Clinical Volunteer Opportunity at Saffron Sheffield
Role title: Volunteer Counsellor / Psychotherapist
Organisation: Saffron Sheffield
Reporting to: Head of Clinical Services
Commitment: Three to four hours a week for at least 12 months; to work with at least three clients weekly for up to a year; attendance at monthly in-house supervision
Application deadline: 12 pm (noon), Tuesday the 27th of May 2025
Shortlisting: Week commencing 2nd of June 2025
Interview date: Week commencing 9th and 16th of June 2025
Start date: Early July onwards (dependent on DBS and reference checks)
We are currently recruiting a number of female clinical volunteers who are able to work on either a Tuesday or a Thursday.
Are you a therapist or counsellor already qualified, looking to gain specialist experience in complex trauma work and increase your hours?
Or, have you completed a significant part of your training on an accredited course (with some experience working with women who have experienced abuse or trauma), and you’re looking for a quality placement?
If so, we’d love to hear from you.
We ask for a minimum commitment of 12 months. In return for your skills and commitment, we offer:
a professional, supportive and creative working environment;
the opportunity to gain experience in specialist work with survivors of abuse and complex trauma;
ongoing mentoring and in-house supervision;
discounts or free places on specialist trauma training events;
access to a comprehensive specialist library;
the knowledge that you are helping to support some of the most vulnerable women in the city.
Feedback from our volunteers
“Administrative support is really good” ….. “Policies and procedures are so clear; it makes me, and my clients, feel properly held” ….. “I really value the in-house supervision” ….. “It’s helped me build up my experience of working with clients who have experienced trauma and abuse, and to develop areas of expertise in my private work and in paid work for other agencies”
Please note we will be undertaking a formal, competitive application and interview process for this volunteer role.
Full details are below, including a role description and person specification.
If you have any specific queries, please email these to office@saffronsheffield.org.uk
If you want to proceed, please complete the Application Form and Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form below and either email them to recruitment@saffronsheffield.org.uk or post them to Saffron Sheffield, 289 Abbeydale Road, Sheffield S7 1FJ. Thank you.
Saffron Sheffield is committed to achieving equality of access to its services and employment. A female for this role is a determining occupational requirement and is exempt from discrimination under the Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9.
Clinical Volunteer Role Description and Person Specification