Volunteer Counsellor

Role Terms

• Hours:
  Mondays: 10-2pm, 9-4pm
  Tuesdays: 10-2pm, 10-1pm
  Wednesdays: 10-2pm
  Thursdays: 10-1pm, 10-1pm
  You would need to be available for one of the above sessions slots each week. Please indicate your availability on your application form.
• Place of work:
  No Limits Head Office, 34/35 The Avenue, Southampton, SO17 1XN
  
  No Limits Advice Centre, High Street, Southampton, SO14 2DF
• Responsible to: Operations Manager – Therapeutic Services
• Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS): Enhanced DBS – Child and Adult Barred List
• Essential driver?: No, but must be able to independently travel to the role location
• Closing Date: 9am, Monday, 12th of January 2026
• Interview Date: Tuesday, 20th of January 2026

✨ Join us as a Volunteer Counsellor to develop your skills and experience, while making a real difference to children and young people✨

No Limits is the leading youth services charity in Southampton, supporting children and young people in the city and across Hampshire.

At No Limits, it is important our staff and volunteers reflect, represent, and have experience of the challenges faced by the children and young people we support. We are proud of and appreciate our many staff and volunteers who use their own lived experience to support the children and young people they work with.

With this in mind, we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in all aspects of our work and organisational culture – and when recruiting, it’s important to us that we continue diversifying our staff and volunteer teams, with children and young people at the centre of everything we do. You can learn more about our DEI approach here.

When we talk about talent, we value the transferrable skills and experiences you can bring to No Limits, whether through work (in the same or a different sector), volunteering, or personal experiences. To make sure we get the best talent on our team, we are open to and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of the community, including diverse ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+, disabled, and neurodiverse individuals.

Are you looking for a supportive volunteering opportunity in a friendly organisation, where you are valued, and helped to grow?

Part of our Therapeutic Services team, our counselling placements provide first‑hand experience, allowing you to develop your skills, access Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities and gain practical insight of working with children and young people.

What we offer Volunteer Counsellors

• Children and young people: Opportunity to typically support, on average, three children and young people each week, to develop your practice
• Support: Dedicated Manager support from a qualified practitioner, regular team meetings and opportunities for peer support with other Trainee and Volunteer Counsellors
• Full induction and training programme: Access to free mandatory training, such as safeguarding and health and safety, as well as other online and face‑to‑face training and opportunities, to support your personal and CPD
• Career development: Commitment to supporting the growth of our Trainee and Volunteer Counsellors
• Clinical supervision: FREE clinical supervision – 1.5 hours every other week
• Admin Support: No Limits has dedicated Admin support
• Expenses: Expenses are paid, if you need to travel to see a child or young person for your placement

Feedback

“My peers are very supportive, warm and friendly. It is clear we care about each other’s wellbeing, as much as the wellbeing of those who we provide a service.”

“Learning and development opportunities in No Limits are exemplary.”

If you are currently:

• Level 5 or above in a relevant counselling qualification and have your fitness to practice
• Are a member of a professional, ethical counselling body
• Are able to work with 11-17 year olds - most of our counselling referrals are for this age group, so please only apply if you are able to work with this age group

You must also be available for one of the following regular sessions, please let us know your preferred slot in your application.

• Mondays
  : 10-2pm, 9-4pm
• Tuesdays
  : 10-2pm, 10-1pm
• Wednesdays
  : 10-2pm
• Thursdays
  :…