Counselling Manager

s1jobs; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

THIS POST HAS AN ANNUAL PAY AWARD PENDING

At CrossReach, we believe in the power of counselling to change lives. If you're a passionate and experienced counselling professional looking for a leadership role where you can make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

As Counselling Manager, you’ll lead our dedicated Counselling and Recovery team to provide high-quality, ethical, and evidence-based counselling support to those affected by past or present opioid use, whether it’s their own or someone else’s. A key part of your role will be ensuring that clients have timely access to the support they need. Your role will also involve overseeing clinical standards, using key management information to manage service development and reporting, and maintaining service compliance with ethical and legislative requirements. You’ll also maintain a small client caseload, ensuring your professional skills stay sharp while providing supervision and leadership to the team.

What You’ll Be Doing:

1. Leading a team of therapists to deliver high-quality counselling services.
2. Ensuring our services meet professional and ethical standards.
3. Effectively managing waiting lists and clients' expectations in a professional, proactive way.
4. Developing strong external relationships to enhance the service.
5. Providing clinical supervision and acting as a point of escalation.
6. Identifying opportunities for income generation to sustain the service.
7. Upholding CrossReach’s Christian ethos, ensuring a compassionate approach to care.

What We’re Looking For:

1. Diploma in Counselling or a related qualification (e.g. Art Therapy) and PSA registration.
2. Experience in clinical supervision and working within substance use services or community mental health.
3. Proven leadership, communication, and team-working skills.
4. The ability to work independently and supervise staff effectively.

Why Join Us?

1. A role with purpose: You’ll be leading a service that transforms lives.
2. Professional growth: Opportunities for continued development and training.
3. Supportive environment: Work with a dedicated and passionate team.

If you’re ready to bring your leadership and counselling expertise to a role that truly makes a difference, apply today!

This post requires you to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks. You will also be required to be registered with SSSC and it is your professional responsibility to ensure that you meet the standards and criteria for registration.

As we do our work in Christ’s name the job you have applied for requires you to have a Christian faith and be able to work within and uphold our Christian Ethos. This is an Occupational Requirement under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.

We are committed to ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop the very best people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individual’s unique background, experience and ability contributes to our success. We aim to create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong, thrive and be their very best, whoever they are.