Counsellor

UE07 £41,064 - £48,822 per annum 

USG / Student Counselling Service

Full-time: 35 hours per week 

Open ended (permanent) 

Applications are invited from qualified, experienced counsellors and psychotherapists to undertake both individual counselling with students, and to deliver psychoeducational presentations and workshops in this busy and well-respected multi-disciplinary service.

The Opportunity:

You will have the opportunity to work as part of a large team, and it will help to have a clear understanding of how the organisational context impacts on therapeutic decisions 

The post is full time equivalent (35 hours) and you would be expected to work five days per week, at least three days per week on campus.

The Student Counselling Service is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. 

On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK. 

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• A professional qualification in counselling or psychotherapy with relevant post-qualifying experience
• Have Counsellor/psychotherapist accreditation with BACP (or other PSA registered body) or working towards accreditation
• Skilled in practising brief therapy and in delivering therapy remotely (online and by telephone)
• knowledge of adolescent development and risk assessment
• have a clear understanding of how the organisational context impacts on therapeutic decisions
• Experience of working with groups and delivering training is desirable

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