Are you looking for a rewarding role working for an intersectional feminist organisation? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team as a Clinical LeadManager at Solace Women's Aid.
Our core values reflect our history and were developed in consultation with staff and service users. Feminism and intersectionality are key to our work, and we are committed to the principles of being survivor-led, trauma-informed, empowering, diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.
About the Service
The North London Rape Crisis (NLRC) offers range of services to women and girls aged 11 + who are experiencing or have experienced any form of sexual violence in their lives. We offer a safe and non-judgmental space to women to access therapeutic, advocacy, and group support. Our team of specialist counsellors and Independent Sexual Violence Advocates support women and girls in their recovery journeys following sexual violence. Our service is person centred, trauma-informed, and grounded in feminist principles.
The service sits within the Pan-London Sexual Violence Alliance, a group of seven specialist organisations providing support to survivors of sexual violence across London. The postholder will be required to work collaboratively with the other organisations, attend regular Alliance meetings and contribute to the development and maintenance of sound clinical practice within the Alliance.
About the Role
The role provides support to counsellors to provide dedicated therapeutic support to women who have experienced sexual violence, in a psychologically informed working environment with a feminist ethos of care and support. The role will provide effective clinical advice and guidance to a team of counsellors. This includes reviewing service provision for all 1:1 counselling and group work programmes at NLRC, in collaboration with Team Leaders and the Service Manager.
The postholder will provide clinical support to counsellors, offering guidance on clinical matters including safeguarding concerns and shared clinical responsibility. This role is grounded in an intersectional framework, utilising innovative and holistic approaches to engage and support survivors engaging with the NRLC service.
About You
You'll be an experienced mental health professional who holds a professional counselling qualification (or equivalent) with at least 2 years of post-qualification experience of counselling or psychotherapy delivery. You will hold BACP accreditation, or be willing to work towards accreditation. You will work in a person-centred, psychologically-informed way and will be guided by a feminist ethos in your work. You will be service user focused, committed to continuous learning and development, and enshrine anti-discriminatory practices in your work.
What we can offer you
We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:
- Flexible working
- Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Employer pension contribution
- Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
- Access to Inclusion Networks
- Daily clinical debriefing
- Employee Assistance Programme providing free 24/7 support and advice
- Employee Benefits Platform offering staff discounts, benefits and savings
- Flow & Restore yoga classes
- Meditation sessions
- Cycle to Work Scheme
Solace Women's Aid values diversity, promotes equity, and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, abilities, perspectives, and lived experiences. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay, and benefits. Our Inclusion Networks support staff with protected characteristics and offer inclusive spaces to connect.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as needed and support employees who acquire a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.
This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right to work in the UK checks.
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Clinical Lead Manager in City of London employer: Solace Women's Aid
Solace Women’s Aid is an exceptional employer dedicated to supporting survivors of domestic abuse through a compassionate and trauma-informed approach. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, we offer ongoing training and development opportunities in a collaborative work culture that values diversity and inclusion. Working in Islington, you will be part of a committed team making a meaningful impact in the community, with the unique advantage of flexible working arrangements to support your work-life balance.
