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Manchester Mind

Volunteer Counsellor (Student Placement)

Manchester Mind, Victoria House, 5 Samuel Ogden Street, Manchester, M1 7AXPart-timeClosing 18th September 2026
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About the role

Manchester Mind believes in the power of listening and of being heard, because better understanding of mental health benefits everyone.

We are a community counselling service in the heart of Manchester. Our Counselling Service offers short-term interventions to support people aged 18+ when they are struggling with their mental health. We offer a robust placement experience which includes a comprehensive induction and mandatory training along with ongoing workshops throughout the placement, a dedicated mentor and access to safeguarding support.

Position:   Volunteer Counsellor (Student Placement)

Hours: 3-4 hours per week 

Base: Manchester Mind, Victoria House, 5 Samuel Ogden Street, Manchester, M1 7AX

Reporting to: Manchester Mind Counselling Team Leader

The criteria, skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

  • Being currently enrolled on a Counselling course, which is at least two-year’s duration (over 400 hours), including course content to meet BACP recognition and including a requirement for placement counselling hours.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and to create kind relationships with colleagues, partners, volunteers, staff and the people we work with that lead to people feeling accepted, understood and able to contribute.
  • Have a good understanding of maintaining confidentiality and its limits with regards to reporting safeguarding concerns.
  • Have passed a ‘Fitness to Practice’ assessment and have a certificate.

You can download the application documents from the box on the right.

The deadline for this post will be Friday 18 th September 2026 at

5pm or once we reach25 applications(which ever we reach first) with interviews being held on Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th October 2026.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services, or had experience of volunteering.