We are looking for an experienced, skilled and friendly adult counsellor, dedicated to improving the mental health and emotional resilience of our community. Our ideal candidate is committed to providing a high standard in their work, with a passion to supporting clients to help them on their journey towards positive mental health and who embed and share Beacon’s values. You will be delivering 1:1 complex case counselling and assessments within face to face and remote appointments for our Stockport Homes Group counselling service based onsite at Beacon House or at Stockport Homes Group main office. Beacon Counselling and Stockport Homes Group work in partnership to provide effective, high quality short-term therapy to Stockport Homes adult tenants through a self or supported referral pathway. Clients referring into this service will be assessed initially by this role and allocated into the appropriate pathway within the programme. The role requires 10 client hours per week including assessments, with a 12 hour per week contract. You may be required to work evenings to meet the demand and needs of our clients. Our ideal applicant with be enthusiastic, caring, positive and committed to learning and developing within their role to ensure we continue to provide the best service to our clients. Although training to use our systems will be provided, you will have some digital competence and understanding to fulfil the administrative requirements of the role. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team at Beacon and would particularly welcome applications from under represented communities including, LGBTQIA, older applicants and global majority communities. The salary for this role is £31,785 per annum pro rata. You should apply if you have the following skills: Qualified with a minimum of a Level 4/Diploma in Counselling/Psychotherapy. Demonstrable expertise and knowledge in delivering 1:1 counselling appointments. You will have a minimum of 500 post qualification hours to apply for this role with a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience. Experience of dealing effectively with safeguarding incidents. Experience and knowledge of working with people at risk of suicide and an awareness of specific issues affecting people at risk of suicide. Have an understanding of the impact of trauma in a therapeutic setting. Specialist knowledge of a range of counselling skills and approaches underpinned by theory. An awareness of boundary issues applicable to this high risk group. Experience of carrying out assessments. Ability to complete a range of monitoring tools effectively for clients and the service. Confidence in completion of administrative tasks and use of IT, including monitoring forms. An organised approach to your work including the maintenance of client records, ensuring information is secure and confidential. Would ensure to follow Beacons policies and procedures including safeguarding. Are friendly and approachable with positive and professional communication skills, working across all teams. Ability to work to a high professional standard and within the BACP’s Ethical Framework. Are enthusiastic and committed to continual professional development, including mandatory training. Are registered with an appropriate regulatory body (e.g. BACP, NCPS). It would also be nice (but not essential) if you have any of the following: You are BACP/UKCP accredited Have experience in delivering psycho-educational group work. Are creative and can use these skills to support clients. Are trained to deliver EMDR. Are trained to deliver single session therapy. Have experience working within partnerships. Have previous experience working within the charity sector. Further information about the role can be found in the attached recruitment pack. Application is by submission of an up-to-date CV and a covering letter detailing your suitability for the position. Applications can be made by email or using the quick apply feature. The closing date for all applications is end of day on 11th February 2025. We will be conducting interviews as and when suitable candidates apply and reserve the right to close the advert early should we appoint to the position.