Job Description

Could you help lead CCC forward by combining your extensive experience as a counselling professional and desire to contribute positively to your local communities? 

The Trustee Board meets four times a year and engages between meetings as required, usually by email or phone.

In addition to the general responsibilities of a trustee, the counselling specialists on the Board have the following additional responsibilities:

• Leading discussions on CCC’s counselling strategy
• Supporting the counsellors and Counselling Coordinator with any matters which may need to be discussed at trustee level
• Collaborating on design of new counselling services 
• Sitting on recruitment and disciplinary panels as required

In addition to the person specification for a trustee, the counselling specialists should have the following qualifications and qualities.

• A counselling accreditation from one of the Counselling bodies, preferably but not limited to BACP, e.g. UKCP, HCPC or BPS
• Up to date skills as a counsellor with relevant CPD
• It is desirable that counselling specialists have experience as a counselling supervisor.

This is a pivotal time in CCC's 41 year history as a leading local counselling charity. You will be joining a well-established and committed board of trustees with a variety of specialisms. The 2020-2025 strategy has been completed, but your input to the detailed business planning and many vital projects will be invaluable. 

We currently provide approximately 4000 counselling session per year, but we need to provide more to ensure that all those who could benefit from our services are able to. Our contracted clients which include the public and private sectors organisations are essential to the future of CCC and your specialist input to develop these services will be particularly welcomed. 

CCC has three employees and 43 loyal self-employed counselling members. We want to be an organisation that is consistently described by its members and officers as a great place to be part of and whose values are embodied in everything we do. We aim to be a charity of choice in the counselling sector. Your counselling experience will help guide the Trustees and management team in achieving this aim.

Becoming a CCC Trustee will provide you with the opportunity to bring your expertise and experience to a wide audience of charitable beneficiaries, and to be part of a warm and effective team during a time of positive development.