Counsellor - 25 hours per week

Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's hospice in Sheffield is seeking a skilled Counsellor to join their Family Support Team, providing essential therapeutic support to children and families facing grief. The ideal candidate should hold at least a level 4 counselling qualification and have experience in delivering personalized support. We offer a supportive work environment with extensive development opportunities and various employee benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Employee assistance programme

Professional development commitment

Matched pension scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Free parking

Subsidised lunch

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• At least 2 years post-qualification experience.
• Meet the BACP competencies to work with children and families.
• Experience with complex needs and tailored support.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic and therapeutic support to children and family members.
• Contribute to bereavement support for families referred via partnerships.
• Deliver high-quality care with the Family Support Team.

Skills

Counselling

Holistic support

Team collaboration

Creativity

Education

Counsellor qualified to level 4

Job description

Overview

The role: Counsellor

To work as part of our Family Support Team providing holistic and therapeutic support to children and young people under the care of Bluebell Wood as well as family members experiencing anticipatory grief or bereavement. Our bereavement offer also extends to those families referred to us via external partnerships where children and young people have died suddenly and unexpectedly.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic and therapeutic support to children and young people under the care of Bluebell Wood and to family members experiencing anticipatory grief or bereavement.
• Contribute to the bereavement offer extended to families referred via external partnerships where children and young people have died suddenly and unexpectedly.
• Work as part of the Family Support Team to deliver high-quality care that meets individual family requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

• Counsellor qualified to level 4 (minimum) with at least 2 years post-qualification experience.
• Meet the BACP competencies to work with children, young people and adults.
• Experience of working with children and families who have complex needs, offering support packages that meet their individual requirements.

Personal Attributes

• Creative and resilient, able to work collaboratively with the team.
• Driven by a genuine desire to make a difference; take ownership of work; act with integrity; and show up as your authentic self.
• Value individuality and thrive in a team that celebrates diversity, creativity, and compassion.

About the Role and Services

Our uncompromisable support services are wide-ranging and bespoke to each family. We provide symptom management, end-of-life care, post-death care, short breaks, counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy, home visits and more. We support families across a large geographical area, including South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Derbyshire and parts of North Lincolnshire. The hospice is easily accessible from Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster, Sheffield and North Notts. We have free secure on-site parking for families, staff and volunteers to use.

Organisation Context

Every year we need to raise £6.7m to keep our doors open and only around 17% of our income comes from government sources, the rest must be raised through fundraising activity.

What we offer

A friendly, incredible working environment along with the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the option to buy and sell
• Employee assistance programme - including mental health care and out of hours GP access
• A commitment to your professional development
• Matched pension scheme of 5% of salary
• Bluebell Wood enhanced maternity and paternity pay (unrelated to NHS conditions)
• Enhanced night shift pay
• Free parking on main site
• Subsidised lunch
• Free tea and coffee
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eligible for NHS Blue Light Card
• Access to rewards portal