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We are recruiting Sessional Counsellors to provide counselling to children and young people in Peterborough and the surrounding areas (Fenland), as part of the wider counselling service for survivors of sexual violence and abuse.

Hourly rate:  £50 for attended sessions and £25 for Did Not Attend or Short Notice Cancellation (within 24 hours) sessions.
Hours: Client allocation to be discussed and agreed depending on capacity and resources. Each client attends weekly 50 minute sessions for between 12-15 weeks. Timings of appointments to be negotiated with the counsellor and CRCC.
Client base: CRCC provides counselling and therapeutic support to a varied client base including children and young people.
Location:  Peterborough and surrounding areas (Fenland). Travel is essential. Clients will be streamlined into one area per day of work.
Contract:  Sessional – counsellor is engaged on a self-employed basis and responsible for own tax and NI payments. Contract is dependent on the funding available to CRCC.

Full details of the post are available in the job description (see ‘How to apply’).

CRCC is committed to equality and inclusivity as an employer and opposes discrimination in everything we do. We especially welcome applications from women from minoritised and underrepresented groups and communities. This includes AFAB non-binary individuals who feel comfortable working within a service run for women by women.

CRCC also welcomes applications from those who have used our services but we ask that you wait 12 months after finishing receiving support from CRCC before applying for paid or volunteer roles.

Please note: It is an occupational requirement that the post holder is female, in line with the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1.

For any queries relating to this post, please contact Katy Edwards (Counselling Services Manager) at katy@cambridgerapecrisis.org.uk or call 01223 313 551.

For more details about the role and to apply, please download the job description, application form and equalities monitoring form below:

Job description and person specification
CRCC Employment Application Form
CRCC Equalities Monitoring Form

Please be aware that we may close this recruitment before the closure date if we have received sufficient applications.

To apply, email completed application and equalities monitoring forms to Katy Edwards (Counselling Services Manager) at katy@cambridgerapecrisis.org.uk. Alternatively, you post completed forms to: Katy Edwards, CRCC, Box R, 12 Mill Road, Cambridge CB1 2AD.

Closing date for applications: 
23:59 on Sunday 19 July 2026

If you would prefer copies of the job description, application form and equalities monitoring form to be posted to you, please contact Katy Edwards on 01223 313551 or email katy@cambridgerapecrisis.org.uk.

If our current vacancies aren’t appropriate for you and you would like to donate your time and skills to help local women and girls affected by sexual violence then maybe you’d like to consider volunteering with us.

Unfortunately, we are not able to facilitate counselling placements.