Counsellor Required (Epilepsy Action) : Remote Work, Wales
Epilepsy Action
The Wellbeing Counselling Service
Part-time : 21 hours a week over 3 days (including evenings)
Contract: FTC until end of March 2026
DBS: An enhanced check will be required
About us
Epilepsy Action is the UK’s leading epilepsy charity. We are ambitious and committed to creating a world without limits for people affected by epilepsy.
As we embark on our new 2024 – 2030 strategy, we are excited to welcome you to our team who are all committed and excited about supporting us to achieve our strategy.
Our team is committed to achieving our vision and 99% of our staff told us they are proud to work for us in our 2023 staff survey.
If you’re excited to help shape the future of a charity that makes a difference to the lives of over 600,000 people in the UK with epilepsy, we’d love to hear from you.
About the role
The Wellbeing Counselling Service in Wales is a new project funded by The National Lottery Community Fund within our Services department. The counselling service will provide timely access to talking therapies for people living with epilepsy, their parents, and carers in Wales. The service will be provided via Zoom and/or telephone; and will include:
- 1:1 counselling.
- Therapeutic themed groups.
- Delivery of webinars.
- Development of a training resource for counsellors.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic counsellor to be involved in the project. Are you:
- Passionate about providing person-centred support to vulnerable people and improving mental health outcomes?
- A problem solver with good decision-making and organisational skills?
- A team player, with the ability to work flexibly?
If so, we want to hear from you. We are looking for people who have:
- Experience of delivering short-term counselling.
- Experience of providing person-centred support to vulnerable people.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a demonstrable ability to work with individuals from a wide range of backgrounds.
- The ability to work flexibly including evenings to ensure the smooth running of the service.
- A professional work ethic: honest, conscientious, self-motivated, and reliable.
This part-time role (21 hrs a week across 3 days) is remote working. We offer great flexible working conditions and a range of employee benefits including a contributory pension plan, 28 days paid leave pro-rata, death in service benefit, and a commitment to develop your skills and provide necessary training.
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