Partnerships

The What? Centre provides counselling in partnership with a number of senior schools in the Borough

We also have partnerships with a range of Community, Voluntary and Statutory Services in the Black Country and hold contracts with CCG's and Public Health. We are always interested in contracting with other organisations and in partnering on bids for funding for Children and Young people. Contact Julie Duffy for more information at [email protected]

Vacancies

We currently have no open positions available at The What? Centre. 

Placement recruitment 

Recruitment for counselling placements 2025 is currently underway.

We mainly recruit placement students who are looking to work with the 9 to 18-year-old age group as part of their training. We also recruit a small number of placements to work with 18 – 25-year-old clients.

We require all placements to have at least a Level 4/5 Diploma in Counselling (Masters preferred) and proven experience of triad and/or role play work prior to their placement. Our counselling service is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). The service and all counsellors working as part of the service therefore follow the Ethical Framework which you can access here. If shortlisted, interested placements will be required to attend an interview.

Please email your CV and details of your course to our Admin Team at [email protected]. 

Youth Steering Group

The youth steering group is a group for young people aged 13 to 25 who would like to part of the What Centre and influence decision as well as advocate for young people's mental health issues. The group will work closely with the senior management team as well as the board of trustees to design programmes, influence policies, advocate on behalf of the centre around issues that impact young people and to ensure that the young person's voice is always heard.  Apply online to join our Youth Steering Group or print  THE_WHAT_Steering_Committee_application_form.pdf and return to the What? Centre.