Counsellor Required: Wrexham, Wales

WhereToTalk; Stansty; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Employee Assistance Programme

Retail Discount Scheme

Job summary

WhereToTalk is seeking an experienced Counsellor to join their Family Support Team at Nightingale House Hospice in Stansty, UK. This permanent position involves delivering bereavement support and counselling to both adults and children. Responsibilities include working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, supervising other counsellors, and managing service evaluation tools. The role offers a positive work environment, generous holiday allowance, and excellent training opportunities for those looking to develop their careers.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing bereavement support and counselling to both adults and children.
• Ability to work as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team.
• Experience in supervising other counsellors and volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Provide bereavement support and counselling to clients in the community and within the hospice.
• Supervise counsellors, student counsellors and bereavement volunteers.
• Manage service evaluation tools and provide regular reports.

Job description

About Nightingale House Hospice We are an ambitious organisation providing specialist palliative care services, completely free-of-charge, to patients and their families across a wide area stretching from Wrexham, Flintshire, and East Denbighshire to Barmouth and the border towns including Oswestry and Whitchurch. It costs £5.6m per year to run the Hospice, with only 20% of our funding provided by the government. Over 400 volunteers give their time to the Hospice helping us run efficiently and effectively as part of the local community.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Counsellor to join our Family Support Team on a permanent basis. The role will deliver bereavement support and counselling to adults and children referred to Nightingale House. The support will reflect the compassion, integrity and values of Hospice care.

Key Responsibilities

• To work as a full member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, providing preparation for loss and bereavement service to Adults, Children, and carers.
• Provide bereavement support and counselling to clients who access the service, in the community and within the hospice, who are individuals, families or through group support techniques, and involving other members of the multi-disciplinary team as appropriate to do so.
• Supervision of counsellors, student counsellors and bereavement volunteers.
• Jointly managing service evaluation tools, statistics, audit within the service and provide regular reports.
• Communicating frequently within the service and to other service providers regarding patient care and share development policies ensuring best practice.

In return Nightingale House offers:

• A positive and friendly working environment
• The opportunity to make a real difference
• Excellent training and development opportunities for those that want them
• Generous holiday allowance that increases with length of service
• Staff lunch Menu
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Retail Discount Scheme
• Refer a friend bonus scheme

Up for the challenge? Here is your chance for a new and exciting career!

Nightingale House Hospice is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. Registered Charity No: 1035600