Volunteer and/or Trainee Placement Counsellor

Lighthouse Learning Trust

Covering Richard Taunton College, Southampton

and/or St Vincent College, Gosport

Placement duration: January 2025 – July 2025

Salary: Not applicable – this is a volunteer position

This is an exciting opportunity for a Counselling Student and/or Volunteer to help us shape our Counselling Service and work collaboratively and proactively alongside other paid and volunteer counsellors.

The Role:

 As a Student Counsellor Trainee or Volunteer Counsellor, you will be providing counselling sessions and interventions with college students in one or both of our sites and will be supported by our Lead Student Counsellor. We will help you achieve your learning objectives as well as appreciate your valuable input as an integral part of Counselling Services Team.

Requirements for prospective placement counsellors are:

• A minimum of Level 4 Diploma (would consider Level three for group work and/or psychoeducation)

• A certificate of competence to counsel from your training provider

• Be able to offer regular, on-going hours throughout the college week that suit your training needs

• Be a member of the BACP or working towards it in your training course

• Have a strong desire to help and improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people

• Have an innovative approach to mental health interventions

For further information on the role, please review the job description.

All successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure

Closing date: Thursday 24th April 2025 at 12pm

Interview date: TBC

Lighthouse Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.