Job Description
Counsellor Required: Rochdale, Lancashire
Counsellor Required: Rochdale, Lancashire
Location: Springhill Hospice
Salary: £28,569 – £34,367 per annum pro rata (Band 5b, pts 18 – 23)
Hours: 30 hours per week
Springhill Hospice Counselling Service is a BACP Accredited Service.
We provide counselling for adults who have a diagnosis of a life-limiting illness, and for their loved ones. We also offer bereavement support and counselling for adults bereaved by the loss of someone with a life-limiting illness.
We are looking for one or two part time Counsellors.
The successful candidate/s will hold a mixed caseload of clients and be part of an innovative BACP Accredited Counselling Service, developing and evolving to provide evidence-based support to the changing needs of the Rochdale Boroughwide community.
At Springhill Hospice we pride ourselves on our compassionate and dedicated staff who constantly go above and beyond for our patients and their families and visitors. We invest in our employees to ensure our workforce is the best it can be and provide the following generous benefits to ensure our staff feel values and apreciated:
- Competitive salary.
- We have adapted elements of the NHS’s Agenda for Change across the whole Hospice organisation
- We are proud to pay the real living wage
- Springhill pension scheme, employee contribution 6% and 14 % contribution from the Hospice. Options for existing NHS members to stay in the NHS pension scheme
- 25 days holiday plus 10 bank holidays (pro rota for part time)
- Sick pay scheme
- Subsidised meals at the Hospice
- Family friendly polices and flexible working opportunities
- Training and development
- Equal opportunities employer
- Free parking (main Hospice site and Craven office)
- Easy access via public transport
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts and benefits