Graduate Counselling Scheme

Company: The Portfolio Group
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

Overview

Are you a 2025 or 2026 graduate looking to start your first full‑time counselling position? Are you looking to join a supportive company that will give you further training to develop your career? Portfolio is proudly representing our client, a trusted health and wellbeing network that has positively impacted over 15 million lives. The client offers a comprehensive employee assistance programme, providing 24/7 caring support services to employers and individuals across various sectors.

Job Details

Start date: September.

Training & Development

This 6‑month graduate scheme will develop your skills in areas such as:

  • Digital counselling
  • Telephone counselling
  • Solution‑focused counselling
  • Risk assessment and risk management
  • Safeguarding training
  • Online CBT
  • Online counselling
  • Case management

Qualifications

  • Minimum diploma level 4 in counselling and a minimum of 100 counselling hours
  • Membership of BACP (or equivalent)

Employee Benefits & Compensation

  • BACP (or equivalent) membership and accreditation paid for
  • BACP CBD Hub
  • Up to £60 per month for supervision
  • In‑house supervision
  • Monthly incentives such as weekends away
  • Supervision
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays (plus an additional 2 days after 2 years service)
  • Birthday off / mental health day
  • Profit‑share scheme
  • Perkbox (staff discount scheme)
  • Christmas bonus after 3 years of service
  • Contributory pension scheme
  • Fab Fridays – dress down & free treats
  • Allied Pride Network
  • Social events throughout the year
  • Free breakfast on Mondays
  • Fresh fruit delivered to the office each week
  • Free annual flu vaccine
  • Private health insurance after 5 years service
  • Life insurance
  • Discounted eye test
  • Discounted glasses/contact lenses prescription

Additional Information

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The Portfolio Group is acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position.

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Posted: May 18th, 2026