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Psychotherapist / Counsellor
(part-time 7.5-22.5 hours per week)

We are delighted to have been awarded funding towards the development of a special complex needs service for individuals who have experienced multiple traumas, ACEs, or are living through difficult circumstances that add extra layers to their therapy work.
Therefore we are are looking to recruit experienced psychotherapists/counsellors to join our team to help us build on our current services to survivors.

The successful candidate will be passionate and committed to helping survivors of trauma and abuse to overcome adversity and make a full recovery. They will already have a track record of working with trauma survivors and navigating the challenges of working with complex emotional needs. And we value CVs that show experience in these areas even if qualifications have come later – experience and passion are so important in supporting survivors.
Successful candidates will be resilient, and will have the ability to engage with clients in a way that is authentic, empowering and adapted to their individual needs. They will be willing to challenge limiting or disempowering assumptions, attitudes and behaviours; not only within the client, but within themselves and the wider social context.
They will be confident in managing clients exhibiting high risk behaviours, and will have the capacity and care needed to connect and stay with them in their distress and mess. The role will include a mix of clinical assessment, support planning, individual sessions, facilitating psychotherapy groups and psychoeducational groups, and attending team meetings, alongside day-to-day support centre input.

Essential Attributes

• At least 1 year post qualification experience OR extensive ‘hands-on’ work with survivors in a clinical or support context

• Experience of working with survivors of trauma and abuse with a particular emphasis on clients who are dissociative and/or who have other complex mental health needs.

• Experience facilitating or co-facilitating therapeutic and psychoeducation groups.

• The ability to work in an integrative way, rather than being confined to a single therapeutic modality.

• The post holder will be accredited with the UKCP or BACP or equivalent, and will work within the codes of practice of the relevant body.

Location:

The post-holder will work mainly at the Trauma Breakthrough Support Centre in Bath. From time to time they may be asked to work from other locations.

Type of Contract:

This post is initially offered as a sessional contract, with the possibility of development into fixed term contract, funding dependent.

Pay Scale:

From £21 to £23 per hour depending on experience.

Closing Date and Interviews:

We have set 19th November and 29th November aside for interviews. If you are offered an interview but cannot make either of these days, please discuss with us.

Trustee (x3 open positions)

We are looking for passionate and proactive people to join our board of trustees and play a vital role in helping Trauma Breakthrough achieve its vision of ensuring all survivors of trauma are able to access appropriate and effective mental health support.

We are interested in hearing from people with different kinds of experience, however, we are also specifically interested in hearing from people with experience of management at an organisational level in one or more of the following areas:

• Financial planning
• Safeguarding
• Legal and governance

We are also interested in hearing from those who may have lived experience of trauma and/or other mental health challenges.

Job Description and Person Specification:
Our Trustees play a vital role in the overall management and administration of the charity, ensuring that we have a clear strategy and that our work and goals are in line with our vision. Just as importantly, they support and challenge the executive team to enable Trauma Breakthrough to grow and thrive, and therefore achieve the charity’s mission.

Members of the Board of Trustees share collective responsibility for the governance of the organisation. The Chair of Trustees provides leadership for the Board of Trustees. As a relatively small charity, there will be times when Trustees need to be actively involved beyond Board meetings. This may involve scrutinising Board papers, leading discussions, focusing on key issues, providing advice and guidance on new initiatives, presenting externally, being involved in other issues in which the Trustee has special expertise, and attending events or networking on behalf of Trauma Breakthrough.

We are looking for Trustees who will bring energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the role, and who will broaden the diversity of thinking on our Board.  The charity will provide an induction and training in the duties and responsibilities that go with being a Trustee.

For more information and a full Job Description, please email recruitment@traumabreakthrough.org