Job Highlights
Application Deadline: Wednesday, 22nd October 2025 @ 12 Noon
Location: A range of Greater Manchester and Lancashire locations
Contract Type: Self-employed
Remuneration: The work will be paid up to £60 per client session. Attendance at quarterly meetings with senior managers will be paid at £15 per hour.
Interview Date: Interviews will take place on an ad hoc basis, as we are appreciative that you may hold a client base already.
Key Focus
You will be an experienced Counselling Supervisor who is accountable and responsible within their own practice. You will actively engage in your own Clinical Supervision process, modeling reflective practice in your own work. You will work at depth and support our workers to do the same. You will be motivated to offer an excellent service for all you encounter within the context of the role.
To offer a boundaried, reflective practice space for individual workers across Early Break
To maintain professional standards in keeping with the relevant Codes of Ethics and Practice of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy balanced with the context of delivering a space for reflective practice in the Early Break Company where additional policy and procedures are in place.
To understand the theoretical model upon which Early Break is based and work within the person-centred ethos
To be skilled to offer a reflective practice space supporting the practitioners who deliver the service which holds at the centre, the clients of the service (young people and their families)
Contribute to any developments of service relevant to reflective practice by increasing shared understanding of the value of this – you must be GDPR compliant
Key Deliverables
To provide reflective practice space to Early Break workers on a 1:1 and/or group basis
To take responsibility for the scheduling of appointments with individual workers and/or groups of workers
To liaise with individual workers to ensure that Reflective Practice space is offered on the basis of one hour on a six weekly basis or so that workers receive ten supervision sessions per annum and to offer additional supervision sessions to be negotiated with the workers Line Manager when requested
To keep accurate records of the Reflective Practice work with Service workers on the agreed Early Break recording sheets and in line with Data Protection including an annual review undertaken with the worker on their engagement in Reflective Practice
To liaise with the Chief Executive and named Senior Management regarding any issues which give rise to concern as regards individual workers. Bringing any issues which may relate to the safety of both workers and/or clients in line with internal Early Break Safeguarding policy
To maintain professional standards in keeping with the relevant Codes of Ethics and Practice of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy balanced with the context of delivering Reflective Practice in the Early Break Company where additional policy and procedures are in place.
To contribute to the development of the Early Break Reflective Practice framework, taking particular attention to external influences such as emerging National Guidance and outcomes from recognised Safeguarding Forums
To attend the Supervisors for Reflective Practice meetings with Senior Management where input to thematic issues will be undertaken as they arise in service
To support workers’ understanding of Reflective Practice service through the one to one Reflective Practice sessions and through contributing to whole service training where applicable
Ensure you have relevant insurance for practice to be shared with the organisation on a yearly basis or as changes occur
Ensure you have evidence of CPD to be shared with the organisation on a yearly basis or as changes occur
Job Description / Person Specification
Apply for this Job
Please return your CV, together with a covering letter by email to:
vmaloney@earlybreak.co.uk our CEO by Wednesday 22nd October 2025 12 noon.
Interviews will take place with individuals only if your CV/covering letter outlining your skills, knowledge and experience meets our criteria.
If you have any further questions regarding this process, please email vmaloney@earlybreak.co.uk in the first instance. To find out a little more about who we are, please see the Candidate Pack and check out our website and social media platforms.