Counselling Manager - Including Weekend

The Portfolio Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash plan

Private medical insurance

Profit share

Season ticket loan

Cycle to work

Employee Assistance Programme

Discount schemes

Registration fees funded

CPD support

Job summary

The Portfolio Group represents an industry-leading health and wellbeing network seeking an experienced Counselling Manager in Manchester. You will lead an in-house counselling team within the EAP/OH framework, guiding clinicians to deliver in-the-moment therapeutic support and maintain clinical standards.

Key responsibilities include driving team performance, mentoring counsellors, and supporting CPD and safeguarding practices.

Qualifications

• Counselling qualification with BACP registration.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for the running of your counselling team.
• Monitor, mentor and ensure counsellors are working in line with governance and KPIs.
• Support wellbeing through debriefs, wellbeing sessions and team engagement.
• Set weekly/monthly goals with quality assessments and CPD-based coaching.
• Assist with risk and safeguarding debriefs and ensure policy adherence.

Education

Counselling qualification with BACP registration

Job description

Are you a qualified counsellor with management or leadership experience?

Portfolio are proud to be representing our Client who are a trusted health and wellbeing network who have been making a positive difference in over 15 million lives, in their search to add a Counselling Manager to their team.

This is a great opportunity to join the industry leading EAP and OH provider & Sunday Times 'Best Places to Work' organisation as an EAP Counsellor.

Job Overview

You will work as part of the EAP management team in coaching your teams to provide in the moment therapeutic support, championing in house interventions, whilst providing assistance and information on a wide range of counselling subjects.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for the running of your counselling team
• Monitor, mentor and ensure counsellors are working in line with clinical governance and the KPIs set out within internal policies
• Work proactively to ensure the wellbeing of all counsellors, through debriefs, wellbeing sessions and team engagement
• Implement and maintain new weekly and monthly goals by completing regular quality assessments and coaching sessions; monitoring additional learning in line with performance management protocols and CPD requirements
• To support the counselling team on a day-to-day basis with risk and safeguarding debriefs as and when required and ensure team members are always following the Risk Guidance policy

What you Bring to the Team

• Counselling qualification with BACP registration
• Pro-active and self-motivated attitude
• Professional and outgoing personality, with strong organisational skills
• Ability to inspire team members and encourage clinical excellence and exceptional customer service
• Ambitious with the determination to succeed
• Proven experience within a professional and fast-paced work environment

Benefits

• Cash plan for you (and your children, if any)
• Holidays increase after 2-and 5- years' service
• Contractual sick pay
• Private medical insurance after 5 years' service
• Profit share scheme
• Season ticket loan scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Company incentives, access to discount schemes
• 100% funding for professional registration fees
• Support with revalidation and CPD