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We are now recruiting for the following vacancy:

Counsellor

Pro rata £28,378 to £29,815

24 hours, pattern to be negotiated depending on organisational requirements

Please note that it is a genuine occupational qualification that a female takes on this role, and the post is exempt under section 7 (2) (e) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975. 

Well Women Centre are delighted to be able to offer this exciting opportunity for a qualified counsellor to join our staff team to better meet the needs of women in Wakefield. Providing 1:1, gender specific, trauma informed therapy for women experiencing multiple and complex issues.

As a qualified Counsellor joining our existing team, you will have dedicated support from the Counselling Team Leaders, Clinical Manager, and more widely from peers within our counselling and casework teams.

Essentials for the role:

• Minimum of two years post qualification experience
• BACP accredited or working towards BACP accreditation (or equivalent)
• Experience of working with clients with multiple and complex needs

What we can offer you:

We are a caring, supportive all women centre. As a centre we pride ourselves in ensuring staff wellbeing is prioritised and offer opportunities for continued professional development.

WWC has almost 40 years of experience and is respected in the district. We are passionate about women having quality wellbeing, support and mental health services. WWC offer staff an employee pension scheme, monthly external clinical supervision, internal case management, internal group supervision, health insurance with Sovereign Health Care, ongoing CPD, wellbeing sessions, generous annual leave allowance and funded training opportunities.

Submit completed applications (to include Application form, Criminal Record Declaration form, and Equal Opportunities form) to: Governance@wellwomenwakefield.org.uk

Closing date: 12pm, Friday 2nd May 2025

Interviews: Wednesday 14th May 2025. We are unable to offer alternative dates.

Full Application Pack: 

Application Pack – Counsellor April 2025 – ZIP file

Individual application documents: 

Job description – Counsellor

Person specification – Counsellor

Application for Employment

Criminal Record Declaration Form and Guidelines

WWC Equal Opportunities

Unfortunately, due to capacity and funding limitations, we are temporarily pausing casework self-referrals until the end of April, where we will review re-opening.

Registration will remain open at the dedicated times for counselling & group clients, and where needed we will signpost to other services if we can’t offer support

We are now recruiting for the following volunteer position:

Trustee

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for you to join us at the Well Women Centre in our 40^th year. The Trustees will be representing, developing and promoting the interests of the Well Women Centre. We are a welcoming board who are passionate about the work we do with women from the Wakefield District. 

Established in 1985, the Well Women Centre is a charity providing mental health, emotional and practical support in a safe, women only space. We support all women age 16+ from Wakefield and District. We provide services by women for women from a holistic, non-medical approach to improve women’s mental health and well-being. We offer flexible services centrally and outreach designed to overcome the inequalities and accessibility barriers that women can experience.

Volunteers play an important role within the centre and we have a hard-working Board of Trustees who guide and support the Well Women Centre.

We welcome applications from women of all ages and backgrounds, with the empathy and inspiration to give their time, to join our Board of Trustees, there is no need to have previous trustee experience. We will provide training and development opportunities.

We are looking for women with diverse skills and life experience to join our Board to ensure it works well and fulfils its responsibilities. We are particularly interested in women with experience in corporate/commercial fundraising and finance but there is more than one space available so even if your experience lays elsewhere we would like to meet you. The role is very much strategic, rather than operational.

A commitment to attend up to eight Board meetings a year in person in Wakefield town centre (usually starting at 5.45pm) plus an option to join sub committees with up to seven meetings a year via video platform. There is a minimum requirement of attending six of the Board meetings in any one year. This is an unpaid role but authorised expenses are paid.

For more information or to arrange an informal discussion with the Chair or CEO, please email: governance@wellwomenwakefield.org.uk

Trustee application_Full pack

Closing date is Thursday 27th March 2025, with interviews on Wednesday 2nd April 2025

Please note that it is a genuine occupational qualification that a female takes on this role, and the post is exempt under section 7 (2) (e) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 

From Friday 19th July our telephone registration will be open on the below days & times every week (subject to review). We will close phone lines on each day when we have filled the available telephone assessment appointments. More appointments will become available at each phone referral date. We book assessments up to a week in advance. If you cannot speak to a member of staff please leave a message and we will endeavour to get back to you.

• Mondays* 5pm – 7.30pm
• Fridays* 10am – 12.30pm

(*Except bank holidays)

Help available from our partners Turning Point Talking Therapies: 

If you are wanting support for your emotional or mental health, our partners Turning Point Talking Therapies can offer you an assessment to help explore options the best way forward for you. Support can be offered online, over the phone, video or face to face and you can request the gender of your therapist if this helps you feel more comfortable. Support ranges from access to online CBT and self help programmes, wellbeing groups courses and workshops or one to one therapy and counselling.

For further information and to refer online please click here

If they feel the Well Women Centre is best to support you at this time, they can support this transition following assessment.

If you are wanting support for your emotional or mental health, our partners Turning Point Talking Therapies can offer you an assessment to help explore options for the best way forward for you. Support can be offered online, over the phone, video or face to face and you can request the gender of your therapist if this helps you feel more comfortable. Support ranges from access to online CBT and self help programmes, wellbeing groups courses and workshops or one to one therapy and counselling.

You can refer online here

If they feel the Well Women Centre if best to support you at this time, they can support this transition following assessment.

Today is a very humbling day for me, it’s the nine year anniversary of my first day at Well Women Centre and my first day as CEO. I had a choice about where to come to work. I came here because I believed in the ethos of the charity. I saw then how clearly we empower women and ultimately make the world a better place. I knew there was no better charity to join if I wanted to make a difference. This is the very same inspiration that continues to drive me today.

It is an incredible honour for me to lead this great charity. I’ve been fortunate to work closely with Lisa Kaye in my different roles at WWC, and as I step in as Acting CEO she has given me the best possible start, both professionally and personally.

The charity and myself are fortunate to have Lisa staying on in her new role as Head of Business Development focused on funding and strategic partnerships. I’m also looking forward to continue to work closely with Kim Meadmore our Chair of Trustees as we implement the charity’s new strategic plan for the next 5 years. This plan will mobilise and facilitate the work we need to do to ensure we continue to provide a service that fulfils the needs of the women of the Wakefield District, empowering them to make the changes they wish to make in their own and their family’s lives.

The charity has seen great success and change over the last thirty eight years, it has been built on the commitment, talent, ambition and perseverance of great women. I want to acknowledge and say thanks to every staff member and volunteer, both past and present for their hard work and dedication to improving women’s lives, and as the new Acting CEO, I can’t ask for a better foundation.

Finally, I truly believe that each of us must find meaning in our work. The best work happens when you know that it’s not just work, but something that will improve other people’s lives. This is the opportunity that drives each of us at this wonderful and much needed charity.

To find out more about our charity’s vision please read our Strategic Plan

We now have a new Strategic Plan for the next 5 years at the Centre. This plan will mobilise and facilitate the work we need to do to ensure we continue to provide a service that fulfils the needs of the women of the Wakefield District, empowering them to make the changes they wish to make in their own and their family’s lives.

Please click here to view the full plan.

Please click here to visit the Wakefield Council website and view information on Warm Spaces available throughout the district.

“Warm Spaces are places in your local community where people can gather for free in a warm, safe, welcoming place and enjoy a hot drink or food and some company.

We now have placements available for Volunteer Complementary Therapists

Please note that it is a genuine occupational qualification that a female takes on this role, and the post is exempt under section 7 (2) (e) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.

We are currently seeking both qualified and student therapists to join our Complementary Therapies team. We are particularly interested in massage therapists (aromatherapy, Indian head, Swedish, and sports etc.), but are open to discussing other types of therapy.

We can provide you with:

– Equipment and supplies: therapy couches/chair, couch roll, towels, oils etc.

– Travel expenses (capped per session)

– Potential for CPD training

What we ask of you:

– Have, or be working towards recognised qualifications (level 3 or above)

– Current governing body membership and insurance to practise

– Offer treatments to clients on our no-cost waiting list

– To be available during the following days/times (specific days/times to be discussed, dependent on room availability):

• Tuesdays and Thursdays
• 10am—1pm / 2pm—4pm

Well Women Centre is a local charity with over 35 years of experience, offering quality holistic mental health and wellbeing services to women in the Wakefield District.

For more information or to apply, please contact us on telephone: 01924 211114 or email: governance@wellwomenwakefield.co.uk