsu Team - Orange Belt 100% Placement Attendance Award - Year 1 (2011-2012)Accredited.

High School, A Level English Language And Literature (B), German (D), Psychology (D) & Music Technology (C), 2A'S, 6B'S And 2C'S At Gcse

Activities and Societies: Member of the Coventry Bluecoat School Choir Jazz Group (Pianist) Youth Choir Drama Society Prefect.

High School