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Relate Nottinghamshire News 

Relate Nottinghamshire News 

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & SERVICE DEVELOPMENT RELATE NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 
 
 
 
 
 
Relate Nottinghamshire is a small independent charity working as part of a national federation. We are a client-focussed organisation, and this is at the heart of all we do. We are looking for a positive, dynamic person who will lead the organisation and share our enthusiasm for the work we do. 
 
The Director of Operations & Service Development is responsible for leading the operations of Relate Nottinghamshire and developing its business. The post-holder will provide overall leadership, direction and financial oversight for the organisation, and will work closely with the part-time operations manager to ensure operational efficiency. The Director of Operations & Service Development will be accountable to and work closely with the Board of Trustees, who are an active and supportive group of people. 
 
The role is full-time (35 hours a week), with the option to work flexibly from the office and from home. 
 
Salary: £35,000 
Annual leave: 25 days, plus bank holidays 
A workplace pension scheme and a sickness policy are in place. 
 
We can offer the successful applicant a friendly, rewarding and supportive environment in which to work and develop the role and organisation. 
 
If you would like to have an informal chat about this role please contact Paul Dunnery, current postholder, on 0115 958 4278. 
 
 
We’re hiring experienced relationship counsellors to work across Nottinghamshire. 
 
If you’re a trained relationship,family or young people's counsellor with a passion for providing the best counselling support, we’re looking for you. 
 
We’re working to build a diverse workforce, in particular people that have been and continue to be excluded such as individuals from Black, Asian, Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ people, disabled people, people of faith and people from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. 
 
We’d also love to hear from counsellors who are British Sign Language speaking or multilingual folks who have worked with BSL or non-English speaking communities. 
 
Barbara one of our Tustees and ex Counsellor said 
"Relationship counselling is very rewarding and sometimes challenging. Couples come with a myriad of problems and can feel hopeless and at a loss to know what to do. Slowly unpicking the unhelpful habits, they may have gotten into, and helping them to communicate in a better and more effective way is a big part of the counselling. 
 
Nothing can compare with the joy of seeing a couple, initially so unhappy and at odds with each other, become a couple who listen to each other and rediscover the closeness that they thought was forever lost 
 
It maybe that a couple decides to separate in which case you can help them to separate with respect and understanding of what caused the relationship to break down. 
 
Whomever and whatever you are working with means no day is the same and that is partly what makes the role of a couple counsellor so fulfilling and you can make such a difference to people's lives." 
 
 
For an information pack and to find out how to apply click here 
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