Job summary
We are looking for volunteer counsellors to join our Wellbeing Counselling Services team at St Catherine's Hospice. Using your expert skills you will help deliver care and support to patients and their families at our Hospice sites, community venues, in people's homes across Sussex and Surrey or by telephone/video call.
Main duties of the job
Counselling is offered at any stage of a person's journey, and continues for families into bereavement.
As a valued member of our team, you will primarily work with 3+ allocated clients each week, and have the opportunity to be involved in one of our bereavement groups.
You must attend regular supervision, and be able to see 3+ clients each week with a minimum commitment of 12 months. We offer two hours fortnightly supervision (max 4 people) and additional training opportunities.
Closing date for applications is Sunday 20 August 2023 and interviews will be held in September 2023.
Successful candidates will be required to attend three days of training in September/October which will be held at the Hospice site in Crawley.
About us
St Catherine's Hospice is alocal charity with a big ambition: to help everyone face death informed, supported and pain free. Providing expert hospice care, were there for people in West Sussex and East Surrey when life comes full circle.
We also pioneer standards in end of life care through collaboration, research and training, reaching even more people facing death and bereavement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be a valued member of the Wellbeing Team using your expert skills to
deliver a vital service to patients and their families either at the hospice or out in
the community.
Counselling is offered to both patients and adult family members. It can be taken
up at any stage of their journey and continues for families into bereavement.
Primarily you'll be working with your 3+ allocated clients each week and may have
the opportunity to be involved in delivering bereavement groups.
Role responsibilities:
- Be responsive to the needs of each client, offering support and listening in a
caring and confidential manner
- Support each client in their ongoing adjustment to life in changing
circumstances
- Arrange appointments with clients that are mutually convenient
- Attend group supervision regularly
- Discuss any queries, problems or observations with your supervisor and the
team manager
- Submit client updates to the Hospice Administrators
- Follow the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions and any
other applicable code of professional conduct at all times
- Adhere to our Volunteering Code of Conduct
- Attend relevant meetings & undertake all training required
- Act as an ambassador for St Catherine's at all times
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be a valued member of the Wellbeing Team using your expert skills to
deliver a vital service to patients and their families either at the hospice or out in
the community.
Counselling is offered to both patients and adult family members. It can be taken
up at any stage of their journey and continues for families into bereavement.
Primarily you'll be working with your 3+ allocated clients each week and may have
the opportunity to be involved in delivering bereavement groups.
Role responsibilities:
- Be responsive to the needs of each client, offering support and listening in a
caring and confidential manner
- Support each client in their ongoing adjustment to life in changing
circumstances
- Arrange appointments with clients that are mutually convenient
- Attend group supervision regularly
- Discuss any queries, problems or observations with your supervisor and the
team manager
- Submit client updates to the Hospice Administrators
- Follow the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions and any
other applicable code of professional conduct at all times
- Adhere to our Volunteering Code of Conduct
- Attend relevant meetings & undertake all training required
- Act as an ambassador for St Catherine's at all times
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered or willing and able to register with a recognised governing body, such as BACP
Experience
Essential
- Good communication skills, being sociable, cheerful, and courteous in all you do
- A caring approach
- Being able to demonstrate strong emotional resilience
- Ability to acknowledge and affirm loss or potential loss, and the pain of grief as a
- natural part of human experience
- Ability to support clients in their changing circumstances
- Ability to respect client's choices and variety of expressions of grief consistent
- with different patterns of belief, family, community, culture and religion
- Commitment to undertake regular training as necessary for the role
- Ability to support as part of a team
- Capacity to see 3+ clients each week and attend supervision fortnightly,
Desirable
- People to offer a commitment of 12 months or more where possible, due to the
- training and support provided and for you to gain as much as you can from the
- opportunity and experience of doing this role
- An understanding of Hospice care and philosophy and the ability to contribute to it
- would be good, but not essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered or willing and able to register with a recognised governing body, such as BACP
Experience
Essential
- Good communication skills, being sociable, cheerful, and courteous in all you do
- A caring approach
- Being able to demonstrate strong emotional resilience
- Ability to acknowledge and affirm loss or potential loss, and the pain of grief as a
- natural part of human experience
- Ability to support clients in their changing circumstances
- Ability to respect client's choices and variety of expressions of grief consistent
- with different patterns of belief, family, community, culture and religion
- Commitment to undertake regular training as necessary for the role
- Ability to support as part of a team
- Capacity to see 3+ clients each week and attend supervision fortnightly,
Desirable
- People to offer a commitment of 12 months or more where possible, due to the
- training and support provided and for you to gain as much as you can from the
- opportunity and experience of doing this role
- An understanding of Hospice care and philosophy and the ability to contribute to it
- would be good, but not essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
