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Volunteer Counsellors Needed
Established in 1978, Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) provides a support, information and advocacy service for all survivors, aged 12 and over in Edinburgh, East and Midlothian who have experienced recent and/or historic sexual violence, including rape, sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse and commercial sexual exploitation.
We are recruiting for 6 Volunteer Counsellors to join our team.
What is the role: Volunteer Counsellor / 2nd Counselling Placement Opportunity.
Who is the role for: Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC)
When does the volunteering take place: We are particularly looking for volunteer trainee counsellors who are available for at least 4.5 hours per week, plus monthly organisational supervision, with a commitment of 1 year.
Where does the volunteering take place: Our volunteer counselling vacancies are with ERCC’s Edinburgh service, located at 17 Claremont Crescent, Edinburgh, EH7 4HX.
What does the role involve: ERCC’s counselling service is under huge demand, so we’re looking for, trainee counsellors to enable us to support more survivors of sexual violence. If you are interested in supporting survivors of sexual violence, developing your counselling skills/experience and joining a diverse group of supportive women then ERCC would love to hear from you.
We ask you to see 3 survivors per week and make a commitment of at least 12 months to the service, upon completion of the initial training programme. We will provide you with an initial training (approx. 1 day per week over 7 weeks), induction and on-going support and supervision in working with survivors of sexual violence and trauma.
Experience required: to apply, you must be successfully progressing towards a second placement of a recognised counselling diploma programme leading to a professionally recognised qualification in counselling. This means, 40 hours of counselling practice should be successfully completed in another setting, before 1 February 2026
The core training of volunteer counsellors will commence in 28 October 2025
Counselling practice will commence after training and induction – February 2026 approx.
We are looking for people who are empathetic, emotionally robust, open-minded, and good team players.
Additional information:
Only women need apply for the volunteer counsellor roles.
Please note: ERCC operates under a Schedule 9, Part 1 exemption of the Equality Act 2010, which means that all our roles require volunteers to fall within the legal definition of a woman.
Due to the nature of this role, references and a PVG check are required and there is an application process involving an interview.
How to apply:
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer counsellor, please email privacy@ercc.scot for a recruitment pack and application form.
For further information, please email privacy@ercc.scot
The closing date for the current round of applications is 8 September 2025
Interviews will be held on 30 September and 1 October