FUTURE LIVING HERTFORD ~ JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: Placement Counsellor
Location: Vale House, 43 Cowbridge, Hertford SG14 1PN
Reports to: CEO
Job Description
Purpose
To provide therapeutic counselling and care to clients working towards recovery from a range of issues that include but are not limited to addiction, abuse, anxiety, depression.
Main tasks:
- Support individuals who are distressed by providing person centred or similar, non directive counselling support in line with Future Living’s Mission & Values.
- To ensure quality in line with Future Living Hertford’s policies.
- To ensure effective monitoring in line with Future Living Hertford.
- Promote the equality, diversity, rights and responsibilities of individuals.
- Promote choice, wellbeing, and the protection of all individuals.
- Contribute to assessing and act upon risk of danger, harm and abuse in line with our Safeguarding policy and procedure.
- Reflect on and develop your practice and make use of your own supervision
Main Responsibilities:
- The keeping of accurate and confidential records regarding the client’s care.
- Ensuring that all Future Living Hertford policies and procedures are followed, and that client confidentiality is protected within the bounds of the client service agreement.
- To take responsibly for personal training and development needs through reviews with CEO
Working Conditions
Placement counsellors are contracted to work an agreed number of up to 4 counselling sessions per week on an agreed day, 09:00 – 15:30.
Free parking is provided on site for all staff members.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications: Training for or qualified in Diploma in Counselling (level 4 preferred)
Essential Personal Attributes:
- Welcoming and friendly
- Sensitive and reliable regarding issues of confidentiality
- Calm in difficult situations
- Integrity
- Energetic and enthusiastic
- Sympathetic to the beliefs of clients
- Non-judgmental