DMWS – Counsellor – Women Seen and Heard

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DMWS – Counsellor – Women Seen and Heard

Location: UK Wide
Contract: Full Time
Salary: £29,994.00
Closing date: 23 February 2025

Are you a passionate, dedicated counsellor looking for your next role? The role is full time, UK wide, online project. This role will be 5 days a week with a start date in April 2025.

Do you possess, as a minimum:

1. A recognised counselling qualification
2. Current membership of the BACP or other equivalent body
3. At least 2 years relevant experience (which must include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or Client Centred Therapy)

DMWS are looking for someone who has the self-discipline and motivation to work with a variety of clients from complex and demanding occupational backgrounds, who has strong interpersonal skills, can work as part of a team, and who is compassionate and committed to supporting female service users.

DMWS will provide an online counselling service for serving and reservist women to access free, independent and confidential mental and physical health and wellbeing support. Servicewomen will be able to self-refer for their concerns, both particular to and exacerbated by serving in the Armed Forces, such as stress and anxiety, loneliness and isolation, women’s health issues, work pressures, caring responsibilities and more. This targeted support will help prevent escalation to crisis and improve access to services for servicewomen across the UK who need help but don’t know where to turn due to lack of support or knowledge, embarrassment, shame or fears about how their issues may affect their career progression.

You will correctly assess referrals, identify needs and the resources required to meet those needs, with unfaltering professionalism and sensitivity. You will interact with DMWS welfare staff and assess the holistic well-being of our service users.

The service will be developed remotely, you should be willing to work flexibly to meet job demands, and this may involve working unsociable hours and travel with occasional overnight stays (expenses will be reimbursed according to company policy). A virtual service will help mitigate some of the impacts of a postcode lottery to accessing mental health and wellbeing support. We will explore our messaging and how we can ensure inclusion and accessibility for LGBT and minoritised women.

We offer employees the following benefits:

• Annual Leave: 30 days a year annual leave plus Public Holidays (pro-rata’d for part-time employees).
• Pension: Auto enrolment onto DMWS workplace pension scheme – subject to eligibility. You will make a minimum contribution of 5% which DMWS will match. Contributions will be matched up to 6% by DMWS.
• Death in Service Scheme: Three times your annual salary to nominated beneficiaries – subject to eligibility.
• Flexible Working: All flexible working requests are considered – many of our staff work flexible hours and work wholly, or partly from home.
• Smart Health: Access to a 24/7 virtual GP service, with a counselling service and online help and support around health and well-being matters.
• Work-based Parking/Mileage: Fees for parking at work-base are repaid through expenses. Mileage claims are reimbursed in line with HMRC guidelines.
• Enhanced Sick Pay: Enhanced sick pay scheme for all employees upon completion of their probationary period.
• Staff Recognition: Regular recognition for work by the leadership team and peers via internal events, social media, and industry awards.
• Personal Development Programme: Support for continuing professional development and training.
• Great training opportunities.
• £25 contribution towards eye tests and £50 towards glasses (for DSE use only).
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption family friendly benefits.

Applications close on Sunday 23 February 2025.

To apply, please submit a CV and covering letter explaining why you would be a good fit for the role. Please remember to click on ‘upload’ otherwise we may not receive your attachments. Applicants must hold a full UK Driving Licence. Applications will be considered as they are submitted. DMWS reserves the right to close the application process early and feedback will only be provided to candidates who attend interviews.