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Counsellor

Employer
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM
Location
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Salary
£14,134 - £29,938 per annum (pro rata of £34,866 - £36,924)
Closing date
2 Feb 2025
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Salary: £28,269 - £29,938 per annum (pro rata of £34,866 - £36,924)
£14,134 - £14,969 per annum (pro rata of £34,866 - £36,924)
Contractual hours: 30
Basis: Full Time
Package: Full details can be found here - https://www.ucb.ac.uk/about-us/work-for-us/rewards-and-benefits/
Job category/type: Professional Services, Student Services, Wellbeing
Job reference: REQ000236
Attachments: attachmentCounsellor - JDPS - Jan 25.pdf

Job description

University College Birmingham is on the up!  Having recently joined the University Mental Health Charter programme, now is an exciting time to join us as we look to strengthen our mental health support framework.

Student Services and Wellbeing is a multi-disciplinary team that plays a crucial role in supporting our University, College and Sixth Form students. We provide a holistic approach to student support to ensure students are provided with the internal tools and skills to enhance their academic success, aid student experience, and develop each student as an individual.

The Wellbeing and Counselling team is a busy and in-demand service.

We are seeking three experienced Counsellors to join our supportive and friendly team to provide confidential and non-judgemental counselling sessions to our students, both over and under the age of 18.

You will use a case management system to review registration forms, view appointments and record your client/student case notes. You will also support the wider Wellbeing team in delivering workshops to students. Peer supervision will be provided, and we will also pay for private individual supervision (proportionally to hours worked). The roles have been created to enable the successful candidate to continue with private practice, if applicable.

Applicants will need to be a registered and/or accredited Counsellor (BACP, UKCP or BPS) with post-qualifying experience. You will need to be experienced in short-term counselling and able to work with crisis interventions using a wide range of therapeutic modalities.

You will be proficient using IT to conduct remote online video appointments and use data management systems to manage your caseload of students.

For an informal chat about the role, please contact Ben Pithouse, Director of Student Services and Wellbeing – bpithouse@ucb.ac.uk

30 hours per week (0.8 FTE), Permanent (2 posts available)

15 Hours per week (0.4FTE), Permanent.

Standard Information

UCB is an equal opportunities employer.

University College Birmingham is proud to have been voted top in the International category in the prestigious 2023 Whatuni Student Choice Awards. We were also awarded silver in the University of the Year category. The awards are voted for and by students showcasing the incredible relationships we foster here at University College Birmingham between Staff and Students. We are TEF rated Silver, with a Good Ofsted rating. 

University College Birmingham has a unique collaborative partnership with the University of Warwick - Ranked ninth in the 2024 Guardian League Tables and 67th in the World QS University Rankings 2024.

You may need to obtain permission to work in the UK if you don’t already have the unrestricted right to work in any role. There are various types of visa which include the right to work. You can check if you need a UK visa using the Government’s online tool and find information about UK visa routes and the eligibility criteria that must be met for each route Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). All staff are required to prove their right to work in the UK before they start work.

All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service prior to commencement.

All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.

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