Honorary Counselling Placement

**Vacancy No**
- VN3684

**Employment Type**
- Student

**Hours Per Week**
- 4.00

**Work Pattern**
- Monday to Friday

**Location**
- McLintocks Building - Barnsley S70 6BX

**Location Region**
- South Yorkshire

**Location City**
- Barnsley

**Location Postal Code**
- S70 6BX

**Interview Date**

**Job Details**

**‘Everyone is different. At Humankind we value your difference. Join our inclusive organisation.’**

**Position Available: Honorary Counsellors and Therapists - Barnsley**
**Placement length: 1 year**

Are you passionate about expanding your counselling and therapy skills while making a meaningful impact on individuals' well-being in Barnsley? The Umbrella service is seeking dedicated individuals to join our team as Honorary Counsellors and Therapists.
- **About Us**: The Umbrella service is committed to providing well-being and mental health support to individuals over the age of 18 in Barnsley. Our services address various mental health issues, offering counselling, well-being groups, and self-help sessions. Our primary goal is to empower individuals, fostering improved health, well-being, and independence, allowing them to have greater control over their lives.
- We are also expanding our collaboration with Barnsley Recovery Steps to offer therapeutic and counselling support to clients working on alcohol and substance use as part of a comprehensive support package.
- As an honorary counsellor you may be asked to work with clients spanning our different services.-
- **Supervision**: Our dedicated Lead Counsellor provides one-to-one clinical supervision every four weeks for up to 1.5 hours. This supervision is led by a BACP registered therapist, ensuring continuous professional development. Counsellors and therapists are welcome to seek external supervision if desired or needed.
- To view the full role description and person specification, please **click here.**

**Who are we**
Humankind is one of England’s most successful home-grown charities. We provide free, confidential support for alcohol, drugs, housing, or mental health in friendly local places across the UK. We are committed to fair chances for all and making sure everyone can access the help and support they need to realise their potential. By joining our teams of passionate individuals, you will be contributing to making this happen. You can really make a difference by believing in our service users and their ability to make positive changes when they don’t always believe in themselves.
- We are incredibly proud of the work that we do to help address health inequalities in England. Every five minutes, an individual accesses one of our services, and we have supported over 90,000 people across all our services last year. Check out our impact report **here** to read more about the important work that we have done.
- **Humankind is an equal opportunities employer***

**Salary Period**
- Student

**Vacancy Salary Range**
- 0

**DBS Requirement**
- Volunteer Enhanced Adult Barred

**Does role require Police/Prison vetting?**
- Not Applicable

**Driving licence required for role?**
- No

**Applications Close Date**
- 29 May 2024