Facilitator

We are working in partnership with Chichester Counselling Services (CCS), a registered charity, who are a highly regarded training school and counselling service. Their aim is to provide affordable counselling and training services to the community of Chichester and the wider areas of West Sussex and East Hampshire. CCS’s psychodynamic training programme, accredited by the BACP, has a reputation for rigour and depth. The counselling offered is frequently recommended by local health professionals and is well-respected in the community: around two thirds of their clients approach CCS having been encouraged to do so by professional advisors or by their family, friends, or employers.

CCS are now seeking experienced counsellors (up to 5 opportunities available) who have trained with the psychodynamic modality as a core part of qualification, together with knowledge of integration with other modalities. The purpose of the role is to provide creative and varied teaching approaches to CCS’s counselling students. This includes teaching counselling skills / clinical practice and theory, with a strong emphasis on the psychodynamic approach.

Required experience and skills:

• A minimum of 2 years post-qualification clinical practice experience that has been supervised by a fully qualified counselling supervisor.
• Experience in training and facilitating adult groups within a counselling environment.
• Experience of or Level 3+ qualification in teaching adults.
• Accreditation with BACP, professional accreditation with NCPS or UKCP membership, or in the process of accreditation.

For more information, please contact Katherine Anderson-Scott, Associate Director, Charisma Charity Recruitment. Your expression of interest should be submitted through the Charisma website and include your CV and supporting statement.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or other category protected by law.

Job Title: TRAINING FACILITATORS (PSYCHODYNAMIC COUNSELLING)

Salary: £45 per hour (evenings and weekends – face to face and online).

Contract type: Permanent, part-time (minimum number of hours a week – 2-5 hours of training, a 7-hour Saturday once a month over 8 months, plus some management meetings).

Location: The role is based at their training venue(s) in Chichester. All of the CCS team work part-time, and this role can be designed around your own personal and professional commitments.

Closing date: 24 March 2024.  Candidate profiles are being reviewed and actioned on a rolling basis.