Vacancies
Certificate and Introduction Course Manager Vacancy
We are currently looking for a counselling professional to manage our well-established short Introduction to Counselling courses and our year-long Certificate course. We offer a progressive training journey at BCS and many students who study these courses go onto study on our three-year Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling.
The key details of the role are outlined below, but you can also download a recruitment pack, including a full job description and person specification by clicking here.
| Role title | Certificate and Introduction Course Manager |
| Reporting to | Co-Directors |
| Employer | Basingstoke Counselling Service |
| Location | This is a hybrid role, and the majority of the hours can be worked remotely. Where required, some hours to be worked from Goldings, London Road, Basingstoke, RG21 4AN |
| Working hours | 11 hours per week |
| Salary | £35,000 FTE per annum, plus contributory pension scheme. BCS works to a 37.5 hour week. |
| Term of contract | Permanent |
| Holidays | 25 working days pro rata per annum plus public holiday entitlement (also on a pro rata basis). In addition, Christmas closure entitlement will be applied after one full year’s service. |
| Start date | As soon as possible |
| Closing date | 9am on Monday 4th November 2024 |
| Interviews | Weeks commencing 4th and 11th November 2024 |
| To apply | Send a CV and covering letter to louise.hewitson@basingstokecounselling.org.uk |
| For an informal chat about the role | Please contact Louise Hewitson on 01256 843125 or louise.hewitson@basingstokecounselling.org.uk |
N.B. Our office and counselling rooms are located on the first floor of a Grade II Listed building owned by Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council. Regrettably there is no disabled access.
Senior Bookkeeper Vacancy
We are seeking a suitably experienced finance professional who has the knowledge and skills to effectively manage all aspects of the finance function at BCS.
The key details of the role are outlined below, but you can also download a recruitment pack, including a full job description and person specification by clicking here.
| Role title | Senior Bookkeeper |
| Reporting to | Co-Directors |
| Employer | Basingstoke Counselling Service |
| Location | This is a hybrid role, and the majority of the hours can be worked remotely. Where required, some hours to be worked from Goldings, London Road, Basingstoke, RG21 4AN |
| Working hours | 10 hours per week |
| Salary | £30 per hour |
| Term of contract | Self-employed |
| Start date | As soon as possible |
| Closing date | 9am on Monday 14th October 2024 |
| Interviews | Weeks commencing 14th and 21st October 2024 |
| To apply | Send a CV and covering letter to info@basingstokecounselling.org.uk |
| For an informal chat about the role | Please contact Louise Hewitson on 01256 843125 or louise.hewitson@basingstokecounselling.org.uk |
N.B. Our office and counselling rooms are located on the first floor of a Grade II Listed building owned by Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council. Regrettably there is no disabled access.
Counselling Placements and Volunteer Counsellors
BCS welcomes applications from trainee counsellors looking for a placement or qualified counsellors keen to volunteer their time and skills. Although not essential for application, we are particularly interested in hearing from those who have already accrued some client hours or those seeking a couples placement.
Attending weekly group supervision is a requirement when counselling clients at BCS. We currently have space within the following groups: Wednesdays from 11am to 12.30pm and Wednesdays from 1pm to 2.30pm. Further space in supervision groups will become available in the New Year on Monday evenings and Thursday mornings.
For further details on applying, please see the Application and Selection Guidelines for Applicants and External Assessment – Guidelines for Applicants.
Please also see the Counsellors’ Expectations of BCS and BCS Expectations of Counsellors document, which describes what BCS provides for counsellors who undertake counselling of BCS clients, and what BCS in turn expects of such counsellors.
Please note that we are unable to consider applications from counsellors in training unless trainees are able to start the placement within approximately two months. Applications made too far in advance mean that it is difficult for us to predict how trainees would develop over the intervening months and it is important for us to get as good an understanding as possible of where trainees are at the point at which they would begin seeing clients at BCS. We are also unable to predict what spaces we may have available in supervision groups too far in advance.
As the application form requires you to complete it in one go, in preparation for applying we recommend you read through our guidance form, which will help you gather the information required in advance of completing it. Once you are ready, if you wish to submit an application for consideration, please apply via our online Application Form.
Once you have submitted your application form, our Admin Team will receive an automatic notification that a new application form has been received. They will then be in touch regarding next steps.
If you have any queries or would like an informal chat prior to applying, please contact us on 01256 843125 or info@basingstokecounselling.org.uk
N.B. Our office and counselling rooms are located on the first floor of a Grade II Listed building owned by Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council. Regrettably there is no disabled access.
Subscribe to receive our latest vacancies
When we have vacancies we will list them here, but you can be notified of any roles that become available by subscribing below.