Jobs in Dagenham, london, united kingdom

Overview

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Counselling Coordinator to be part of an established service developing and delivering counselling interventions. A key part of this role is recruiting and supporting volunteer and student counsellors as part of our community substance misuse provision, ensuring that psychological perspectives are central to everyone’s thinking.

You will support the empowerment of teams and individuals to increase knowledge, skills, and professional confidence around the needs of the people who access our services. Through consultancy, reflective practice, training, and clinical case management, you will help the wider team create an innovative and effective trauma-informed service.

Where : Barking & Dagenham

Part Time Hours : 22.5 per week

Full Time Salary : £34,700.09 - £36,635.38 (pro rata for part time hours)

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities :

• Service Coordination : Oversee the delivery of high-quality counselling services.
• Team Management : Recruit, train, and manage a team of counsellors, ensuring they are supported and their work is monitored.
• Therapeutic Oversight : Review all referrals, conduct assessments to determine suitability for counselling, and manage client allocations. You will also provide direct counselling services as part of your role.
• Clinical Supervision : Engage in clinical supervision according to the BACP / UKCP ethical framework.
• Professional Development : Take responsibility for personal development, identifying training needs, and participating in regular supervision and appraisal.
• Leadership : Collaborate with the wider leadership team to identify areas for improvement and champion a trauma-informed approach to care.

Role-specific Responsibilities :

This post-holder will be directly managed by the local Service Manager, Deputy Service Manager, or Psychologist where present, and will be responsible for fulfilling the following duties :

Leadership of Volunteers :

About you :

What we offer :

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications