Volunteering, Clinical Placements

A review of volunteering at Counselling Trust has just taken place and we hope that we will be able to find an area of interest for anyone considering becoming a volunteer with Counselling Trust. We receive a large number of enquiries regarding volunteering and we strive to find mutually beneficial areas for volunteers to work in or develop.

Due to the nature of the organisation, we are in some ways limited to what we can offer as jobs for volunteers. For ethical reasons all volunteers must be prepared to sign a confidentiality agreement.

PLEASE NOTE

To be considered for a position as a counsellor or psychotherapist the applicant must be a qualified psychodynamic counsellor or psychotherapist, have some experience of counselling an appropriate range of clients and have completed, or be in, ongoing psychodynamic or psychoanalytic personal therapy or be group psychotherapy. The applicant must also work within the BACP Ethical Framework and relevant UKCP ethical requirements, and ensure that they maintain sound ethical standards of practice.

Counselling Trust is open from Monday to Thursday 7.45am to 9pm, 11 hours per day, with core office hours being 9am to 5pm.

Volunteering - Things to Consider

Should you wish to become a volunteer please take the time to consider the points below before contacting Counselling Trust and include some indication of the answers relevant to you.

1. How much time am I realistically able and willing to give to Counselling Trust?
2. How often am I realistically able and willing to give this time to Counselling Trust?
3. What time of the day/week am I realistically able and willing to give time to Counselling Trust?
4. In which areas have I particular skills, which I am able and willing to use at Counselling Trust?
5. In which areas am I looking to work?

Counselling Trust may utilise volunteer help in the areas listed below. When no specific level of skill is indicated it is likely there would be work available at all levels, possibly project based, working with the relevant area's Administrators or Manager.

Current Jobs for Volunteers	Skills Required/Brief description	Time Required
Clerical
Photocopying / Printing / Collating / Mail outs	Patience	2 hours Weekly or one -offs
Archive Sorting	Experience in archiving of complex files desirable	One-offs
Culling Files	Preparing files for shredding	One-offs
Telephone Reception	Reliable, responsible, interpersonal skills, quick learner, customer focussed, Previous experience desirable	3- 6 hours per week
Work Placement	Good communication skills in English (both written & verbal), good IT skills, graduate calibre	3-6 Months
	All levels and all kinds

Please take the time to read through the whole of this document before applying for volunteering with wpf. When you are ready to apply please address your application to:

Human Resources
Counselling Trust , Fulham Palace, The Courtyard, Bishops Avenue, London SW6 6EA E-mail: info@counsellingpray.org Telephone: 020 7384 9212

Submit resume with area of expertise