Health in Mind offers a range of counselling services. We are seeking a compassionate and qualified Counsellor who is fluent in British Sign Language (BSL) to join our team in a self-employed capacity. You will provide face-to-face and online one-to-one counselling individuals facing a range of emotional and psychological challenges in our Lothian Deaf Counselling service.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver confidential counselling sessions tailored to client needs
• Maintain accurate and timely client records
• Work collaboratively and have good communication with the Counselling Team Leader and Administrator
• Uphold ethical and professional standards in line with BACP guidelines

Requirements:

• Recognised counselling qualification (Diploma or Masters Level)
• Registration with COSCA, NCPS, BACP, UKCP, HCPC or other relevant professional body
• Experience working with diverse client groups, including people who have experiences of trauma
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

We are seeking 2 experienced Senior Counsellors. 1 counsellor will lead on the recruitment & support of counselling students undertaking volunteer placements within our small community charity and the 2nd Counsellor will lead on assessment and allocations. Both play a key role, alongside the CEO in offering clinical support to all counsellors whilst expanding our counselling service to provide high-quality training placements for counselling students across Scotland. Please state 1 or 2 upon applying.

About You

You will be a qualified and experienced counsellor with experience of working with trainee counsellors. You will have strong knowledge of ethical frameworks and safeguarding requirements and ideally be accredited (or working towards accreditation). This is an excellent opportunity to support the next generation of counsellors while making a meaningful difference within a small charity environment.

About Us

PF Counselling Service provides affordable counselling in Edinburgh for people facing mild to moderate mental health difficulties in their everyday life. Our vision is to enable people to embrace life more fully through the growth, change and healing that can take place through the counselling process. Our volunteer counsellors offer a professional service to individuals over the age of 18. PF Counselling relies on donations to keep our service accessible and affordable for all. The PF offers over 11,000 sessions of counselling a year to over 750 clients, provided by around 100 professionally trained volunteer counsellors. The staff team of seven are responsible for all aspects of delivering the service.

At Venture Trust, we are looking for Outdoor Therapists in Fife on a 3-year fixed term basis (April 2026 – March 2029).

Our Outdoor Therapists work with young people aged 10-18 years experiencing complex life circumstances. They provide Outdoor Therapy in the hope to support clients to move forwards in ways that are meaningful for them. They work with clients to explore and reflect through individual therapy, which is offered mostly outdoors in urban greenspaces, and on occasion, online.

Our Outdoor Therapists:

• are counsellors / therapists registered with an appropriate professional body who can work thoughtfully and ethically with a client group that can have complex clinical presentations
• are able to work individually to meet the specific needs of their clients whilst maintaining high professional standards
• have personal or professional experience of outdoor environments and will have the capacity to articulate the reasoning behind working therapeutically in natural environment
• be able to work reflectively and effectively within a team and be committed to working towards the aims of the service and the organisation

Ideal candidates will have:

• experience working with children and young people aged 10-18 years in a supportive or therapeutic role
• have had training and experience of working with complex trauma presentations
• experience or desire to support working in outdoor environments

Please note that we are open to applications from recent graduates who are keen to learn.

For more information on each vacancy, please download the job description below.

In return, we offer a range of benefits including a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible and hybrid working, an employee benefits package and a joint contributory pension scheme. We also offer a great working culture that embraces our core values of courage, care, curiosity, collaboration and connection in all we do.

If you have the skills and experience that we are looking for and you want to play an important role in enabling people to achieve lasting change in their lives, we want to hear from you.