Stroke Association Emotional Support Coordinator/Counsellor
Stroke Association
Ref: S11258 | Stroke Association Emotional Support Coordinator/Counsellor | Home-based, Northern Ireland | This is a fixed term contract until the 31 of December 2025 |
Salary £17,972 per annum | 21 hours per week per annum
We currently have funding for this contract until 31 December 2025.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Counsellor to join the Emotional Support Service in Northern Ireland.
STEPS (Stroke Tailored Emotional and Psychological Support) is funded to deliver stroke specific counselling using a blended approach e.g. in person (Face to Face), by telephone and on-line (using a secure digital platform) throughout Northern Ireland.
Reporting to the Emotional Support Service Manager the team will deliver a professional counselling service to stroke survivors, carers and relatives. Counselling sessions are designed to help clients to develop emotional resilience, readjust to life after stroke and prepare to reintegrate into community life.
Key responsibilities will include:
- providing one to one counselling to stroke survivors, carers and relatives including those with communication or cognitive difficulties
- providing counselling sessions on-line or by telephone, throughout Northern Ireland, with some travel to face to face sessions as required
- assessing the appropriateness of counselling for service users by providing emotional needs assessment sessions as well as using appropriate screening/evaluation tools (e.g. CORE)
- managing risk and safeguarding issues in accordance with appropriate legal, ethical and organisational requirements.
You will have:
- An advanced diploma in integrative, humanistic or person-centred counselling/psychotherapy; for example, BACP recognised course or equivalent (i.e. 450 hours skills and theory, 100 hours of supervised practice, 20 hours of personal therapy)
- A minimum of 1 year post qualification supervised clinical practice
- BACP registration (or equivalent) and actively working towards accreditation
- Experience of delivering short-term counselling
- Experience of working with people with cognitive impairment
Closing Date
11:59pm
Contact Details
To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
To apply email: businesssupport.recruitment@stroke.org.uk Please submit your CV and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident scheme, please indicate this in your supporting statement, and in the main body of your email when applying for the role.
Closing Date: 9 April 2025 | Interview Date: week beginning 14 April 2025
Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.
Home- based Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
BT15 2GG
United Kingdom