Sexual Abuse Recovery Practitioner: Counselling

Come and work with Survivors Unite, providing support services that can make a real difference to the lives of people who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. We are an innovative service that is addressing unmet needs for support in a rural area. We are looking for a Recovery Practitioner to augment our therapeutic team on a sessional basis. You will be expected to work both independently and as part of a team and to offer face to face and digital person-centred support.

Survivors Unite seeks to facilitate the recovery of adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the Scottish Borders. We work with survivors in all stages of recovery and offer 1:1 peer support; counselling / therapy; and a facilitated peer support group and have ambitions to develop other services as resources allow. We are currently funded by the Scottish Government, the Robertson Trust, the National Lottery Community Fund and Foundation Scotland.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Part-time hours: 12 per week

**Salary**: £45.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Do you have a relevant professional qualification in counselling, clinical psychology, social work (must also have counselling training) or relevant professional training in trauma?

**Experience**:

- providing therapy for survivors of childhood sexual abuse: 2 years (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Selkirk, TD7 5DZ

Application deadline: 22/09/2023
Reference ID: Sexual Abuse Recovery Practitioner Sept23