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CrossReach Counselling provides professional, compassionate support to individuals and families across Scotland. Our volunteer counsellors work within supportive, holistic teams, delivering high-quality counselling services to people when they need them most.
We are currently recruiting Volunteer Counsellors to support our Moray service, providing:
- Adult Counselling
- Children and Young People Counselling
- Perinatal Counselling
The Role
As a Volunteer Counsellor, you will provide a professional counselling service to clients while working within CrossReach policies, procedures and ethical guidelines. You will be supported by experienced colleagues and receive the training necessary to carry out your role effectively.
You Will
- Deliver counselling sessions to allocated clients.
- Maintain professional records and associated casework.
- Work in line with professional and ethical standards.
- Attend group supervision sessions.
- Engage with training and development opportunities.
- Contribute to a safe, supportive and client-focused service.
What We're Looking For
To volunteer with us, you should:
- Have completed a Diploma in Counselling, or currently be undertaking a counselling diploma and have successfully completed your readiness to practice.
- Be committed to working within professional and ethical counselling frameworks.
- Demonstrate empathy, professionalism and a client-centred approach.
- Be willing to provide the name and contact details of your external supervisor.
For Perinatal Counselling Roles, Applicants Must Also Have
- A minimum of 50 clinical hours completed.
For those wishing to provide online counselling, applicants must have:
- Completed an ACTO-approved online counselling training course.
Training and Support
At CrossReach, we are committed to supporting our volunteers. We provide:
- Induction and role-specific training.
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
- Group supervision.
- A supportive and experienced team environment.
- Opportunities to gain valuable practical experience.
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Professional Standards
CrossReach Counselling is an organisational member of COSCA and adheres to COSCA's Statement of Ethics and Code of Practice.
Our practitioners are either qualified and registered with a Professional Standards Authority (PSA) recognised professional body, such as:
- BACP
- COSCA
- BAAT
- UKCP
or are actively working towards qualification.
Additional Information
Successful applicants will be required to undertake a PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Scheme check. CrossReach will arrange either a new PVG membership or an update to an existing membership.
We welcome applicants who demonstrate openness and respect towards CrossReach's Christian ethos.
Join Us
If you are passionate about helping others and want to use your counselling skills to make a meaningful difference within your local community, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today to join CrossReach Counselling in Moray and support adults, children, young people and families through life's challenges.
CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better.
Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ’s name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances.
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As we do our work in Christ’s name you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it.
This post requires you to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks.
If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on recruitment.team@crossreach.org.uk
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
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