Counsellor

Student Success and Wellbeing
Location: University of Bradford Campus
Salary: £40,247 to £45,163 per annum pro rata
0.9 fte (32.5 hours)
Release Date: 25/11/2024
Closing Date: 05/01/2025
Reference: HR0175799

University of Bradford
At the University of Bradford, our focus is on creating the conditions for social, cultural, and economic impact. We are committed to social inclusion. Our work to expand opportunity and enable students to reach their potential, has led to us topping the Social Mobility Index of English universities for the last two years. Our University Strategy sets out our ambitions for 2025, which we will achieve by using our proud heritage as a springboard and remaining steadfast in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Safeguarding
The University of Bradford is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and Adults at Risk through robust safer recruitment practices.

Directorate
We have an exciting opportunity for a part time experienced Counsellor/Psychotherapist to join our multidisciplinary, BACP accredited, Counselling and Mental Health Service.

The purpose of the Service is to facilitate equal opportunities, student engagement and full participation in academic studies and the University experience, to enable students to fulfil their potential whilst staying well.

Working pattern will be 32.5 hours per week: 4 days 8.30am - 4.30pm, with one day (either Tuesday or Thursday) working from home 10.00am - 1.30pm).  The Service provides a wide range of excellent and innovative mental health support and psychological interventions for both students and staff at the University of Bradford. 

What you will be doing:
As part of the team, you would provide:

• Individual and group psychological interventions
• Consultancy and support for staff
• The development and delivery of proactive initiatives around mental health and wellbeing

Qualifications/ experience:

• A degree 
• A professional qualification (to at least Diploma level) in counselling or psychotherapy
• Current registration and accreditation (or eligible for) with a professional body (e.g. BACP, UKCP)
• Substantial post qualification counselling experience, with evidence

Celebrating Diversity – The University of Bradford 
Fostering a diverse work and study environment in which everybody has an opportunity to flourish and contribute is a core commitment at University of Bradford. We welcome and encourage applications from underrepresented groups.  

At the University of Bradford, we recognise and embrace people that work in diverse ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

In Return we Offer:

• 25 days and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
• Family-friendly policies
• Great campus facilities including:
• Unique fitness centre
• Eye clinic
• Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation,
• Counselling & mental health services
• On site nursery
• Generous employer contribution pension schemes
• Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.

Additional Information:
If you would like to find out more or are interested in applying, please email Lauren Howard, Counselling Service Manager on counselling@bradford.ac.uk, we would love to hear from you.
We would also encourage conversations with previous Applicants who may have attended interview but been unsuccessful in the past.

Confronting Inequality : Celebrating Diversity
At the University of Bradford we accept people for who they are regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or socio-economic background and whether you’re pregnant or on maternity leave.  
In line with the University’s commitment to equality charters including Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Disability Confident and Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme, we welcome applications from people identifying with these characteristics.  The University has a number of staff networks which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.