Asian Counselling Service Coordinator - Greenwich, United Kingdom - Royal Borough of Greenwich

Royal Borough of Greenwich

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Greenwich, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

£19,653 per year (based on a full-time salary of £35,095)

21 hours per week (to be worked over 3 days)
Fixed term contract for 6 months with possibility of extension
Based in Greenwich

Our Greenwich Counselling Service, including a culturally specific Asian Counselling Service, has been offering free counselling to Greenwich borough residents for more than 40 years.

It has grown organically from telephone counselling and crisis intervention to longer term and culturally specific counselling and relationship work.

Counselling sessions are delivered by dedicated volunteer counsellors, as well as a small team of counselling coordinators. We consider accessibility, responsiveness and a client-centred approach the key strengths of our service.

We are looking for an experienced counsellor / psychotherapist with supervising experience to coordinate the Asian Counselling Service.

In this role, you will work directly with clients as well as managing and supervising a team of volunteer counsellors.

You will work closely with the Clinical Leads and other members of the clinical team.

You will have experience of working with people from diverse communities, particularly people from an Asian background, as well as an ability to communicate calmly with people who are in crisis or experiencing high levels of distress.

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service c
heck.

Closing date:
Sunday 4th June (11:59pm)

Likely interview date:
Monday 19th June (TBC)

About BLG Mind

We are a local Mind with a diverse workforce of over 400 staff and volunteers, working to support people with mental health problems and dementia in the boroughs of Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich.

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