Job Description

Job description.

To work with the Centre team to deliver counselling to individuals and couples from the Urdu-speaking community.

To remain an effective counsellor the individual will engage in ongoing professional development training and development, ongoing individual supervision and participate in group supervision as required.

Participate, if required, in talks to community groups and other health professional groups.

This role requires you to enrol in one of the below courses to become a fully qualified Relationship Counsellor with Relate West Surrey.

The courses that are available are as follows, details of each course can be found on Relates website www.relate.org.uk/train-us

Diploma in Relationship Counselling | Relate

A Diploma is a 2 year Level 4 and Level 5 course for which a Level 3 qualification is required.

Post-Qualifying Certificate in Relational Counselling | Relate

The Post-Qualifying course is a 1 year Level 5 course where a candidate would already have a Level 4 qualification.

Which course you undertook would depend entirely on your current qualifications.

Whilst you are a trainee counsellor, you must sign a placement agreement to complete the required number of face to face counselling hours as part of your course.

Key Responsibilities.

To read, keep up to date with, and adhere to National Relate Federation policies include (this list is not exclusive):

Confidentiality and Disclosure

Equal Opportunities and Diversity

Domestic Abuse

Child Protection and Safeguarding

Professional Ethics

Client Complaints

Client Records

Safeguarding Adults at Risk

To adhere to all relevant guidelines and procedures established by the Centre, or adopted by it in pursuance of Relate National policies.

To work at times and places reasonably decided by the Centre Management and not at unauthorised times or places. The minimum requirement to offer is to be available for 50 hours of client work over the period of the placement.

To limit counselling work to those methods and techniques which are approved by Relate.

To make full use of Relate's provision of individual and group supervision and support. The current annual requirement is 18 hours of individual supervision and attendance at a minimum of 8 supervisor led groups a year.

To supply any records and information reasonably requested by Supervisors and Trainers, this may require recorded tapes of client sessions and this will be arranged following recognised procedures.

To keep the required confidential Relate records of counselling work. To supply them in good time on completion of clients' counselling, to the Administration and to provide any other records and information when requested by the CEO or Supervisor.

To be regarded and treated as an employee of the Centre for the purposes of the disciplinary and grievance procedures.

To raise any matter of dispute or disagreement of an administrative or operational nature promptly with the CEO.

To give the Centre a minimum of one calendar month's notice in writing of an intention to terminate this agreement, in order to allow appropriate arrangements to be made for clients and the continuing delivery of services.

RELATE - WEST SURREY

PERSON SPECIFICATION - COUPLE COUNSELLOR - EXTERNAL CANDIDATE

Essential criteria

Candidates applying for a paid position with Relate, as an experienced couple counsellor, must have:

Must speak Urdu A willingness to comply with the BACP code of practice, Relate's policy and practice guidelines. A Commitment to implement anti-discriminatory practice and acceptance of other's life styles and life choices. A recognised professional counselling qualification and the ability to manage one's own and other personal and time boundaries Experience of intake / assessment work A reference from a supervisor, which supports the application and shows evidence of couples casework. An ability to contribute creatively to group activity and work within an organisational setting

Desirable criteria

The following skills / abilities are considered desirable:

Experience of work within a psychodynamic or systemic framework Experience of working within a counselling agency especially another Relate centre Experience of working with mental health issues, adult survivors of sexual abuse and in the context of short-term therapy. Being a non smoker
Job Types: Part-time, Apprenticeship

Pay: From 12.21 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 4 per week

Benefits:

Employee mentoring programme Free parking On-site parking Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in England GU229PB