Graduate Counsellor

The Portfolio Group; Hinckley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and wellbeing network in the UK is looking for recent graduates to join their 6-month graduate counselling scheme. This opportunity offers extensive training and a full-time role as a Wellbeing Counsellor upon successful completion. Graduates will develop skills in various counselling approaches while benefiting from a supportive company culture, including financial support for BACP membership and extensive employee benefits. Join us to make a positive impact on people's lives and enjoy monthly incentives and social events.

Benefits

BACP membership paid for

Supervision reimbursement up to £60/month

Profit share scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Birthday Off/Mental Health Day

Social events throughout the year

Free breakfast on Mondays

Private health insurance after 5 years

Discounted eye test and glasses

Free annual flu vaccine

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 100 counselling hours.
• Graduate position for 2024 or 2025 graduates.
• Eligibility for BACP membership.

Responsibilities

• Join a 6-month graduate scheme with extensive training.
• Develop skills in digital, telephone, and solution-focused counselling.
• Participate in safeguarding and risk assessment training.

Skills

Strong communication skills

High levels of computer literacy

Organisational ability

Education

Minimum diploma level 4 in Counselling

Member of the BACP

Job description

Position Overview

Are you a 2024 or 2025 graduate looking to start your first full‑time counselling position? Are you looking to join a supportive company that will give you further training to develop your career?

Portfolio are proud to be exclusively representing our client, a trusted health and wellbeing network that has made a positive difference in over 15 million lives. Our client offers the most comprehensive employee assistance programme on the market, providing 24/7 caring and compassionate support services to employers from organisations of all sizes, across the private, public and non‑profit sector, to business partners, individual users, employees and their family members.

We are looking for professional, hard‑working graduates with strong communication skills, high levels of computer literacy and organisational ability, with a desire to make a difference to people’s lives.

Graduate Scheme

Start date – April. This is an incredible opportunity to join the industry‑leading EAP and OH provider & Sunday Times ‘Best Places to Work’ organisation and gain further paid training to develop relevant skills for an EAP! The 6‑month graduate scheme will provide extensive training and development throughout, before you move into a full‑time Wellbeing Counsellor role.

The 6‑month full‑time graduate scheme will develop your skills in areas such as:

• Digital Counselling
• Telephone Counselling
• Solution Focused Counselling
• Risk Assessment and Managing Risk
• Safeguarding Training
• Online CBT
• Online Counselling
• Case Management

Qualifications

It is essential that you have the following:

• Minimum diploma level 4 in Counselling & minimum of 100 counselling hours
• To be a member of the BACP

Employee Benefits

• BACP (or equivalent) membership and accreditation paid for
• BACP CBD Hub
• Up to £60 per month for supervision
• Inhouse supervision
• Monthly incentives such as weekends away!
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (plus an additional 2 days after 2 years service)
• Birthday Off/Mental Health Day
• Profit Share Scheme
• Perkbox (staff discount scheme)
• Christmas bonus after 3 years of service
• Contributory pension scheme
• Fab Fridays – dress down & free treats
• Allied Pride Network
• Social events throughout the year
• Free breakfast on Mondays
• Fresh fruit delivered to the office each week
• Free annual flu vaccine
• Private health insurance after 5 years service
• Life insurance
• Discounted eye test
• Discounted glasses/contact lenses prescription

Deadline: Tuesday 20th at 12pm.