Job description

The Fire Fighters Charity offers specialist, lifelong support for members of the UK fire services community, empowering individuals to live happier and healthier lives.

Reporting into the Lead Practitioner you will provide short-term psychological support to members of the Fire and Rescue Service Community (individuals and small groups) through telephone and web-based interactions. You will carry out holistic needs assessments with service users to identify solutions to meet need, working collaboratively with the multi professional team to ensure services are integrated, outcome focused and based on an ethos of recovery.

Enthusiastic, motivated and committed to supporting others to improve their health and wellbeing, the successful candidate will have experience of utilising a range of evidenced based brief interventions to meet different needs, irrespective of individual therapeutic orientation.

This is a great opportunity to join a forward-thinking and innovative organisation which prides itself on maintaining high standards and achieving positive results.

About you

To be successful, you will:

• Hold a recognised qualification in psychology (clinical, counselling or health psychology), counselling or psychotherapy
• Have current membership of an appropriate professional body (psychological, counselling or psychotherapy)
• Have experience of providing online and telephone counselling / psychological support and conducting telephone assessments and risk assessments
• Be able to communicate effectively with people at all levels, both verbally and in writing, together with sound judgment skills

Additional Information

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. When recruiting our new team members, regardless of the role, we are looking for people who share our values to help us to achieve our strategic plan. The Charity is an Equal Opportunities employer.

This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services Check.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £35,031.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Sick pay
• Wellness programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Remote

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