Pre-accredited Counsellor - Chesterfield, United Kingdom - Derwent Rural Counselling Service

Derwent Rural Counselling Service

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Chesterfield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Derwent Rural Counselling Service are hosting a Recruitment Open Evening at our Chesterfield office on Thursday 25th April 2024 for this role.

Please come along if you want to find out more about DRCS and this role. The address is DRCS, Serenity House, New Beetwell Street, Chesterfield S40 1QR, 3pm - 7pm. We look forward to meeting with you.

Job description

About us
Derwent Rural Counselling Service is Talking Therapy provider in the heart of Chesterfield
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Introduction_

Derwent Rural Counselling Service (DRCS) is a charity founded in 1989, offering psychological therapies to the population of Derbyshire.

We are now the biggest provider of counselling in Derbyshire and operate as both a private service and a sub-contractor for Talking Mental Health Derbyshire IAPT service.

As a not-for-profit organisation, we seek to provide ease of access for clients across the whole of Derbyshire within our own premises.

We are currently operating both face to face and remote treatment options.

In addition, we aim to deliver accessible therapy options at a time convenient to service users which may mean providing appointments outside normal working hours, and at weekends.

Alongside our supporting TMHD deliver their IAPT service, as a not-for-profit organisation we also receive client referrals via our donation service, helping and supporting those who may reside or work within Derbyshire or neighbouring counties.

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Role Overview_

The purpose of this role is to provide counselling to clients of the service while being supported by our clinical team via supervision, mentoring and CPD to submit for BACP (or equivalent) accreditation.

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Key Requirements/Purpose of the Role_

As a Counsellor/Therapist the post holder will work as a member of the primary care psychological therapies team providing time-limited interventions within our IAPT contract and also offer counselling and support to clients outside of this contract.

The post holder will work with clients who have a range of mental health problems, including anxiety and depression, for which counselling is demonstrated to be clinically effective.

They will be based in sites across the county of Derbyshire. The post holder will work with people from different backgrounds age 16+ and should be committed to equal opportunities.
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Qualifications_

Accreditable with BACP or equivalent (may not have all the hours needed, but must meet other requirements and have at least 300 supervised counselling hours, ideally 350).

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Experience_

The Counsellor must have experience of delivering time-limited interventions as well as be able to demonstrate they have the ability to manage their own caseload.

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More Information_
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Commitment to Safer Recruitment_

Part-time hours: 6-15 per week

Job Types:
Part-time, Freelance

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