Counsellor - Hampshire

**Counsellor**

**Location: Hampshire**

**Salary: £ 27,479 p/a**

**Contract Type: permanent, full-time or part time**

**Closing Date: when we have recruited a successful applicant**

**Essential Requirements**

The ideal Counsellor will have:

- Counselling Diploma level minimum with 1 years counselling experience
- Current BACP membership and to conscientiously work within the BACP Ethical Framework
- At least 1 years’ experience of working with people experiencing domestic abuse
- Some experience facilitating therapeutic groups
- Must have the ability to work flexible hours: including evenings
- Must have own car and a driving licence and be prepared to travel across the contract area

**The Role**
- This is a wonderful opportunity to join a team of experienced and skilled counsellors working within a wider therapeutic team.
- As a YOU Counsellor you will have a range of tasks within the team including client one-to-one counselling caseload, help line support and with the service manager, develop and facilitate regular therapeutic psycho-educational group sessions.
- You will deliver therapeutic counselling sessions and groups in a range of geographical locations across the south of Hampshire: meeting the needs of the people we work with.

**About You**
- I am person-centred in my work responding to clients’ needs with dignity and respect
- I act with integrity and am trustworthy: respecting the confidential nature of my role
- I pursue excellence in all that I do
- I am innovative in my thinking: recommending new ways of working which respond to what matters to internal and external clients
- I am proactive in my work and have a can-do approach: asking how I can achieve things rather than whether I can

**YOU** has a strong value base, striving to be person-centred, innovative, trustworthy, can-do and excellent at all times, so it is important that you are as passionate about these principles as we are.

**YOU **is a registered charity thathas beenproviding care, support and advice for over 30 years to vulnerable people, working across Hampshire, Dorset, West Sussex and the Isle of Wight to give them the tools and resources they need to live independent, secure and valued lives.

**Our Benefits**

If you choose to begin a career with our organisation, you are guaranteed:

- Competitive rates of pay and paid travel time, including a higher mileage rate for car sharing.
- Enhanced annual leave entitlements, with the opportunity to buy and sell holiday.
- Matched pension scheme contributions, plus Death in Service Benefit and salary sacrifice options.
- Enhanced sick pay allowances and paid compassionate and emergency dependent leave.
- Excellent and professionally certified training, as well as access to fully-funded apprenticeship programmes.
- Real opportunities to develop in your profession.
- Free health and wellbeing advice via a 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
- Everything you need to carry out your role free of charge, which may include a mobile phone, safety equipment and other necessary technology, a uniform where applicable, and of course a nice cup of tea or coffee throughout your day
- Access to discounts across lots of your favourite stores and online shopping sites, as well as discounted bus travel on the First bus network.
- A company that is committed to its employees, valuing their knowledge, creativity and flexibility.
- The chance to work with amazing people.

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**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 40 per week

**Salary**: £27,479.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Wellness programmes

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Are you able to work flexible hours including evenings?

**Experience**:

- facilitating groups: 1 year (preferred)
- working with Domestic Abuse Clients: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)
- Current BACP membership (required)
- Counselling Diploma (minimum) (required)

Reference ID: Hants