Community Therapy Services Manager

Integrated Care System; Salford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A survivor-focused support organization in Salford is seeking a Therapy Manager to lead a team in providing trauma-informed services to male survivors of sexual violence. You will play a critical role in managing quality services, supporting staff, and collaborating with community partners. Ideal candidates will hold relevant qualifications and have experience in therapeutic settings. The role offers a permanent full-time contract with potential flexibility in hours.

Qualifications

• BACP, BABCP, UKCP, NCS, BPS or HCPC registered.
• Knowledge of current support services for male survivors of sexual violence.
• Experience in a highly confidential setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage services for male survivors, ensuring quality support.
• Lead and support staff and volunteers.
• Maintain confidentiality and data governance.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Team leadership

Communication

Data management

Workshop delivery

Education

Diploma in Counselling/Psychotherapy

Masters in counselling or Psychotherapy

BACP Accredited or equivalent

Safeguarding Level 3

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Electronic database system

Job description

Location: CentralHub - Unit 9 Brewery Yard, Deva City Office Park, TrinityWay, Salford, M3 7BB (satnav: M3 7BD)

Contract Type: Permanent Full Time (Reduced hourswill be considered)

Main duties of the job

We're lookingfor a Therapy Manager to join the team. Leading a team oftrauma-informed therapists while delivering trauma-informed therapeuticservices. We are a dynamic service with a holistic service model, so the seniorrole is supporting wider than just direct delivery.

You'll play akey role in supporting clients, managing communications, supporting volunteers/placements.You will work closely with our community development team and criminal justiceteams to ensure survivors have access to the right support. All staff have athematic leadership area to expand the organisations knowledge in areasimpacting male survivors and their loved ones.

About us

We AreSurvivors, are a survivor focused voluntary sector organisation that aims tocreate and facilitate safe spaces for male, including trans and non-binaryindividuals, survivors of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation acrossGreater Manchester providing access to quality assured support. Our work isfocused on developing ways for individuals to empower themselves to workthrough personal and sometimes painful issues, guided and supported by ourtrauma-informed team, following the trauma and recovery model.

Our vision isto have A society where NO male survivor is left behind

Job responsibilities

Role Purpose

To manage specific services and teams, ensuring the provision of quality assured support services to male survivors and their loved ones.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To manage the operaonal and clinical duty of care for support services

To maintain the safe and inclusive provision of spaces for all clients

To provide Line Management, guidance and professional and pastoral support to all client facing services staff and volunteers

To effecvely lead and successfully manage the provision of client services, as designed and governed by the organisaon, including ensuring KPIs are met and data handling and reporng is accurate.

To ensure that all services managed, effecvely record and idenfy threats and trends that will result in responding effecvely to meet clients needs.

To maintain and deliver relevant services to a small caseload of clients.

Manage and deliver specific projects as directed and agreed by the Executive Team.

To support the further development of the services that meet clients needs.

Organisational Core Responsibilities

Stringently uphold the organisations values of transparency, integrity, understanding and responsiveness throughout your work and your representation of We Are Survivors.

Honour a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and anti-oppressive practice and work positively and inclusively with everyone so that We Are Survivors provides a workplace that does not discriminate against people on the ground of their age, sexuality, religion or belief, race, gender, or disabilities.

Ensure 100% of the work you carry out is for the achievement of the mission to break the silence of the sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation of boys & men and support them and their loved ones to engage in positive healing, free from the impact of abuse and vision a society where no male survivor is left behind.

Maintain strict confidentiality boundaries as you have access to sensitive, restricted, and classified information; and ensure that you are fully compliant with all information governance policies set by the organisation and/or Information Commissioners Office.

Respect individuals right to anonymity within and outside of the organisation.

Fully comply with all professional external frameworks, charters or practice standards that We Are Survivors subscribes to, is a member of, or carries.

Fully comply with the organisations standard operating procedures / quality assurance, guidelines, policies, and procedures, including all accurate recording of information and ensuring you do not act to compromise the organisational standards or any formal QA Accreditation.

Remain aware at all times of your responsibilities for your own health and safety, for the Health and Safety of those directly responsible to you, your work colleagues and any others who may be affected by the operations under your responsibility or control.

Ensure you comply with all requirements identified within infection control measures and risk management, both nationally and locally.

To work flexibly in the interests of the organisation, which may include undertaking other duties provided that these are appropriate to your background, skills and abilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registration:
• BACP, BABCP, UKCP, NCS, BPS or HCPC registered
• Qualifications:
• Diploma in Counselling / Psychotherapy or equivalent
• Safeguarding Children and Adults Level 3
• Registration:
• BACP Accredited or equivalent.
• Qualifications:
• Masters in counselling or Psychotherapy.
• Qualified in EMDR and/or PG Dip in CBT.
• Qualification relevant to role

Experience

• Knowledge and Experience:
• Knowledge of current support services in the UK that meet the needs of male identified victims/survivors of sexual violence.
• Understanding of the legal framework for victims of sexual abuse, rape and sexual exploitation.
• Previous experience of working with male identified victims/survivors of sexual violence.
• Previous experience of working within a highly confidential setting, adhering to data governance.
• Previous experience of working within the voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE) sector.
• Skills:
• A commitment to diversity, inclusion and anti-oppressive practice.
• Knowledge and Experience:
• Understanding of issues relating to rape and sexual assault.
• Experience of leading a team.
• Experience in delivering engaging workshops to a variety of audiences.
• Previous experiences of working within a highly confidential setting.
• Experience in data management and information governance.
• Skills:
• Ability to prioritise own workload.
• Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, or equivalent, and electronic database system

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.