We are recruiting a part-time Arabic speaking counsellor, who is able to model skills in safely engaging women based on mutual collaboration, trust and empowerment.

The post-holder will help Arabic speaking women who have experienced Forced Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation and “Honour” Based Violence. The post-holder will also be required to run psychoeducational groups. Working in a confidential setting, counsellors listen attentively to their clients and offer them the time, empathy and respect they need to express their own feelings, to help them overcome their problems and to make appropriate changes to their life. 

The post holder must be BACP or UKCP accredited (or equivalent e.g. HCPC) or training to achieve these accreditation

This post is open to women only and are exempt under the Sex Discrimination Act 7(2) (d) and (e) and the Race Relations Act 5(2) (d) 1976 

This is an exciting and challenging new role at SurvivorsUK, that combines brief counselling and practical support, specifically to the approximately 200 people on our waiting list for ongoing counselling.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is an exciting and challenging new role at SurvivorsUK, that combines brief counselling and practical support, specifically to the (circa) 200 people on our waiting list for ongoing counselling. It is designed to help people cope during the 9-12 month wait for regular counselling support. The people served include those with clinical mental health diagnoses, drug and alcohol dependencies, at risk of suicide, homelessness or involved in the sex industry.

You will need to be a highly skilled counsellor/practitioner with experience of dealing with highly vulnerable clients, willing to work flexibly and on your own initiative. Importantly, you will be a compassionate person able to blend therapeutic work with practical support and care.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Clearance
 

PURPOSE

• Provide counselling, therapy and practical support interventions to men, boys and non-binary people who have been raped, sexually abused or assaulted with high levels of need and who are most vulnerable.
• Collaborate with clients on ongoing assessment of their needs
• Support the monitoring and reporting to funders on the development and delivery of the service.

SurvivorsUK is committed to continually developing our practice as an equal opportunities employer.

We strongly encourage the applications of people from structurally oppressed communities, and those who share some of the identities of our service users. In particular, our organisation will benefit from increasing the representation of BAM (Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage) people, trans* and non-binary people, and men in our staff teams.

Please read the full job description thouroughly, complete the attached application form and return to us by Tuesday 20th October.

Location:       Solace Centre

Salary:          Self-employed at the daily rate of £180 per day

Hours:            2 days

Closing Date:    21st  October 2020

Interview Date:  2nd  November 2020

Vacancy Reference:      SWA2997

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end to the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

North London Rape Crisis service is a Specialist Sexual Violence Service that supports women who have been affected by sexual violence including childhood sexual abuse.  We are a member of Rape Crisis England and Wales and the Ascent Counselling Consortium in London. 

We work in a women-centred way offering short and long term counselling in order to empower women to heal and recover from the trauma of sexual violence. The service is delivered across 1 of the 7 North London Boroughs we currently cover.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Counsellor/Advocate to provide dedicated therapeutic support to women who have experienced VAWG.  These women and girls may be in crisis and need the support of a robust and versatile Senior Counsellor.  Additionally, you will confidently propose pathways of additional support for survivors whilst working in conjunction with the Counselling Service Project Manager.  Clinical Supervision and CPD will be provided.

About you

You will need to demonstrate an excellent understanding of VAWG and the issues women face, along with evidence of working with women and an understanding of their needs.  Excellent communication and empathy skills are paramount.  Experience of carrying out clinical assessments and risk assessments is essential.  An ability to think on your feet and adapt to the needs of the client is key to the role particularly during this key Covid 19 period which is adding an additional challenge.

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, recognising black and ethnic minority candidates are under-represented within our organisation at this level. As part of our commitment to improve this, we encourage applications from such groups.

Children and Young Persons Counsellors wanted!

Are you Bold, Brave and Big Hearted? If you have answered Yes, we need you!

Role 1) Monday 5.00pm to 8.30pm Birmingham, Tuesday 10.00am-4.20pm Chelmsley Wood, Saturday 10.00am-4.20pm Birmingham and Sunday 10.00am-4.20pm Birmingham

Role 2) Saturday 10.00am to 4.20pm and Sunday 10.00am-4.20pm Birmingham

Role 3) Tuesday 4pm-8.40pm, Friday 4.00pm-8.40pm, Saturday 10.00am-4.20pm Birmingham

Salary: £24,799.00 pro rata + 3% pension contribution where applicable

RSVP are looking to recruit Three Children and Young Persons Counsellor’s to offer therapeutic support to children  and young people aged 5 to 17 years of age of all genders. You will need experience of working with children of all ages and an understanding of attachment issues and trauma work.

RSVP is a long established and well respected specialist charity supporting children and adults of all genders following rape, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation. We are a vibrant, growing organisation. We believe survivors. We are bold and will go the extra mile to support survivors. We are big hearted, showing the empathy that survivors deserve and need. If you fit these values then we would love to hear from you!

Locations:    Barnet: 1 day 

                      Islington (Wednesday (4.5 hrs); Thursday (1 day ) and Friday (1 day)

                      Westminster (4.5 hours day)

Salary:         Self-employed at the daily rate of £140 (5 hours per day + 2.5 hrs Admin)

Hours:          Islington (Wednesday (4.5 hrs); Thursday (1 day ) and Friday (1 day)

                     Westminster (4.5 hours day)

Closing Date:      21st  October 2020

Interview Date:    2nd  November 2020

Vacancy Reference:        SWA2996 

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end to the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

North London Rape Crisis service is a Specialist Sexual Violence Service that supports women who have been affected by sexual violence including childhood sexual abuse.  We are a member of Rape Crisis England and Wales.

We work in a person centred way offering short and long term counselling in order to empower women to heal and recover from the trauma of sexual violence. The service is delivered across several boroughs

About the Role

We are looking for experienced and dynamic counsellors to provide dedicated therapeutic support to women who have experienced VAWG to deliver counselling sessions face to face, online and on the telephone. Due to Covid-19,services may delivered as a virtual service, however, please note they will be delivered face to face as soon as is possible. 

About you

You will need to demonstrate an excellent understanding of VAWG and the issues women face, along with evidence of working with women and an understanding of their needs.  Excellent communication and empathy skills are paramount.  An ability to think on your feet and adapt to the needs of the client in terms of therapeutic and clinical risk intervention is essential.

Main purpose of job: To provide specialist counselling and support to young people (12-19) who have experienced rape, sexual violence or sexual abuse. The role includes wider responsibilities as a member of CARA’s staff team including line-management of sessional or volunteer counsellors and activities to raise awareness of the impact of sexual violence amongst agencies and the wider community.

Start date: As soon as possible (subject to Enhanced DBS Check and satisfactory references).

Salary: £27,741 – 29,577 (NJC Scales 23-25) per annum pro-rata.

Hours: 28-35 hours per week (exact hours to be agreed).

Place of work: To work flexibly at CARA premises across mid and north Essex, including Braintree, Chelmsford, Clacton, Colchester and Dunmow. At present, due to COVID 19, CARA staff are predominantly working from home.

This post is restricted to women applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.

CARA (Centre for Action on Rape and Abuse) works with victims and survivors of sexual violence and child sexual abuse, providing independent, specialist support and promoting and representing their rights and needs. 

CARA is a registered charity working with adults of all genders, young people and children from across mid and north Essex.  We have a head office in Colchester and outreach premises in Braintree, Chelmsford, Clacton-on-Sea, Great Dunmow and Harwich.

During the COVID-19 crisis, CARA has continued to provide a range of remote services.  From early June, we have gradually started to offer limited face-to-face support.

Main Responsibilities

• To provide one-to-one counselling and support to young people (aged 12-19), holding a caseload of clients.

• To provide occasional counselling and support to adults.

• To undertake client assessments and make appropriate arrangements for their support.

• In the first instance the post is likely to cover Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford but the postholder must be able to work flexibly at CARA centres across mid and north Essex.

• To provide training on sexual violence, self-harm and related issues to volunteers and other agencies.

• To raise awareness in the community and within other agencies of the short and long-term responses people may develop to sexual violence,

• To liaise with other agencies and attend meetings, where required.

• To line manage the work of CARA sessional counsellors and volunteers, where appropriate.

• To keep up to date with relevant legislation, policy and practice issues.

• To work flexible hours, including some evening work and occasional weekends.

• To participate in CARA team meetings, supervision, training and development.

• To provide specialist advice to other workers and agencies, including participation in delivery of training sessions.

• To keep appropriate records in accordance with CARA policies and procedures.

• To adhere in full to all CARA’s organisational policies and procedures, including safeguarding procedures.

• To be administratively self-servicing.

• To report to the Child and Young Person’s Practice Manger, Head of Operations, Chief Executive Officer and Trustees as required, including the production of regular written reports and verbal reports.

• To undertake any other related activities as required by the Child and Young Person’s Practice Manger, Head of Operations, Chief Executive Officer and Trustees.

Systemic Family Practitioner
Brighton & Hove
Permanent
37 Hours per week
£30,335 per annum 

As a Systemic Family Practitioner, you will deliver individual assessments and systemic family work for young people aged 11-18, with their families or carers, who are experiencing mild-to-moderate mental health difficulties.

You will work with the leads, counsellors, therapists and staff from the CYP team to plan and deliver a range of interventions. This includes contributing to the full range of routine care tasks, facilitating group and individual activities, information gathering and analysis to inform a multi-disciplinary assessment, audit and specific evidence based psychosocial interventions within the scope of qualification. Puts service users’ needs at the heart of the job, keeping people safe, contributing to effective interventions, and responding compassionately to suffering.

The Children & Young People’s (CYP) Wellbeing & Therapeutic Services provide age-specific interventions dependent on the presenting issue. YMCA DownsLink Group (YMCADLG) deliver Primary Care Mental Health Services in Brighton and Hove for children, young people and adults with Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust and Southdown. The service will provide a community-based range of evidence based therapeutic and clinical interventions to support people with mild to moderate mental health needs.

The position comes with excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays), a company sick pay scheme, a life assurance policy of 2x your annual salary, a health and wellbeing cash plan, and a cycle to work scheme. Please download a job pack for more information about other benefits offered.

YMCADLG deliver counselling, Low Intensity Psychological Interventions, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Social prescribing and Family therapy. To combat COVID19 risk, YMCADLG have increased the ability to deliver face-to-face and group therapies through online secure and appropriate online platforms. As part of YMCADLG’s recovery plan face-to-face interventions are being risk-assessed in readiness for a return to a ‘new normal’ in the future.

The new CYP service offers a range of short-term interventions tailored to people's presenting needs and age. These include cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), counselling, specialist counselling, online counselling, low intensity psychological interventions, group treatments, creative therapies, social prescribing and family therapy.

The ideal candidate will have a qualification in Post Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy - for example:

• Postgraduate Diploma Children & Young People's IAPT Therapy - Systemic Family Practice.
• MSc in Family and Systemic Psychotherapy
• MSc Systemic Psychotherapy

If you are an applicant interested in this post and would like an informal discussion having read the job pack on the YMCA DLG Website, please contact Conrad Foote (Wellbeing & Therapeutic Services Manager) or Rebecca Wilson Green (Wellbeing Team Manager), contact details available by clicking the 'Apply' button below.

YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work. OPTIONAL As this service BAME groups are currently under-represented in this project, we particularly encourage applications from these communities.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). 

Closing date for applications: Monday 2 November 2020 at 9am

Interview date: 6 November 2020

When submitting your application please save your application form as ‘your full name APPLICATION’ and put the job title/location in the email subject line. Please submit your application as a Word document where or PDF (we cannot accept Pages) via email.

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

To apply, please download an Job Pack and an Application Form from our website by clicking the 'Apply' button below

As a Clinical Project Officer, you will work closely with the clinical director and act as an integral member of the national clinical team. You will be responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining communication strategies to St John People to ensure the communication of the clinical policies framework.

About the Role

As a Clinical Project Officer, you will work closely with the clinical director and act as an integral member of the national clinical team. You will be responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining communication strategies to St John People to ensure the communication of the clinical policies framework.

You will also work closely with colleagues across the organisation to raise awareness of clinical information, as well as planning and managing national events and clinical projects.

Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)

This role can be based in any SJA office, however it will not include London weighting.

About You

You will be responsible for clinical project management, so you must have successfully managed project delivery and experience in managing complex projects across a national or wide geographical area.

This role also requires working with communications and some event planning.

About Us

St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, providing first aid, keeping people safe at events and working alongside the NHS in response to 999 calls.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of people learn how to save a life through our training, education and youth programmes.

Over the next decade, we have bold ambitions to help transform out-of-hospital care, having a positive impact on the people we treat and the communities we serve.

We are a team of 1,600 employees and 18,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through first aid.

You will receive;

• Competitive salary & pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health and Wellbeing portal - Access to financial, health and wellbeing guidance and support.
• Discounts - Blue Light, NHS Discounts and SJA discounts including discounts on mobile phone, gym membership, cinema, restaurants, holidays and shopping-including your weekly food shop.

Interview Date: 26/10/2020

Application Review Date: 22/10/2020

We may review applications before the Application Review Date, however, if you apply after the Application Review Date, your application may not be considered. We will accept applications until we have successfully filled the role.

As part of our family support service, The Joshua Tree provides opportunities for all members of our families to connect with and gain support from our team of support workers. This is an exciting new role funded by Children in Need, with the post holder being the first point of contact for the amazing children and young people visiting our new purpose-built family support centre. This includes children and young people that are newly diagnosed with cancer; on treatment and post treatment, as well as siblings and wider young family members.  By developing a positive, trusting and caring ongoing professional relationship with the children and their families, the families will feel comfortable and confident in visiting the centre on a regular basis.  We envisage the centre to be utilised during the daytime, after school times, in the evenings, at weekends and during the school holidays, therefore flexibility on working days and times is essential.  Initially we will be open Thursday evenings and Saturdays, in addition to office open hours throughout the week.

The key purpose of this role is to deliver a high quality, child-focused environment and service. It involves maintaining the playroom, teenage areas and playground, as well as planning, organising and implementing activities, programmes, groups and individual care plans to suit the children and young people. By providing supervision and care to the children and young people visiting the centre, this will also support the adult members of the family. The role includes liaising with other members of the family support team to co-ordinate targeted interventions when required e.g. counselling, art therapy, nutrition advice, personal training, school support etc. As well as face to face work, online sessions will also play a big part within this role. This includes providing Zoom sessions for individuals and groups, leading various therapeutic programmes and activities.

This role involves an element of administrative duties as well as directly supporting children and their families mainly at the Support Centre in Northwich. Visiting our families in North Wales and visiting children in their homes and schools, may occasionally be expected. Therefore, an element of travel can be involved (up to an hour driving distance). Therefore, post holders must hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle. Mileage expenses will be covered by the employer.

This role will be emotionally demanding. A full induction programme and training will be provided. We are a very supportive team, offering regular supervision and reflection time to support emotional wellbeing.

With the development of the Support Centre, we envisage some of the ways we deliver support being adapted, to promote the use of the facility by our families. Therefore, this role is subject to review, to reflect these ongoing developments.

The post holder will follow The Joshua Tree's values and effectively communicate with service users, their families, colleagues and educational and healthcare professionals.

We invite applications for an exciting opportunity to join a new and developing service at our office in central Birmingham and working from home until our current Covid-19 policy changes.

The senior therapist will be a member of Respond’s Midlands team delivering trauma informed therapeutic services across the region. You will support Midlands Transforming Care Partnerships to enable people with learning disabilities, autism or both subject to long-stay hospitalisation under the Mental Health Act to return to their local community.

Line managing  therapists, you will undertake a range of clinical work including case management and provide clinical supervision, reflective practice groups, consultation and training for a wide range of clinicians, professionals and care staff externally. 

This unique opportunity may well be the next step in your career advancement with a commitment from Respond to support and develop your skills in all areas of the role, including your knowledge of trauma and its impact on people with learning disabilities, autism or both.

About us: Respond is a small national charity with offices in London and Birmingham providing specialised community support for children and adults with learning disabilities, autism or both who have experienced abuse or trauma. 

The heart of our work is psychotherapy and through the many years of our development we have become experts in understanding and working with trauma. This guides the range of services we provide.

To apply: Via CharityJob with a covering letter outlining how you meet the person specification criteria. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Closing date: 25th October 2020

Interviews (by Zoom): 5th November 2020

ABOUT THE ROLE

The role of HTO worker was created in partnership with the Commissioner of Westminster Homelessness Services in response to a growing desire to be more flexible around outreach and support with the most vulnerable and marginalised in the local homeless population. Consistent with evidence in the literature, strong evidence from SurvivorsUK and local, professionally- informed estimates suggest that the vast majority of people who find themselves sleeping rough in Westminster have histories of significant trauma and, for most, this includes experience of sexual violence in childhood. Although there are clients who are no longer sleeping rough and who are offered access to quality key work, excellent link up with drug and alcohol services, education, training and employment opportunities, many are not able to use the support available to move on in their lives.

This role provides bespoke, tailored ‘in the field’ therapeutic interventions to such clients and the opportunity to work in close partnership with other professionals involved in their care, promoting a trauma informed therapeutic response to significantly disenfranchised and vulnerable clients.

In addition to supporting clients directly, part of the role is to improve cross-sector professional knowledge and understanding of sexual violence-related trauma and to support staff.

PURPOSE

• Provide a therapeutic outreach service to clients based in Westminster living in the context of homelessness with a history of trauma
• Collaborate with clients and other professionals on ongoing assessment of their needs
• Provide training and ‘trauma clinics’ to support staff to promote a trauma informed approach
• Support the monitoring and reporting to funders on the development and delivery of the service.

SurvivorsUK is committed to continually developing our practice as an equal opportunities employer.

We strongly encourage the applications of people from structurally oppressed communities, and those who share some of the identities of our service users. In particular, our organisation will benefit from increasing the representation of BAM (Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage) people, trans* and non-binary people, and men in our staff teams.

Please read the full job description thouroughly and complete the attached application form and return to us by Tuesday 20th October. 

Can you listen calmly and empathically to a boy who has experienced sexual abuse? A non-binary person who was raped? The partner of a man sexually assaulted?

You’ll give emotional support, information and signposting via webchat, email, SMS, Whatsapp and phone to men, boys and non-binary people who have experienced sexual abuse, and their loved ones.

This is a flexible, rewarding role with the chance to make a meaningful difference to the journeys of those who contact us. Last year 2,500 contacted us; no two chats were the same.

Hours:

• Mondays, 12.00pm - 4.00pm
• Thursdays, 4.00pm - 8.00pm
• Fridays, 12.00pm - 4.00pm

• + around 4 hours per month of line management, team meetings and supervision
• + Opportunity for overtime.

Location:

• Work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• You must have a private, confidential home working environment during the COVID pandemic to be considered for this role.
• When safe, our usual place of work is in Shadwell/Wapping, London (E1). Weekend shifts are always worked from home.

Key dates:

20-minute assessment:

• Monday 26th October, between 9am and 1pm

Interviews:

• Thursday 5th November

Start date:

• Thursday 19th November, ideally

Training (mandatory):

• Saturday 5th December

All of these will take place online.

How to apply

Please read the attached job description carefully and email a completed application form no later than 10pm on Wednesday 21st October, 2020

We are a diverse helpline team and particularly welcome applications from people from structurally oppressed communities and people who share some of the identities of our service users.