Counselling Team Leader Position:

• To manage and lead a team of counsellors.
• Manage and triage referrals to the counselling team.
• To hold your own caseload of clients with complex needs.
• Ideally would have experience group therapy facilitation.
• To provide relevant clinical insights to the multidisciplinary team.
• Facilitate education sessions for staff.

The successful applicant will:

• Be sensitive, empathetic, and able to provide holistic care, involving spiritual, emotional, and physical wellbeing.
• Have experience working compassionately with people who are suffering, those who are dying, and people that are grieving, in both groups and one-to-one settings.
• Be committed to ongoing professional, and personal development and wellbeing.
• Be committed to equity, diversity, and the uniqueness of everyone in our community.
• Communicate effectively and respectfully across different disciplines to promote excellence in client care.
• Team leadership experience is preferrable; coaching and growing team members while ensuring patient support and outcomes are our priority.

About Dove Hospice and Wellness:

We specialize in holistic care that enhances well-being from the diagnosis of a life-threatening illness. We support people for whom a ‘cure’ or remission is anticipated, and we support people whose illness is life limiting.

Dove is a charity that has supported the community for over thirty years. We offer a range of services including body therapies, in-patient and out-patient palliative care, psychotherapy and counselling, and a mix of therapeutic and support groups.

Benefits of working at Dove:

• Working with a team of supportive health professionals with a high degree of expertise in their chosen fields of practice.
• An opportunity to contribute to an upcoming cutting-edge research project.
• Fortnightly external supervision and professional body fees paid.
• Regular in-service education that is responsive to the needs of the team.
• You will enjoy free car parking and use of the company car for any community visits.

To apply:

Please send you covering letter and CV to adrienne.rekke@dovehospice.org.nz