Application Form

Volunteer Counsellor (Part-time)

Please send a copy of your Counselling Portfolio including relevant details of your education and training, skills you possess and your employment history to angela@thebighouse.org.uk

Name

First Name

Last Name

Address

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Do you have any medical conditions which may affect your ability to do the job you are applying for?

Yes

If YES, please give details:

Volunteering with The Big House

1. Why would you like to volunteer with The Big House?

2. Have you worked with young people before?

Yes

If yes, please give details of previous paid or voluntary experience of working with young people

3. How does your experience of working with young people inform you in your role as a counsellor/psychotherapist?

4. Please describe your counselling practice? ( i.e. modality/approach)

5. Do you have any specific therapeutic areas of interest or expertise?

6. What do you have to offer the young people that attend The Listening Space?

7. What do you think you would bring to the counselling team?

Character

8. How would you describe yourself and your personality?

9. What do you think are your greatest strengths?

10. What do you see as your main weaknesses?

Faith

11. How would you describe your relationship with God?

12. How does your relationship with God affect your everyday life?

13. How does that relationship affect your approach to counselling and therapeutic practice?

14. What would you say have been the most significant influences on your relationship with God?

Any other information

15. Is there anything else we should know about you or your application to be a part of The Big House’s work?

References

Please give the names, addresses, telephone numbers and positions of two people who know you well (not members of your family). One should be your current, or most recent, counselling line manager/supervisor. The other should be able to comment on your faith and personal life.

Do they know you have applied for this post?

Yes