Student Placements.
Deadline: Please note that Listening 2 U operates a rolling recruitment programme throughout the year for Volunteer Counsellors
About Listening 2 U
Listening 2 U was established in 2012 and is a multi-award-winning company.
Listening 2 U works to promote and support positive mental health and wellbeing and is committed to making sure that the services and facilities provided are of the highest possible quality and that they continue to develop to meet the needs of the communities it serves.
Listening 2 U’s Mission is to promote and support better emotional health, wellbeing, and suicide prevention.
Applying to Listening 2 U
Filling in this application is Step One of the process, applicants will be shortlisted based on the information they supply on their application form.
- If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to attend an interview.
- If you are successful, you will then be offered a placement subject to the receipt of satisfactory References and DBS checks.
- If you are successful at each of the above stages, you will then need to attend Induction Training, which is compulsory for this placement and will be held in Lincoln. Unless you are remote then it may be held online.
Please note that an offer of a placement does not constitute an offer of employment.
If you would like to apply please click on the PDF fill access our application form.
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The Placement
Taking up a placement with us as a Student Counsellor you will be offered the opportunity to primarily work with ages 16 plus, although there may be occasions that you may have the opportunity to work with young people.
We will support you where needed throughout your time with us. There are opportunities for training (at a reduced cost) and other information that you can apply to your professional and personal development. We have experience of supporting students and volunteers from a wide range of 1:1, schools, colleges and universities and have proudly seen many of our students develop into fully qualified practitioners during their time with us.
We ask that you commit yourself to this placement for the duration of your studies and the end of the block of session you are currently working on with the client. During this time, you will be asked to see a minimum of 3 clients per week (Availability of clients permitting). You will contact clients directly and arrange your own client appointments and manage your own diary.
If your clients are local, we will strive to fit your placement around your commitments, but restrictions might apply – depending on room availability and service delivery needs.
We may offer monthly supervision (placement related) this is free and is group supervision. You will be able to use 1/2 an hour of this group supervision towards your monthly supervision. You are required to use one of the approved supervisors on our list for the remaining supervision you will need to meet our requirements of 1 hour supervision to every 8 hours counselling or 1.5 hours supervision per calendar month whichever comes sooner. (This is not negotiable)
If we do not run group supervision you are required to have 1.5 hours supervision per calendar month or 1 hour supervision for every 8 hours counselling you do whichever comes sooner. (This is not negotiable)
In order to work as a student Counsellor, you are required to attend all forms of supervision, this is to ensure that Listening 2 U maintains high standards of service. We are not able to offer placements to Volunteers who do not attend this supervision; failure to attend will result in termination of the placement.
Time Commitment
The minimum time commitment is 3 hours per week and 4 to 5 hours one week per month - to allow time to attend group supervision. When considering volunteering at Listening 2 U you will need to ensure that you have this time available in your weekly schedule.
Taking up a placement with us as a Student Counsellor you will be offered the opportunity to primarily work with ages 16 plus, although there may be occasions that you may have the opportunity to work with young people.
We will support you where needed throughout your time with us. There are opportunities for training (at a reduced cost) and other information that you can apply to your professional and personal development. We have experience of supporting students and volunteers from a wide range of 1:1, schools, colleges and universities and have proudly seen many of our students develop into fully qualified practitioners during their time with us.
We ask that you commit yourself to this placement for the duration of your studies and the end of the block of session you are currently working on with the client. During this time, you will be asked to see a minimum of 3 clients per week (Availability of clients permitting). You will contact clients directly and arrange your own client appointments and manage your own diary.
If your clients are local, we will strive to fit your placement around your commitments, but restrictions might apply – depending on room availability and service delivery needs.
We may offer monthly supervision (placement related) this is free and is group supervision. You will be able to use 1/2 an hour of this group supervision towards your monthly supervision. You are required to use one of the approved supervisors on our list for the remaining supervision you will need to meet our requirements of 1 hour supervision to every 8 hours counselling or 1.5 hours supervision per calendar month whichever comes sooner. (This is not negotiable)
If we do not run group supervision you are required to have 1.5 hours supervision per calendar month or 1 hour supervision for every 8 hours counselling you do whichever comes sooner. (This is not negotiable)
In order to work as a student Counsellor, you are required to attend all forms of supervision, this is to ensure that Listening 2 U maintains high standards of service. We are not able to offer placements to Volunteers who do not attend this supervision; failure to attend will result in termination of the placement.
Time Commitment
The minimum time commitment is 3 hours per week and 4 to 5 hours one week per month - to allow time to attend group supervision. When considering volunteering at Listening 2 U you will need to ensure that you have this time available in your weekly schedule.
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