Job Description
The postholder will support delivery of Nexus Counselling Services across Northern Ireland. As a clinical placement face to face counselling delivery will be at our HQ in Belfast.
The organisation provides a range of therapeutic services to support the psychological and emotional wellbeing of people with lived experience of sexual abuse and abusive relationships. Individuals using our services often present with a myriad of psychological, emotional, and social issues as a result of the trauma they have experienced. The overarching aim is to increase each individual’s emotional and psychological well-being through the provision of trauma-informed therapeutic support that meets their individual needs.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
- Minimum Level 4 Counselling Diploma or Foundation Degree in Counselling Qualification or working towards completion of these counselling training courses; or similar from a recognised awarding body.
- Provide evidence of undertaking such training courses that require a supervised placement (integral to the course) with a minimum of 200 hours of tutor contact time already completed, involving at least one-year full time or two years part time.
- Professional indemnity insurance.
- Hold BACP Membership (student membership or higher), or equivalent.
For more detail about this role, including further Essential Criteria, please download the Job Description below:
How to apply:
Please complete the three steps below to apply to our 2024 Clinical Placement intake:
- Provide a CV (max three A4 sides) outlining your skills and experience, including mobile and home phone numbers, and any dates you are unavailable for an interview.
- Complete the CV Application Requirements Form linked below and forward it with your CV to volunteer@nexusni.org.
3. Complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form linked below by the closing date.
The closing date for your application is 12 noon on Friday 11th October. Applications, completed to the requirements above, should be made by email to: volunteer@nexusni.org
Please note that any applications made before Monday 30th September 2024 will not be processed as part of this recruitment round and your information will not have been kept on file due to GDPR legislation. If you have applied or contacted us about applying from when we last advertised (September 2023), please note that you will be required to apply again before the deadline above to be considered.
Nexus is an Equal Opportunities Employer and all applications for employment are considered strictly based on merit.
Equality Monitoring
Along with the application form, please complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form linked above. This will not be disclosed to anyone involved in shortlisting your application.
Disability
In accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act a person is disabled if they have, or have had, “a physical or mental impairment which has, or has had, a substantial and long-term adverse effect on your ability to carry out normal day to day activities”.
If you consider yourself to have a disability relevant to the position for which you are applying, please contact recruitment@nexusni.org so that we can process your application fairly, make any specific arrangements for your interview, and make any necessary reasonable adjustments or adaptations, or provide any aids to assist you in completing the duties of the post if appointed.
