Counsellor/ Psychotherapist

Circles South East is recruiting Volunteer Counsellors & Psychotherapists to work individually with clients directly or indirectly affected by sexual harm. Currently all counselling provision is delivered online.

As a Volunteer Counsellor with our organisation, you will get an opportunity to:

• Expand your professional knowledge and experience

• Obtain practice hours required for further professional development

• Help with costs of Supervision, Professional Membership, and insurance

• Get your mileage/expenses paid

• Regular CPD opportunities 

What are we looking for? We are looking for a diploma level qualified counsellors and also have some capacity for students seeking placement opportunities provided the student has completed at least 50 hours of supervised 1:1 work already. 

About Circles South East

Circles South East is an award-winning charity which works to reduce an impact and instances of sexual harm through prevention, rehabilitation, education, and safeguarding. Volunteers are at the core of what we do, and operate across all aspects of our work. We are organisational members of the National Counselling Society and take referrals from organisations such as Victim Support, Childrens’ and Social Services, Rape Crisis, Probation, Victim Liaison Units, GP Surgeries etc as well as from potential clients themselves.  

Skills

• Hold diploma in counselling

• Have a min. of 50 hours supervised face to face client work.

• Hold Professional membership with the BACP, UKCP, NCS or other equivalent body

• Have a regular supervision with fully qualified supervisor

• Hold Indemnity Insurance

• Be willing undergo DBS checks

• Adhere to Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy