Volunteer Counsellor

Our CrossReach Perinatal East team is a values-led service committed to delivering high-quality therapeutic support to expectant parents and parents of children under three who are facing emotional and psychological challenges. Through compassionate, ethical and professional practice, we provide life-changing and life-enhancing support. We work collaboratively to create safe spaces for healing and growth, empowering clients to navigate their journeys with dignity and hope.

As a Volunteer Counsellor with CrossReach in our Perinatal East Service, you will provide a professional counselling service to clients accessing perinatal support. You will be supported to practise within our organisational guidelines and will receive the necessary induction, training and ongoing support when you join the team.

What your role will involve

• Providing professional counselling support to clients within the Perinatal East Service
• Working in line with CrossReach policies, procedures and ethical frameworks
• Attending group supervision sessions and contributing to reflective practice
• Completing associated case work and maintaining appropriate records
• Working collaboratively with the wider Counselling East team

About you

You will have completed a diploma in counselling or be currently undertaking a counselling diploma and have completed your readiness to practise. For our perinatal services, you must have completed a minimum of 50 clinical hours. You will be committed to ethical, compassionate practice and be able to work in line with COSCA's Statement of Ethics and Code of Practice. If you wish to see clients online, you will have completed an ACTO-approved online counselling training course. You will be able to provide the name and contact details of your external supervisor and be willing to meet PVG requirements.

We are looking for volunteers with availability to volunteer on Monday afternoons, Wednesdays and/or Thursdays, and we will discuss at interview your availability, the number of clients you will see, your associated case work, attendance at group supervision, and the number of clinical hours you are able to volunteer at interview.

CrossReach Counselling is an organisational member of COSCA. All practitioners are either qualified and registered with a Professional Standards Authority recognised professional body, such as BACP, COSCA, BAAT or UKCP, or are in the process of gaining their qualification.

Once you have successfully passed interview, we will apply for a PVG membership for you, either as a new application or an update to an existing membership.

Interviews

Interviews will take place on 17 March and 24 March.

If you are looking to volunteer within a supportive, values-driven counselling service and want to make a meaningful difference to people during the perinatal period, apply today and join CrossReach's Perinatal East Service.

CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better.

Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ's name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances.

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