Counselling Manager
We're recruiting a Counselling Manager to lead the effective delivery of SARSAS counselling services to adults affected by rape or any kind of sexual assault or abuse at any time in their lives across Avon and Somerset.
About the role
This is a great opportunity to join a team of passionate and skilled professionals within an established and dynamic organisation.
You will oversee the day-to-day delivery of counselling services to ensure that all clients receive high quality, trauma informed therapeutic services by providing direct line management to the Counselling Co-ordinators and Counsellors, ensuring they are supported and that professional standards are maintained.
Working closely with the Head of Services, you’ll continually consider, develop and implement new approaches to counselling within SARSAS to ensure our work continues to be evidence based, inclusive and relevant to our clients needs and demand.
Salary: £39,270 per annum (full time salary)
Hours: 37 hours per week (some evening and weekend work may be required)
Location: Bristol (with some travel across Avon and Somerset)
Benefits: 5% employer pension contribution, 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (full time equivalent), paid sick leave
Contract: Permanent
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Closing date: midnight on Thursday 21st November 2024
About you
You will be a skilled practitioner who is passionate about supporting victim-survivors of rape and sexual abuse. You will have the clinical experience to ensure our counselling team delivers trauma-informed, evidence-based counselling through safe and compassionate therapeutic relationships.
You will be a strong and effective leader with management experience, who is able to support a team of paid staff and placement counsellors across a wide geographical region. You will be a supportive manager with an understanding of the impact of vicarious trauma and the ability to support team members around this.
You will have excellent organisational and planning skills and will enjoy the challenge of working in a thriving, dynamic environment. You will be a good team player, working closely with your colleagues to achieve an inclusive and outstanding service.
You will be excited by the opportunity to join SARSAS and driven by our ethos and values.
Role requirements:
- counselling or equivalent qualification (with a minimum of 3 years counselling practice post qualification)
- a minimum of 3 years management experience (including recruiting, inducting and managing people)
- extensive experience of working therapeutically with adults who have experienced trauma
- experience of risk assessment and risk management procedures
- understanding of and significant experience safeguarding
About SARSAS
SARSAS exists to relieve the trauma and distress and help rebuild the lives of victim-survivors who live in Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and BANES, who have experienced any form of sexual violence, at any point in their lives. We campaign and educate to raise awareness and bring an end to sexual violence. Partnership work with a variety of agencies locally and nationally is a priority to enable social change.
We work to feminist principles: this underpins both what our service is and how it is run. Our work is guided by a trauma-informed approach that understands how traumatic experiences can impact victim-survivors and keeps an awareness of their effects at the forefront of our approach to support.
Watch our 2021 GSK Impact Awards Winners video for a taster of the work we do.
Equity, diversity, and inclusion
At SARSAS we strive to create a workplace that reflect the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We want to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates diverse voices. We actively encourage applicants with protected characteristics to apply.
We are committed to taking an inclusive approach to recruitment and selection whilst ensuring there is no discrimination in our processes and that our team and prospective employees are treated fairly, with respect and without bias. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can be made to accommodate additional requirements. Applicants are encouraged to highlight any specific adjustments needed to enable participation in the recruitment process.
For more information, contact recruitment@sarsas.org.uk or call 0117 929 9556.
How to apply
Download and read the job description and person specification
Download and complete the application form
Return your completed application to recruitment@sarsas.org.uk by midnight on Thursday 21st November 2024.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 27th November 2024. Please ensure you are available for an interview on this date.
Interviews will be held in person in our Bristol office, but please indicate in your application if this is not possible so we can consider an alternative.
If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@sarsas.org.uk or ring our Bristol office on 0117 929 9556 and speak to Laura Fitzgerald, HR Administrator.
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