Health Promotion Outreach Volunteer

Brighton Health Promotion Team at Terrence Higgins Trust are recruiting for outreach volunteers to support essential work in raising awareness about good sexual health and help signpost and enable access to services regarding HIV & sexual health.

You may support at community events, at LGBTQ+ venues or any other local events which target at risk populations. Raising awareness of our HIV and STI screening services.

If you have 2-4 hours a week to help out, please do consider joining our team

Desired minimum commitment: 1 year Desired number of days per week: Half-day Location: Brighton DBS/PVG: Not Required Closing Date:13/10/2026 Reference:1721

Volunteer Counsellor

Terrence Higgins Trust – Volunteer Role Description

ROLE TITLE: Volunteer Counsellor

LOCATION: Brighton (61 Ship Street, BN1 1AE) and online

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Luz Villarrubia, Senior Counsellor

PURPOSE

At Terrence Higgins Trust we know that equity, diversity and inclusion is critical to the work we do.

Terrence Higgins Trust is committed to achieving a great volunteering experience for all our volunteers. We are striving to be an anti-racist, anti-sexist organisation and are committed to having a workforce with people from different backgrounds. It is the responsibility of each one of us to create an environment of inclusion and belonging within our organisation. Our work has to be internal first so it can impact on all that we do for all the communities who use our services.

Introduction to Role

The counselling team is looking for a qualified counsellor to provide short term counselling support to people living with or affected by HIV in Brighton & Hove.

This is a clinically rich role. Our service works with clients presenting with significant complexity, and volunteers are fully integrated into a skilled, reflective team, receiving regular external clinical group supervision and individual supervision free of charge.

We particularly welcome applications from our service users and those who have benefited from our services. Where Criminal Disclosures are required we will review all cases on an individual basis and a criminal record will not necessarily be a bar to volunteering with us.

The type of tasks and activities you could be involved with

• Assessing clients’ suitability for counselling (when applicable)
• Providing short term counselling sessions (up to 12 sessions per person)
• Maintaining clients’ files and ensuring collection of appropriate information from clients
• Attending counselling supervision (individual and group) as agreed
• Working collaboratively with the senior counsellor, volunteer counsellors and other Terrence Higgins Trust staff and volunteers as appropriate

Hours of Work

• A minimum of three clients a week at agreed times
• Face to face sessions are delivered during working hours at Ship Street; video sessions (Zoom or equivalent) run at several times throughout the week, including some evening appointments
• Because we offer clients up to 12 sessions, we ask volunteers to commit to a minimum of 12 months so that clients experience consistency and planned endings
• Times to be scheduled to fit in with counselling room availability if needed

Person Specification

Essential skills and experience:

• Qualified counsellor, or working towards BACP accreditation or an equivalent professional qualification
• A minimum of 120 supervised counselling hours
• Ability to work within the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions
• Ability to deliver the service in a non-judgemental and non-discriminatory manner
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Commitment to personal and professional development
• Commitment to representing Terrence Higgins Trust in a positive and constructive way

Desirable skills and experience:

• Experience of working with complex presentations
• A good understanding of issues relating to HIV and the treatment of HIV
• Relevant counselling experience within a related field
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary agency
• Experience of maintaining a varied caseload
• Experience of providing counselling online and/or over the phone

Benefits

• Regular external clinical group supervision and individual supervision, free of charge
• Role training provided, including HIV awareness, data protection and safeguarding training
• Support and supervision from an experienced senior counsellor
• References given, subject to Terrence Higgins Trust policy
• Opportunity to develop and update skills and gain new experience with a complex and rewarding client group, within an established not-for-profit organisation

Geographical Area

61 Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AE, with online counselling also provided.

Training & Support

Online induction and data protection training, plus HIV awareness and safeguarding webinars, and one-to-one support.

Selection Process

Application, interview, two references and an enhanced DBS check will be required.

Is a Criminal Record Check required?: Yes

Core Activities, all volunteers will be expected to:

• Complete an individual risk assessment as needed
• Promote and adhere to Terrence Higgins Trust’s Equality and Diversity for Inclusion Policy and Volunteer Code of Conduct
• Promote and maintain health and safety regulations, practices and conditions
• Behave in a responsible way regarding the security of buildings and their contents and the charity’s resources
• Complete all necessary paperwork and provide monitoring data as required

For Further Information Contact

Luz Villarrubia

Senior Counsellor

[email protected]

Desired minimum commitment: 1 year Desired number of days per week: Flexible Location: Brighton DBS/PVG: Required Closing Date:17/10/2026 Reference:1747

Volunteer Counsellor/Psychotherapist Placement - London and Nationwi

We are currently recruiting new Volunteer Placement Counsellors to join our team.

Terrence Higgins Trust's counselling service has delivered counselling to those living with HIV and at risk of poor sexual health for decades. In addition to counselling, THT also offers a variety of psycho-social support services including work and skills programmes, peer forums and wellbeing groups. We provide either 12 or 24 sessions of counselling for clients presenting with issues such as; living with HIV, depression, anxiety, distressing emotions, chemsex, relationship difficulties, identity issues, LGBTQI+ issues. For further details of the post please see the attached job description document.

We are currently recruiting qualified counsellors and trainees at an advanced level of training in counselling, psychotherapy or counselling psychology. Please note that we are unable to accept applications from trainees who are in the first year of their course or who have less than 50 client hours.

We are recruiting Volunteer Placement Counsellors who are available to provide sessions in-person at our office on Caledonian Road as well as offering online sessions depending on the needs of the service. 

You must be available to attend clinical supervision. At present this will need to be in the following group:  

2nd & 4th Thursday of the month, 6-8pm (online)

Supervision is free of charge and you will be supervised by a registered BACP supervisor.

Interviews will be taking place on Monday 5th October.

Please note: Recruitment may close early should a suitable candidate be found before the closing date.
We reserve the right to close recruitment early if the number of applications exceeds expectations.  Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Desired minimum commitment: 18 Months Desired number of days per week: 1 day Location: London DBS/PVG: Required Closing Date:23/09/2026 Reference:1748

Volunteer Receptionist - Brighton

We are looking for some new volunteers to join our reception team in Brighton.

Would you enjoy being in a front of house volunteer role, representing Terrence Higgins Trust with our service users both face-to-face, on the telephone and via email?  Are you organised, friendly and keen to deliver outstanding customer service?  Please read the role description and consider joining our friendly team in Brighton.

Desired minimum commitment: 6 months Desired number of days per week: Flexible Location: Brighton DBS/PVG: Not Required Closing Date:30/09/2026 Reference:1746