• Engage with adolescents and young people (aged 14-24) in a therapeutic manner.
• Use a youth-centred approach with adolescents through one-to-one therapeutic support.
• Offer support to parents/guardians to develop and maintain a supportive and empowering relationship based on mutual respect and trust.
• Facilitate Parental Support and work in partnership with parents/guardians to encourage a consistent and positive approach to parenting.
• Carry out ongoing periodic evaluations as well as a final review at the end of the counselling.
• Develop therapeutic treatment plans based on clients' needs, interests, and abilities.
• Carry out review appointments with the adolescent and their parent/s or guardians.
• Offer counselling to adults when it is required by the service (in the event the waiting-list for young people doesn’t exist).
• Maintain up-to-date records of all counselling appointments. These records must be written up and maintained after each appointment and retained at the Centre.
• Liaise and consult with other professionals and agencies, including medical services, Tusla, mental health services, Gardaí, and Courts, as authorised and directed by the KRSAC Chief Executive.
• Review client information sheets to ensure they are in line with best practice and relevant.
• Observe strict confidentiality in respect of all KRSAC clients and records.
• Attend monthly clinical supervision appointments. This supervision assists in the maintenance of standards of counselling care for clients of KRSAC. The Counsellor must act in accordance with such directions and advice as given by the Centre Chief Executive.
• Attend monthly team meetings and any other meetings requested by the KRSAC Chief Executive.
• Maintain full accreditation with the Irish Association of Counselling and Therapy (IACP), the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP) or an equivalent recognised accrediting authority.
• Engage in ongoing professional development activities. For example, attend relevant seminars, review journal or other related articles or conduct research to develop or improve diagnostic or therapeutic counselling techniques.
• Operate within policy, legal, ethical, and professional boundaries when working with families.
• Participate in fundraising and promotional activities as requested.

Required to conduct other activities as assigned by the KRSAC Chief Executive as may be reasonably required.