BWC is seeking a supervisor to join the BWC staff team, to provide specialist trauma informed supervision to groups of staff and to our team of therapists (both those qualified and in training at Level 7 or above). Working as a member of BWC, this role will utilise a high level of knowledge, experience of therapeutic models and previous experience of our client group’s wide range of mental health difficulties, presenting problems and life experiences.

The BWC clinical supervisor will work with some groups of BWC staff, providing monthly trauma informed supervision group sessions to max 3 staff at a time. They will also run two clinical supervision groups for therapists per week with a maximum of 4 supervisees in each group. They will attend therapy team meetings, management supervision and occasional clinical report writing for therapists.

Our therapeutic services are run by women for women and offers affordable, short term and time limited support of 12 weeks. The supervisor’s role is to ensure that high clinical standards are maintained, to support the therapists in their work with clients and to ensure that they are working within the ethos and procedures of BWC.

BWC offers staff members a generous package of benefits including a wellbeing allowance and a well-being hour during the working week; clinical supervision; reflective group practice; access to therapeutic debrief as required; a comprehensive training package; opportunities for continuing professional development; staff social events; flexible working opportunities and a caring, understanding work environment that appreciates the complexities of women’s working and home lives.

Job Title: Clinical Supervisor
Responsible to: Director
Purpose of role: To provide high quality, specialist trauma informed supervision for staff and volunteer therapists, working women with multiple and complex needs and affected by traumatic life experiences.
Salary Grade:  £7,600 for 7 hours – £10,857 for 10 hours (£38,000 FTE)
Working hours:  7 – 10 hours per week, within normal office hours Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm
Work locations: Brighton
Contract Details: Permanent
Closing date for applications: 9am 16th October 2024

To Apply
For the full job description, person specification and more information on BWC please download the Job Application Pack. To apply please complete an application form and equalities monitoring form and return these to [email protected] before the deadline.

Application Pack

Application Form

Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form

We do not accept CVs.

BWC is committed to inclusion and diversity and actively encourage applications from women from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from women who have personal experience of the criminal justice system, those with disabilities and those from Black or Racially Minoritised Communities who are currently under-represented in the organisation.

*This post is restricted to self-identifying women only as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 paragraph 1, Equality Act 2010 and is subject to an enhanced DBS check.