Self-Employed Qualified Counsellor (Welfare Partnership) (Internal Applicants Only)

Self-Employed Qualified Counsellor (Welfare Partnership) (Internal Applicants Only)

Term: Hourly

Job Description

Listening Post is currently looking for self-employed counsellors to work within our Welfare Partnership contract. This contract supports businesses to access a 6-week program of counselling for their employees through Listening Post, and is primarily done online, therefore the ideal candidate will have experience of providing short-term online counselling.

Listening Post has partnered with a number of local businesses to provide counselling sessions for their employees. When an employee is referred to us Listening Post will liaise with the counsellor and provide a room for the counselling to take place in (or access to a Video Telehealth session if online), access to our client management system, receptionist duties and certain other administrative tasks, as well as arranging and providing free supervision for the counsellor. The counsellor in turn must hold their own insurance, must agree to work within the BACP ethical framework, must agree to abide by our various policies (safeguarding, diversity, data protection, etc.), and as a self-employed contractor will be responsible for paying their own tax and National Insurance, and invoicing us for any sessions carried out (at a rate of £25 per session).

Please note this is for internal applicants only.

For the full job description and person specification, see here . If you would like further details, please contact Annie Anderton, Deputy Clinical Manager at AnnieA@lpost.org.uk .

Deadline for Applications: Friday 16 th October
Interviews: Weeks commencing 19 th and 26 th October

Job Specification

• Degree/Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling or Psychotherapy.
• Experience working with trauma, complex needs and level 4/5 clients.
• Professional Indemnity Insurance covering working as a counsellor.
• Experience of working with a wide range of client presentations and challenging areas of mental distress.
• Experience of counselling remotely via telephone and video link.
• Experience delivering time-limited counselling.
• Be a member of BACP, UKCP or equivalent.
• Have voluntary accredited registration.
• Excellent communication skills (written and spoken).
• IT skills – proficient in the use of Microsoft packages including Office 365.
• Desire to consult and interact well with Listening Post staff and volunteers.
• Excellent Time and Diary Management.
• Ability to contact allocated clients in a timely manner within 72hrs of allocation unless otherwise agreed with TL or member of the CM team.
• Ability to work co-operatively with team members.
• Willingness to work flexibly to include some evening work.
• Dedication to furthering welfare of Listening Post.
• Drive and efficiency.
• Group supervision sessions will be arranged for you free of charge for your Listening Post Welfare Partnership clients.
• A full induction is provided.
• Listening Post counsellors gain access to our full CPD programme, including reflective practice groups, free training sessions and a reduced price for our external CPD that includes training with working with Trauma.
• Full support for your counselling with an experienced team, with a team leader assigned for your centre and our Clinical Management Team, as well as administrative and IT support.
• Listening Post will arrange for clients for you from our welfare partners.
• Listening Post will provide premises for the counselling to take place in if required.
• Listening Post will provide access to our Microsoft 365 and Cliniko systems for managing clients.

If you are not a British passport holder or a European Citizen, or you do not have the permanent right to remain in the UK, you will require a work permit.

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