Counsellor

Salary: £46,839.85 pro rata
Hours: 12 hours per week (8 client hours, 4 admin hours)
Based: Taunton and Remote – 1 day in Taunton and 1 day from home
Pension: 5%        
Annual leave: 27 days + bank holidays (pro-rata)
Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: midnight on Tuesday 9 June 2026

Applicants will undergo an Enhanced criminal record check before employment starts.

About the role

You will deliver a counselling service that is responsive, safe, ethical, and effective as part of the SARSAS team. You will provide support in a person-centred manner, using appropriate therapeutic tools to meet the individual needs of clients affected by sexual violence. The role also involves conducting clinical needs assessments and developing tailored support plans.

About you

You will be a skilled counselling practitioner who has experience of working with clients who have experienced significant trauma, including rape and sexual abuse. You will work creatively and in an integrative way within a person-centred framework and will be committed to creating an environment and relationship through which your clients feel safe to explore, understand and heal from their experiences.

You will be passionate supporting people who have experienced sexual violence and committed to promoting the values and ethos of SARSAS.

About SARSAS

SARSAS exists to relieve the trauma and distress, and help rebuild the lives, of survivors of all ages over 18 years of age, and of all genders who live in Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and BANES, who have experienced any form of sexual violence, at any point in their lives.

We campaign and educate to raise awareness and bring an end to sexual violence. Partnership work with a variety of agencies locally and nationally is a priority to enable social change.

SARSAS works to feminist principles: this underpins both what our service is and how it is run. Our work is guided by a trauma-informed approach which understands how traumatic experiences can impact on survivors and keeps an awareness of the effects of trauma at the forefront of our approach to support.

Watch our ‘We Hear You’ video to learn more about our work and hear from the people we support.

Equity, diversity, and inclusion

At SARSAS we strive to create a workplace that reflect the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work. We want to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates diverse voices. We actively encourage applicants with protected characteristics to apply.

We are committed to taking an inclusive approach to recruitment and selection whilst ensuring there is no discrimination in our processes and that our team and prospective employees are treated fairly, with respect and without bias. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can be made to accommodate additional requirements. Applicants are encouraged to highlight any specific adjustments needed to enable participation in the recruitment process.

For more information contact recruitment@sarsas.org.uk.

How to apply

Download and read the job description and person specification

Download and complete the application form

Closing date for applications is midnight on Tuesday 9 June 2026

Interviews will be held on Friday 26 June 2026. Please ensure you are available for an interview on these dates.

Interviews will be held in person in our Bristol office but please indicate in your application if this is not possible so we can consider an alternative.

For more information and to download an application pack, go to our website: https://www.sarsas.org.uk/get-involved/recruitment/.

If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@sarsas.org.uk and speak to Laura Fitzgerald, HR Administrator.