High Intensity Practitioners (Female Applicants Only)
£32,000 per annum pro rata | Part-time (14-21 hours per week)
These posts will be based in various West London locations
Women and Girls Network (WGN) is a specialist therapeutic service leading in developing and delivering innovative and effective counselling services for women and girls who have experienced all forms of gender-based violence. We aim to ensure that we proactively provide services, which meet the needs of the women, and girls who access them.
We are now seeking additional High Intensity Practitioners to join our Clinical Team’s Safeguarding Hub to facilitate innovative, responsive, trauma-informed and culturally responsible services for survivors of violence against women and girls (VAWG). Our High Intensity Practitioners deliver a therapeutic response which engages survivors considered at high risk due to coping strategies such as acute or chronic self-injurious behaviour or suicidality that presents a threat to the client’s wellbeing.
We are particularly keen to hear from you if you have experience of working with one or more of the following or providing: specialist therapeutic support specifically addressing crisis presentation, a range of interventions, facilitating safety and stabilisation aiming to manage distress, interrupting presentation of suicidality, self-injurious behaviour and providing alternative coping strategies, creative solutions in working with survivors of VAWG that are affected by problematic substance use and mental ill health and / or from applicants who speak various community languages.
Applicants must be BACP, UKCP or HCPC accredited (or eligible) and demonstrate an understanding of the following: gender responsive approach, trauma focused, holistic therapeutic responses and multicultural competencies.
We provide clinical supervision, access to an on-going CPD programme and the opportunity to work in a leading multi-cultural feminist organisation. Employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Programme.
We welcome and encourage applications from women of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Minority and Ethnic communities.
Please note: Applicants who have not received a response to their application within 2 weeks of the closing date should assume their application has not been successful on this occasion.
These posts are subject to satisfactory references and DBS checks.
WGN is an equal opportunities employer. Posts are exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.
Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th June 2022.