Here at North Yorkshire Police it’s our people that really count, their different perspectives, experiences, skills and backgrounds which truly make a difference to our communities and especially making North Yorkshire one of the safest counties in England.
In order to continue to support our people, we are seeking a qualified Health & Wellbeing Counsellor to provide confidential psychological support and counselling to individuals who are experiencing difficulties, either work related or personal issues within North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Police Fire & Rescue and the Office of North Yorkshire Police Fire & Crime Commissioner. Through effective delivery of qualities psychological wellbeing initiatives you will help create a healthy workforce to bring value to frontline services.
This role is part time 29 hours per week, covering all of North Yorkshire but predominantly in both the York and Scarborough areas.
Key Responsibilities
- Engage in the delivery of proactive programmes, working collaboratively with colleagues and managers to explore options and develop proactive solutions where employees wellbeing is compromised and enhance the wellbeing of employees in NYP, NYFRS and the OFPCC.
- Provide a professional and confidential support and counselling service to individuals within the organisation.
- Provide support and management information to assist with future planning of the service and assessment of the impact of staff care provision.
- Develop and maintain internal and external relationships and partnerships to support the achievement of objectives, particularly in relation to the support and monitoring of absence cases due to psychological ill health
- Promotion and enhancement of the concept of staff counselling and wellbeing, helping to raise awareness of the role and its function to employees in all organisations.
- Liaise with the wider People Services teams regarding general staff care issues, training needs, policy and practice, without any breach of confidentiality or compromise to the nature of this post.
- Complete statistical information of activities, to identify any organisational issues or wellbeing trends within the workforce, ensuring these are communicated appropriately and assist in the development of initiatives to combat these.
To be successful in this role, you must have a recognised training in either counselling or psychotherapy to at least Diploma level and have a registration with UKCP, BACP as well as significant and varied post qualifying experience, including trauma work.
You should be accredited to one of these governing bodies or be willing to work towards this and a qualification in trauma therapy, such as EMDR or trauma focussed CBT and experience of providing psychological support in an organisational setting would be an advantage.
You will have the ability to communicate and deliver relevant wellbeing interventions at all levels with excellent organisational skills to enable you to manage a demanding caseload and effectively cope with the pressures of providing psychological counselling support across all organisations.
Working for us- here’s what we can offer you
You will be welcomed into an organisation that is committed to ensuring everyone is treated fairly and supported equally. At North Yorkshire Police we value different perspectives, skills and experiences, we care about the well-being of our staff, and actively support people so they can perform to their best.
Working for North Yorkshire Police brings great pride and job satisfaction along with a competitive salary and attractive benefits including:
- 24 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Support for further professional development
- Cycle to work scheme
- Upbeat – Access to a fantastic range of exclusive discounts on well-known online and high street retailers
- Unison is the recognised Trade union within NYP and there are also a number of other Inclusion and Diversity support networks.
If you feel you have the skill required for this role and want to work for a great organisation, please submit your CV and expression of interest describing how you meet the requirements for the role by Thursday 4th February 2021 at 9am.
