The Minster Centre is seeking additional training supervisors to work with Minster Centre supervision groups for the 2022-23 academic year. Successful applicants may be offered one or more in house supervision group starting in September 2022 or added to a list of suitable supervisors to provide cover in the case of staff absence and for future academic years. Our supervisors support the clinical work of students from their first experience of supervision and working with clients through to final year psychotherapy training.
Requirements for the post holder are:
- UKCP HIPC Recognised Training Supervisor or equivalent
- Extensive experience of work as a supervisor, ideally with trainee psychotherapists and counsellors
- A strong commitment to increasing equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) in the counselling and psychotherapy professions (see below).
- Preferably previous experience of work in a training capacity and of student assessment
The Minster Centre has made a commitment to working to increase EDI in counselling and psychotherapy. Specifically increasing the diversity of members of the profession, increasing the accessibility and suitability of counselling and psychotherapy for all communities and identities, making our training more accessible and relevant to trainees from all backgrounds and intersectionalities, and equipping the therapists we train to work in a diverse society. As an experiential training and one that seeks to work at depth this is important work that leads us to question, sometimes radically, our assumptions as therapists and trainers and to explore and challenge our own identities. You will be invited to join us in additional training, reflection and supervision of supervision groups as part of this work.
For more information about our trainings (including dates for the ACP weekends) please see our website https://www.minstercentre.ac.uk/training/courses/
Salary range
On a PAYE basis, £3,660 per 2-hour group per academic year (this includes fees for assessment and attending meetings, although there are additional payments for Live Assessments). Groups of less than 4 students will run for 1½ hours and will be paid proportionally. For bank supervisors this will be on an ‘invoice basis’ paid at £49.20 per contact hour. An annual payrise in pending which will increase this rate of pay.
Hours
35 sessions per annum, for a full academic year. The day will be dependent on the year group being supervised however, sessions are likely to be held on a Wednesday or Thursday. Plus some marking including taking part in Live Assessments.
Contract
Fixed term from September 2022 – September 2023 (this includes holiday supervision outside of term time, making total number of sessions offered 35 per annum).
Background and summary of the job
The Minster Centre is a registered charity based in Queens Park, London that trains Integrative psychotherapists and counsellors. Our courses are accredited by the UK Council for Psychotherapy, the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, and validated by Middlesex University. The Minster Centre also provides a psychotherapy and counselling service to the local community.
We are currently offering, and plan to continue with, face-to-face supervision and teaching in 2022/23, although were the Covid situation to worsen we could revert to online delivery for a period and applicants should be willing to offer online supervision if this was required. All the roles will be part-time, some will be required for the whole academic year and some for shorter periods, you could be offered more than one role. We anticipate requiring some bank supervisors, who will provide cover when staff are absent.
Trainee supervision at The Minster Centre
From the second year of training onwards Minster Centre students begin working with clients, both in placements and with long term training clients. Trainees usually find training clients through the Minster Centre Psychotherapy and Counselling Service, although some students are able to use clients they are seeing in placements or through other referrals. Training clients are worked with long term (ideally 40 hours plus) and trainees will write their long case study and prepare their live assessment based on this work. Sessions with training clients are audio recorded. Work with training clients is supervised in house in groups of 3-4 students.
Roles available
We are seeking additional training supervisors to work with Minster Centre supervision groups starting in late September for the 2022-23 academic year. Furthermore, successful applicants will be added to a list of suitable supervisors and may be called on for the coming year to provide supervision or cover in the case of staff absence and for future academic years. Supervision is currently offered to second year students on Thursdays at 11-1 and 2-4, third year students on Wednesdays at 9.30 to 11.30, 4.30-6.30, 6.30 to 8.30. We are aiming to offer the majority of Finalist supervision on Mondays and Fridays next year, but other times in the week will be available.
How to Apply
Please apply using the downloadable Application, Record Declaration and Equal Opportunities forms below with a covering email to Afua Pierre [email protected].
Closing date: We will appoint as soon as we have enough suitable candidates so please send your application at the earliest opportunity.
This post is being advertised internally and externally.
For further information contact Philip Wood [email protected] or Lissie Wright [email protected]
This post is being advertised internally and externally. We particularly welcome applications from people from underrepresented groups in the field of psychotherapy and counselling and in our organisation, including people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, the LGBT+ community, care leavers, people with disabilities and people from other minorities.
Please review whether you currently have any Minster Centre students as clients and in which year and let us know if this is the case so that we can manage any potential dual relationships.
