Salary: £12,922 a year Part time for 15 hours per week
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 3 years
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Job summary
This role is for a 3 year period and will be reviewed after 12 months
We are looking for a dynamic, forward thinking and experienced bereavement counsellor to join a new project offering counselling to people bereaved by suicide, across South East London (Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark).
This is a joint project with Mind and SLaM and this post is being hosted/recruited by Mind in Bexley.
The successful candidate will have evidence of post qualifying counselling experience in an agency setting. They will have experience of multidisciplinary working and an understanding of the issues presented by bereavement associated with suicide.
Due to the areas covered, an element of remote working will be required. This post will be predominantly remote working for the first year, then subsequently based at Mind in Bexley and Bethlem Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Experience of counselling in a healthcare setting
Experience of working with clients of all ages (qualifications to support working with children will be required)
Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
Accredited membership with the regulatory bodies is mandatory: BACP / UKCP