West Lothian Courier

Cancer support need counsellor

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West Lothian travellers are advised to expect disruption due to essential resurfacin­g work on the Boghall roundabout outside of Bathgate.

significan­t disruption is expected for the first stage of work, which starts on thursday 30 June and lasts for two weeks.

Lane closures only will be required for the first four days of the work, with phased road closures from Monday, July 4, until thursday, July 14, to allow the exit and approach roads to be safely resurfaced.

the second stage will take place from Monday, august 8, for a further two weeks to complete the works.

a West Lothian Council spokespers­on said: “travellers who use the Cancer support scotland are looking to recruit a volunteer counsellor to be based in new Macmillan@Bathgate Library Drop-In service in Bathgate partnershi­p Centre.

the charity needs a qualified accredited counsellor, someone working towards their accreditat­ion or a student counsellor who has a minimum of 100 face-to-face counsellin­g client hours.

appointmen­ts will be on a Monday from 10am to 1pm to coincide with the Macmillan drop-in service.

the counsellin­g will take place in a private room in the library and the charity will reimburse all public travel expenses and pay for 1.5 hours of external supervisio­n, however you must have your own insurance. Cancer support scotland offer free conselling, complement­ary therapy and support to anyone affected by cancer including family members and carers.

the main centre is based in gartnavel Campus near the Beatson Cancer Centre in glasgow’s West End. a spokespers­on for the charity said:“this is our new launch into the East of scotland and our partnershi­p with Macmillan Cancer support, Edinburgh and West Lothian Council and sees us operate these services alongside existing services in glasgow, argyll & Bute and renfrewshi­re. “prior to beginning with us we will request references, provide you with an induction in cancer awareness, a counsellin­g induction and pay for your pVg certificat­e. “If you are interested in this role please submit your CV and do not hesitate to get in touch for an informal chat on 0141 337 8199 or 07901 940 743 or email claire. garton@ cancersupp­ortscotlan­d. org.”

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