Counselling Manager

Location: Salford
Salary: £36,000 - £40,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Are you an experienced Counsellor with management experience and ready for your next step?

Or are you already working as a Counselling Manager, Clinical Lead or Supervisor and looking for a new opportunity?

We’re recruiting for a Counselling Manager to join an established, fast-paced counselling service in Salford.

The role:

You’ll lead and support a team of counsellors, with responsibility for:

• Team management and staff development
• Clinical, safeguarding and risk oversight
• Supporting complex and high-risk cases
• KPIs, quality and performance
• 1:1s and performance reviews
• Safeguarding and escalation
• Supporting team wellbeing and development

The service supports adults and their families across a wide range of presentations, including anxiety, depression and bereavement, alongside trauma, suicidal ideation, safeguarding concerns and complex risk.

Who we’re looking for:

We’re open to different backgrounds. You could already be an experienced Counselling Manager, or a Senior Counsellor, Supervisor or Clinical Lead ready to move into management.

We’re also interested in Counsellors with previous people management experience, even if that experience was gained outside of counselling.

You’ll need:

• A recognised Counselling or Psychotherapy qualification
• BACP, NCPS or equivalent professional membership
• Previous counselling / psychotherapy experience
• Experience managing people, supervising staff or leading a team
• Knowledge of safeguarding and risk
• Confidence managing performance, KPIs and difficult conversations

What’s on offer:

• £36,000 - £40,000 per annum
• Monday to Friday, mainly 9am-5pm
• One weekday 12pm-8pm
• Occasional weekend cover
• Contribution towards professional supervision
• Professional membership support
• CPD and career development
• Birthday leave
• Pension
• Life insurance
• Employee wellbeing support

Why apply?

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Counsellor with management experience to take the next step into a formal leadership role, whilst using their counselling background to support and develop a team.

If you’re already a Counselling Manager, Clinical Lead or Supervisor, you’ll also have the opportunity to build on your existing leadership experience within an established and fast-paced counselling service.

Working with Archer Resourcing Ltd:

We have been helping professionals find exciting new roles for a number of years, so we know exactly where to look when it comes to sourcing the best opportunities. We operate across the UK, and, with amazing relationships with the biggest employers in UK criminal justice giving you the best chance of landing your next role.

We have a reputation for recruiting efficiently, however, we can only respond to candidates who meet the exact requirements of the position. If you have any queries about a role or application, then please call Archer direct on the provided contact details.

We also offer a £250 referral bonus should you know of anyone who may be interested.

Must be eligible to work in the UK