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Job Vacancy

December 21, 2021 By wellspring

We are looking for an Operations Officer to help us with the safe, smooth and efficient running of the daily activities of the charity.

The Operations Officer will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations, building management, regulatory compliance (Health & Safety and GDPR) and IT oversight.

The role is for 18 hours a week and requires someone who is exceptionally well organised and efficient, is used to dealing with a diverse workload, has strong IT skills and is practically minded.

Please see the Job Description and Person Spec for more details. To request an application form please email: jobs@wellspringtherapy.co.uk .

Application deadline: midnight on Friday 21 January 2022

If you have any questions please call the office on 01423 881 881 and ask to speak to Sue Ball.

Covid measures

December 16, 2021 By wellspring

Firstly, please telephone Wellspring to cancel your session and do not come into the building if you are displaying any symptoms of the virus or if you are self-isolating. Please refer to the latest guidance on the government website for information.
For your safety and ours, all counsellors and clients attending the building will be required to maintain social distancing.
Everyone attending the building will be required to wear a facemask, unless you are exempt from wearing one. This must be worn at all times when entering or moving around the building.
Please attend your sessions on your own; anyone waiting for you will need to stay out of the building.
Arrive no more than 5 minutes before your appointment time; you may need to wait outside.
Please take turns and observe social distancing as you enter the building and throughout your counselling session.
Wash your hands as you arrive.
Please bring your own supply of drinking water, tissues and paper and a pen- if needed as we are currently unable to supply these.
If possible, please pay by card/bring a cheque/ the correct fee in cash.

Job vacancy

November 9, 2021 By wellspring

Training and Education Co-ordinator

Initially 16 hrs per week, to increase to 23 hrs with charity’s growth.

We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, able to take the initiative, and work reflectively with the Executive Director to further develop this expanding role. This post holder will be responsible for coordinating all training and education events and managing relationships with external trainers. Where appropriate they will also be responsible for delivering community-based education sessions to local groups. In addition, it is intended that Wellspring will become an accredited counselling training provider, and the post holder will be expected to lead this development.

The post holder must be sympathetic to the Christian ethos and vision of Wellspring.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details. To request an application pack please email: jobs@wellspringtherapy.co.uk .

Application deadline: midnight on 3 December 2021.

If you have any questions, please call the office on 01423 881 881 and ask to speak to Sue Ball.

October 14, 2021 By wellspring

Sorry, our 2022 training programme has not been finalised – please check again later!

https://wellspringtherapy.co.uk/training-courses/upcomingtraining2022/

Cara’s Story – dealing with work stress

October 1, 2021 By wellspring

I came to Wellspring after I’d experienced a kind of mental breakdown due to work stress.

I was diagnosed with recurrent depression. Although I’d had episodes of depression after the birth of my children, this was the first time that I’d suffered depression because of work. And it wasn’t just stress, I felt myself spiralling into a state of anxiety. It was getting to the point where stuff at work was affecting my everyday life, my time with my kids and my life at home. Things were getting really difficult and so I thought counselling might help.

I had my sessions remotely which worked well. At first, I wasn’t sure what it would be like doing counselling online, but I was quite surprised by how easy it was to engage in the sessions and to open up, even though we were communicating via a screen.

I found the counselling sessions such a supportive space. It was a chance to offload and make sense of things. Having somewhere to come every week was a helpful way of monitoring my progress. I knew that each week I was going be talking to someone, which helped me to be more reflective and to tune into how I was feeling throughout the week. It was really easy to talk to my counsellor. He very kind, patient, and easy to talk to – he completely exceeded my expectations. The counselling sessions also gave me some consistency, which is what I needed at the time.

Talking to somebody gave me the confidence to change my job and the field I worked in. It was something I thought I could never do. My counsellor didn’t tell me what to do, but it was so helpful to sound things out.

It gave me a sense of confidence and empowered me to take control. Counselling also gave me skills and techniques to manage my feelings in the moment.

Since having a mental health crisis and having counselling, I actually feel like my mental health is better than it has been in years. It was so helpful to have the time to reflect during my counselling sessions. As a result, I take better care of my mental health day-to-day than I have ever before and it’s made such a difference.

For some people, there’s still stigma around the idea of getting counselling. There can be so many ‘what ifs’ –and wondering what others might think. But if you are struggling with mental health problems, I would encourage you to get in touch with Wellspring. It genuinely is for everybody – whatever your faith, whether you are religious or not. It’s also great that Wellspring’s counselling services are affordable as money worries and mental health problems often go hand in hand. Just reaching out to that have that initial conversation is the first and biggest step. It’s friendly, it’s welcoming, and it really has been life-changing for me.

If you would like to help us support more people like Cara, you can set up a regular donation over on our Donate Page. Thank you.

And if you are interested in exploring the possibility of counselling for yourself, please find out more about the Counselling Services we offer here .