Trainee Counsellor

Are you a 2023 or 2024 grad looking to start your first full-time counselling position? Are you looking to join a supportive company that will give you further training to develop your career? Portfolio are proud to be exclusively representing our Client who are a trusted health and wellbeing network who have been making a positive difference in over 15 million lives. Our client offers the most comprehensive employee assistance programme on the market, giving 24/7 caring and compassionate support services to employers from organisations of all sizes, across the private, public and non-profit sector, to business partners, individual users, employees and their family members. We are looking for professional, hard-working graduates with strong communication, high levels of computer literacy and high levels of organisational ability with a desire to make a difference to people's lives. Interview dates Wednesday 22nd May / Tuesday 4th June 9.30pm-3pm Start date -1st July This is a brilliant opportunity to begin your counselling career with the expertise and support from the number one EAP in the UK. The 6-month graduate scheme will provide you extensive training and development throughout, before you move into a full-time Wellbeing Counsellor role. This 6-month full time graduate scheme will develop your skills in areas such as: Digital Counselling Telephone Counselling Solution Focused Counselling Risk Assessment and Managing Risk Safeguarding Training Online CBT Online Counselling Case Management It is essential that you have the following: Minimum diploma level 4 in Counselling & minimum of 100 counselling hours To be a member of the BACP Employee Benefits: BACP (or equivalent) membership and accreditation paid for BACP CBD Hub Up to £60 per month for supervision Inhouse supervision Monthly incentives such as weekends away! Supervision 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (plus an additional 2 days after 2 years service) Birthday Off/Mental Health Day Profit Share Scheme Perkbox (staff discount scheme) Christmas bonus after 3 years of service Contributory Pension Scheme Fab Fridays- dress down & free treats Allied Pride Network Social events throughout the year Free breakfast on Mondays Fresh fruit delivered to the office each week Free annual flu vaccine Private health insurance after 5 years service Life Insurance Discounted eye test Discounted glasses/contact lenses prescription P46586LSR3 INDMANJ