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Guardian Light Foundation
Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire (Hybrid)
Unpaid role, expenses paid
Voluntary

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Job description

Guardian Light Foundation & Guardian Light Enterprises Ltd

Location: Remote / Online
Commitment: Approx. 20 hours per month
Role Type: Volunteer
Reports to: Founder / Safeguarding Lead

�� About Us

Guardian Light Foundation is a mission-driven organisation supporting children, teenagers, and single-parent families affected by homelessness, abuse, trauma, and financial hardship.

Our counselling services operate in three tiers:

Tier 1 – Guardian Light Foundation
Free emotional support for vulnerable individuals.

Tier 2 & Tier 3 – Guardian Light Enterprises Ltd
Low-cost and paid counselling services that help fund our charitable programmes and expand access to professional mental health support.

To maintain the highest ethical and professional standards, we are seeking a Volunteer Clinical Supervisor to support our counselling team.

�� Purpose of the Role

The Volunteer Clinical Supervisor will ensure that all counselling delivered through Guardian Light Foundation and Guardian Light Enterprises Ltd is:

  • Ethical

  • Safe

  • Trauma-informed

  • Professionally supported

  • Aligned with recognised counselling standards (e.g. BACP / UKCP frameworks)

You will provide clinical supervision, safeguarding oversight, and professional guidance to our counsellors and trainee counsellors.

�� Key Responsibilities

Clinical Supervision

  • Provide supervision for volunteer and trainee counsellors

  • Facilitate monthly or bi-monthly group supervision sessions

  • Offer guidance on complex or high-risk cases

  • Support counsellors with professional development

Safeguarding Oversight

  • Support decision-making where safeguarding concerns arise

  • Ensure appropriate boundaries and ethical practice

  • Assist with risk assessments where needed

Professional Standards

  • Help maintain high clinical standards across services

  • Ensure alignment with recognised ethical frameworks

  • Provide guidance on confidentiality, consent, and record keeping

Support for Tier Structure

Provide supervision for counsellors working across:

Tier 1 – Charity Counselling

  • Crisis support

  • Emotional wellbeing support

  • Early intervention

Tier 2 – Low-Cost Counselling

  • Structured therapeutic support

Tier 3 – Professional Counselling

  • Longer-term therapeutic work

Programme Development

  • Advise on counselling frameworks and policies

  • Support development of safe referral pathways

  • Provide input on improving service delivery

��️ Safeguarding Requirements

Because this role involves oversight of services supporting vulnerable individuals:

  • Enhanced DBS Check (Volunteer) required

  • Must follow Guardian Light safeguarding policies

  • Work closely with the Safeguarding Lead when concerns arise

DBS checks will be conducted via our trusted partner Serve (Rushden).

�� Skills & Experience Required

Essential

  • Qualified Clinical Supervisor

  • Accredited or registered with a recognised body such as:

    • BACP

    • UKCP

    • NCPS

    • BABCP (or equivalent)

  • Experience supervising counsellors or trainee therapists

  • Strong understanding of trauma, safeguarding, and ethical practice

  • Ability to support practitioners working with complex cases

Desirable

  • Experience working with:

    • Young people

    • Domestic abuse survivors

    • Trauma

    • Vulnerable families

  • Experience supporting trainee counsellors

  • Experience working within charities or social enterprises

�� Personal Qualities

We are looking for someone who is:

  • Compassionate and emotionally intelligent

  • Ethical and professional

  • Passionate about protecting vulnerable people

  • Supportive but able to challenge constructively

  • Committed to social impact

⏰ Time Commitment

Approximate commitment:

20 hours per month

This may include:

  • Group supervision sessions

  • Case consultation

  • Safeguarding guidance when required

Flexible scheduling.

�� What You’ll Gain

  • The opportunity to shape a growing counselling service from the beginning

  • Meaningful impact on vulnerable lives

  • Recognition as a key professional advisor to the organisation

  • Networking with therapists, legal professionals, and social care specialists

  • Opportunity to join the Advisory Board or Board of Directors

  • Professional contribution toward social change

�� Structure of Services

Guardian Light Foundation

  • Tier 1: Free counselling for vulnerable individuals

Guardian Light Enterprises Ltd

  • Tier 2: Affordable counselling

  • Tier 3: Professional counselling services that help fund the charity

This structure allows us to sustain our mission while expanding access to mental health support.

Organisation
Guardian Light Foundation View profile Organisation type Non Charity Employer Company size 1 - 5

At Guardian Light Foundation, we restore hope for homeless children, teens and single parents scarred by abuse, harassment and homelessness.

Posted on: 23 February 2026
Closing date: 24 May 2026 at 00:00
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