COUNSELLING PLACEMENT - Talkzone
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Opportunity Description: Counselling 1 -2 – 1 with Children and Young People (age 11 – 25) working towards your placement hours.
Counselling placements will help to deliver a flexible, community-based counselling service at safe venues throughout Bassetlaw from Monday to Saturday, including evenings.
Counselling placements will help to deliver a flexible, community-based counselling service at safe venues throughout Bassetlaw from Monday to Saturday, including evenings.
Type of Activity: Counselling, Mentoring & Coaching, Youth Work
Areas of Interest: Youth
Skills: Practical, Leadership, Academic, Interpersonal
Who we are looking for: Type of Activity: Counselling
Areas of Interest: Counselling Children and Young People (Age 11 – 25)
Skills: Working Towards Leve 4 Diploma in Counselling as a minimum.
Who we are looking for: Are you working towards your Level 4 Diploma in Counselling or a Counselling degree? If you're looking for a placement, get in touch with us.
Requirements: Must be able to work with 11 – 25 year olds and commit to 3 hours per week.
Current BACP membership and a commitment to renew and maintain membership. Other membership bodies are accepted, however as Talkzone is a BACP registered organisation we ask that you agree to work within the guidance of the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.
Experience/training in working with people who have mental health issues.
Identifying appropriate onward referral requirements.
Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues. You are required to hold a current safeguarding certificate to work with children or young people at Talkzone.
An understanding of the issues facing disadvantaged young people in Bassetlaw.
Areas of Interest: Counselling Children and Young People (Age 11 – 25)
Skills: Working Towards Leve 4 Diploma in Counselling as a minimum.
Who we are looking for: Are you working towards your Level 4 Diploma in Counselling or a Counselling degree? If you're looking for a placement, get in touch with us.
Requirements: Must be able to work with 11 – 25 year olds and commit to 3 hours per week.
Current BACP membership and a commitment to renew and maintain membership. Other membership bodies are accepted, however as Talkzone is a BACP registered organisation we ask that you agree to work within the guidance of the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.
Experience/training in working with people who have mental health issues.
Identifying appropriate onward referral requirements.
Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues. You are required to hold a current safeguarding certificate to work with children or young people at Talkzone.
An understanding of the issues facing disadvantaged young people in Bassetlaw.
Requirements: Will require a Criminal Record Check (DBS)
Suitable for: Indoors
Practical considerations: Flexible hours, multi-site counselling opportunities across Bassetlaw.
Recruitment method: Application Form, Interviews
Any Age/Gender restrictions: 18+
Support for volunteers with additional needs: yes
Induction Arrangments: yes
Insurance Cover: yes
Support Available: As an organisation we provide the following to all placement counsellors: ➢ Free clinical or organisational supervision. As part of your placement role you will be expected to attend a minimum of 90 minutes of clinical supervision every 4 weeks. We can provide you with a clinical supervisor if you are able to attend during a standard working day.
Regular staff group supervision and reflection sessions with experienced and qualified counsellors. We also provide a room booking system to accommodate peer supervision with other staff/trainees/volunteers.
➢ Evening and weekend opportunities. This may involve working from various venues across Bassetlaw and is subject to room availability.
➢ In-house training opportunities.
➢ External training opportunities.
➢ LGBT+ specialist training opportunities.
Regular staff group supervision and reflection sessions with experienced and qualified counsellors. We also provide a room booking system to accommodate peer supervision with other staff/trainees/volunteers.
➢ Evening and weekend opportunities. This may involve working from various venues across Bassetlaw and is subject to room availability.
➢ In-house training opportunities.
➢ External training opportunities.
➢ LGBT+ specialist training opportunities.
Training: yes