Counselling Team Leader Vacancy

£26,754 pro rata

24 hours across Monday to Wednesday

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified and experienced counsellor to join our team.

Well Women Centre is a local charity offering holistic mental health and wellbeing services to women in the Wakefield District.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the Operations Manager and the other Counselling Team Leader to co-ordinate the delivery of our counselling services. They will have a small caseload of clients that have multiple and complex needs and will have line management responsibility for a small team of staff and volunteer counsellors. This post offers a great development opportunity for someone looking to enhance their clinical knowledge in a thriving service.

• Working collaboratively to co-ordinate delivery of WWC counselling services, including IAPT.
• Shared line management duties of staff IAPT counsellors and counselling volunteers; undertaking regular individual performance reviews and case management.
• Working closely with other members of the WWC team ensuring appropriate stepped care and integrated service approach.
• Shared responsibility for monitoring appropriateness of referrals into the services
• Safeguarding duties
• Based within the centre, a women only space, and including some home working

What we can offer you:

We are a caring, supportive all women centre. As a service we pride ourselves in ensuring staff wellbeing is prioritised and offer opportunities for continued professional development.

WWC has over 35 years of experience and is respected in the district. We are passionate about women having quality wellbeing, support and mental health services. WWC offer staff an employee pension scheme, monthly external clinical supervision, internal group supervision, health insurance with Sovereign Health Care, ongoing CPD, wellbeing sessions and funded training opportunities.

Closing date: 8^th February 2021, 12pm

Interviews: 17^th February, afternoon and 18^th February, morning via Microsoft Teams Video

For an application pack please download below or email: governance@wellwomenwakefield.org.uk

Please note that this role is subject to an enhanced DBS check and it is a genuine occupational qualification that a females takes on this role, and the post is exempt under section 7 (2) (e) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975

Application Pack