Counsellor (Maternity Cover)

Location: St John’s Campus

Contract Type: Fixed Term - Ends 31/12/2026

The Counselling and Mental Health team is pleased to be recruiting a full time Counsellor to maintain its excellent service delivery to students experiencing emotional, psychological, or mental health concerns.  

We are looking for an experienced practitioner with a genuine passion for supporting student mental health. The post holder will have significant post qualification experience in a high intensity professional setting.

The successful candidate will work closely with Mental Health Practitioners and Counsellors in a fast moving, integrated team that provides triage, one to one support, and small group interventions to our student population. We work closely with other professional teams across Student Services and Academic Schools to ensure that students are provided with the best possible experience. 

This challenging, yet rewarding role contributes to our whole University approach to positive student mental health. You will meet students of all ages and from a variety of backgrounds with both straightforward and complex presentations. This is an opportunity to make a real difference within a vibrant learning community, and to bring your unique skills and experience to our innovative and supportive team.

Although this is a full time position, we would consider a job share. 

What's in it for you? 

• Annual incremental increase up to £37,174, with the opportunity to progress to £40,497 subject to performance and the university reward scheme 
• Up to 36 days of leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays and University closure days) rising to 41 total days after 5 years’ continuous service 
• Access to a range of benefits including our Staff Retail Benefits Scheme 
• Wellbeing advice and support through our Employee Assistance Programme 
• In-house training and development support 
• A friendly, inclusive and supportive culture and work environment 

Informal queries in relation to this vacancy are welcome and should be directed to Clare-Marie Nield (Assistant Director of Student Life) by emailing c.nield@worc.ac.uk. 

Please note that if not already an employee of the University of Worcester, the appointed candidate will be employed through our subsidiary company Uniworc Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of University of Worcester. Appointees of Uniworc Limited will automatically be enrolled into the Aviva FlexHE defined contribution pension scheme (subject to earnings and other eligibility criteria). 

Please note that this post does not meet the minimum salary requirements for visa sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route. We are therefore unable to consider applicants for this post who will require sponsorship to work in the UK. 

Closing Date: Sunday 07 December 2025

Interview Date: Wednesday 17 December 2025

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