ID: 1828 Job Title – Trauma Informed Sessional Counsellor Adults/Child, Young Person (CYP)
Service: Healing and Empowerment Services (Gloucestershire & North Somerset) and PARCS (Portsmouth)
Salary: £13.07 triage £20 admin/Initial Assessment £35 counselling per hour.
Location: South region – Hampshire, Gloucestershire, North Somerset
Hours: Sessional hours as agreed
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.
We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.
Family Action Healing and Empowerment/PARCS domestic abuse and sexual violence counselling services deliver a wide range of interventions focused on children, young
People (CYP) – North Somerset, and adults that have been impacted by domestic abuse or/and sexual violence within the communities of Portsmouth, Southeast Hampshire, Gloucestershire, North Somerset. This is an exciting opportunity to join the CYP/adult teams specialising in counselling survivors of sexual and domestic abuse, in a trauma informed approach.
Main Responsibilities:
You will join a bank of experienced trauma informed counsellors with the following responsibilities:
• Provide online 1:1 and/or group counselling for adults of domestic violence, sexual violence and/or sexual abuse in line with the commissioned timeframes and objectives.
• Provide online 1:1 for CYP of domestic violence, sexual violence and/or sexual abuse in line with the commissioned timeframes and objectives.
• Undertake different stages of the pathway including triage, initial assessment tasks.
• Have an active interest in working with those affected by sexual violence and domestic abuse and recognise the impact that trauma has in relation to this.
• Maintain confidential, up to date and accurate records of all sessions and plans, carefully considering the sensitive nature of the work, regarding statutory investigations and court proceedings.
• Use outcome tools to measure and monitor client well-being, to assess on-going risk, promote safety, collate data and to welcome service feedback.
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
• You will be client centred and committed to ensuring there is equality of access to the services and that service users are treated with dignity and that their specific needs are prioritised to improve their sense of wellbeing.
• The post holder will hold a minimum Level 5 qualification in counselling/psychotherapy (Adult and/or CYP). They will be a member of BACP or other professional body. They will bring an experience of managing complex interventions and service models focused on trauma and promoting resilience. The post holder should be committed to continued professional development and have an exceptional knowledge of underpinning theories of practice models and interventions
• and their application.
• You will have a strong track record in quality, performance, and safeguarding. With a client-facing approach you will be passionate about engaging our service users in all aspects of our work including co-production.
• This role will be online although the option will be there for face to face if the successful candidate lives within the location of the offices in each area.
• There will be 2 hours per month of paid group clinical supervision (dependent upon number of clients) plus supervision with the adult clinical lead.
Benefits:
- Holiday Pay
- Training and career development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply:
• Click the ‘Apply’ link below and fill out our digital application form
• Closing date: Rolling
Interviews are scheduled to take place from 08-26 Month Year virtually, with slots throughout the working day and early/late slots available.
For any queries, or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or the potential for flexible working, please email: lisa.platts@family-action.org.uk
All appointments with Family Action are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates. We are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action because we know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and we strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.
All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.
To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse reasonable travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person.
*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
