Supervisors
Supervision with Hammock
As a supervisor with Hammock, you’ll play a pivotal role in raising the standard of counselling and psychotherapy across the profession, by working with talented trainees who are committed to deepening their practice.
Our focus on offering an exceptional learning experience ensures that those who train with us not only excel in their work, but continue to raise professional standards in the field, long into the future.
Join us at a critical time when the demand for rigorous, high-quality training has never been greater, and help shape the future of counselling and psychotherapy.
Our supervisors are…
clinically wise
& nurturing
psychodynamic focus
& reflective
& consistent
Becoming a supervisor
with Hammock
Hammock’s mission is to match talented trainee counsellors and psychotherapists with experienced and inspiring supervisors. Each supervision group will consist of three trainees who are integrative in their approach, and who have a strong appreciation for psychodynamic practice. Together, you will meet for 90 minutes, weekly.
Supervision at Hammock is an important opportunity for trainees to experience, first hand, the depth and rigour or top quality supervision. To support supervisors in focussing on their supervision process, Hammock will not place any line-management responsibilities on its supervisors.
As you will be working with your supervision groups online, you’ll have the flexibility to manage and arrange when your group meets. This can include weekends. Working online also means you’ll be working with supervisees from more diverse regions and backgrounds across the UK.
How to apply
Thank you for your interest in becoming a supervisor at Hammock. Below outlines the application process. Please contact Hammock with any further questions you may have in the meantime.
1.
Complete your application form, including the email addresses of two referees and their relationship to you.
2.
The Hammock team will contact you to let you know whether or not you will be offered an interview and to arrange a date for this. The interview will be with the Head of Counselling and a Hammock supervisor and will last approximately 1 hour.
3.
On receipt of your references, a final decision is made whether to formally offer you a role. You will be informed of this as soon as possible, and feedback will be offered. You are also welcome to give feedback on your interview experience.
4.
Once you have accepted the role, you will be invited to an induction session before starting with your supervision group.
Supervisors with Hammock are expected to:
- Professionally and reliably manage your supervision group and support trainees to maintain high ethical standards and professional boundaries
- Support your supervisees to appreciate the greater depths of their clinical reflection and practice, and to work at a deeper level with their clients
- Support us, if needed, in matching clients with trainees, based on your knowledge and experience of your supervisees
- Support your supervisees with the following administration:
– ‘Interim’ and ‘Final supervision reports’
required by trainees’ colleges
– References for trainees for up to one year
after they finish their placement with Hammock.
Supervisors can expect that Hammock will:
- Support you to focus on providing great supervision to your talented and committed trainees and their clients
- Connect you with a community of other quality supervisors who share our passion
- Promote flexibility and a work-life balance to avoid being overstretched
- Ensure regular and open communication and offer emotional and professional support
- Value and pay for your time and efforts.