Looking for flexible sessional counselling work within an established mental health organisation?

RAMH is recruiting Sessional Adult Counsellors to work across our counselling services in East Renfrewshire, East Ayrshire and Renfrewshire.

Whether you are looking to add sessional work alongside an existing role, build your therapeutic experience or develop your practice, we would be keen to hear from you.

Opportunities are available across our different local authority areas and you do not need to work across all three. We are happy to discuss the locality, days and availability that work best for you alongside the needs of our services.

The Role

You will provide confidential, person-centred counselling to adults experiencing difficulties with their mental health and wellbeing. Counselling is delivered predominantly face-to-face within local communities, alongside telephone and online counselling where appropriate.

You will join experienced counselling and mental health teams, with opportunities for professional support, reflective practice, training and development.

About You

You will:

• Hold a recognised Diploma in Counselling.
• Be registered with BACP, COSCA or NCPS.
• Be accredited or actively working towards individual accreditation.
• Have experience of working therapeutically with adults experiencing difficulties with their mental health and wellbeing.
• Be a reflective practitioner with strong communication and therapeutic relationship skills.
• Maintain confidential records and contribute to outcome monitoring and service evaluation.

Why Join RAMH?

We offer flexible sessional opportunities, the chance to work within established community mental health services and access to RAMH's extensive training and development programme.

Our wider benefits include a 24-hour online GP service, occupational sick pay, staff counselling service, day-one death in service insurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Blue Light Card eligibility, our £200 Join the Team referral scheme, and a competitive annual leave allowance that increases with length of service.

Benefits may change over time but are accurate at the time of this advert.

Interested?

We would be happy to have an informal conversation about the opportunities available, locations and what sessional counselling with RAMH could look like for you.

For an informal discussion, please contact Fiona McCrae, Service Manager – Grant Funded Projects & Development or Lee Millar – Service Manager at enquiries@ramh.org

Help people live independently. Support a team to deliver care that makes a difference.

Do you have experience supervising staff in housing support, social care or mental health services? Are you looking for an opportunity to build on that experience and take the next step in your career?

RAMH is looking for a Housing Service Co-ordinator to help lead our Housing Support Service. You will support staff to deliver practical, person-centred support that helps people with mental health needs maintain their homes, build confidence and stay connected to their communities.

Working closely with the Service Manager, you will combine day-to-day coordination with staff supervision and service improvement. This is an opportunity to use your experience, develop your leadership skills and contribute to the quality of support people receive.

About the role

You will help ensure that the service runs smoothly and that staff have the direction and support they need to do their jobs well.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and supporting staff through supervision, feedback and development.
• Coordinating referrals, support delivery and rotas.
• Monitoring the quality of support and identifying opportunities to improve it.
• Supporting compliance with Care Inspectorate standards and relevant legislation.
• Building effective relationships with people receiving support, partner organisations and local agencies.
• Working with the Service Manager to manage resources and respond to service needs.
• Deputising for the Service Manager when required.

You will report to the Service Manager and support a team working across East Renfrewshire.

About you

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• At least two years’ experience in a supervisory or senior support role.
• Experience supporting colleagues, organising work and helping a team deliver good-quality support.
• An understanding of mental health and how it can affect people’s daily lives, relationships and independence.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to respond calmly when priorities change.
• Confidence communicating with staff, people receiving support and partner organisations.
• Experience contributing to service quality, managing resources and monitoring performance.
• A commitment to respectful, person-centred support.

Qualifications and registration: SVQ Level 4 (or equivalent) and eligible for SSSC registration at Manager level.

Why join RAMH?

RAMH stands for Recovery Across Mental Health. Our values—Hope, Inclusion, Respect and Empowerment—guide how we support people and how we work together.

You will join an established mental health charity, work closely with the Service Manager and have opportunities to contribute your ideas to the development of the service.

We offer:

• Training and development: an extensive programme to support your learning and professional development.
• Annual leave: 33 days, inclusive of public holidays, increasing with length of service.
• Pension: 6% RAMH Pension – 2% employee contribution
• Health and wellbeing support: access to a 24-hour online GP service, an employee assistance programme, unlimited mental health support sessions, physiotherapy sessions and a medical second opinion service.
• Financial protection: occupational sick pay and death-in-service insurance from day one.
• Additional benefits: a cycle-to-work scheme, eligibility for a Blue Light Card and other discounts, and a £200 staff referral scheme.

Benefits are subject to the relevant scheme terms and may change over time.

Interested? Talk to us

If you would like to understand more about the role, the team or whether your experience is a good fit, contact Jackie Clark, Senior Operations Manager on enquiries@ramh.org for an informal conversation.