Volunteer/Placement Student Counsellor

The Vacancy

Hours: Minimum 3 sessions per week

Closing date: 07 May 2024

NB This is an unpaid voluntary post.

Role:  

To work as part of the AMH New Life Counselling (NLC) team to provide therapeutic intervention to children, young people and/or adults seeking therapeutic support. To contribute to the daily operation of safe and confidential therapeutic services for children, young people and/or adults referred to AMH New Life Counselling.

AMH NLC offers a blended delivery (face-to-face and digital). This role will be based in the Belfast offices.

You will have (essential):

• Professional qualification in counselling or psychotherapy with children, young people and/or adults (minimum Diploma level or equivalent)

or

Professional qualification in Art, Music, Drama (minimum Master’s level or RQF level equivalent)

or

If student working towards this (minimum level 4 on educational framework).

• Accredited with BACP, HCPC, UKCP, IACP, BAT or AFT or equivalent or committed to working towards this.
• Students only: commenced supervised practice module, completed assessments preparing for clinical placement and approved to start clinical contact by training organisation.   
• Available for training on internal systems in June 24
• Able to deliver a minimum of 3 weekly sessions
• Able to commence delivery of clinical sessions by August 24

Additionally, volunteers must make themselves available for training on internal systems as and when required and have access to a suitable and secure device to deliver sessions (device security will be determined by AMH IT team).