Counsellor; x2 , FTE & FTE

Overview

The Counsellor role delivers timely support to our students via short term counselling sessions and Single Session Therapy. The role involves triaging self-referrals, delivering Triage Duty responsibilities, and developing and delivering therapeutic groups and psycho educational workshops to students via in-curriculum sessions, workshops, course inductions and talks, along with delivering training sessions to University Staff on supporting students' mental health.

An excellent opportunity for a counsellor to join a busy and dynamic service, delivering counselling and therapy support to students.

Student Success are seeking to recruit two experienced part-time (0.81 FTE & 0.60 FTE) Counsellors to work within our Mental Health & Wellbeing Team. Your role will involve triaging online self-referrals from students, delivering Single Session Therapy appointments, short-term (up to 6 sessions) ongoing therapy, and providing Supervision to our Volunteer Counsellors. In addition, you will undertake, on a rota basis, Triage Duty Practitioner responsibilities and be involved in delivering groups and workshops to students via psycho educational sessions and in-curriculum training sessions, along with delivering training to University staff on supporting students’ mental health.

• Triaging online self-referrals from students and delivering Single Session Therapy appointments
• Providing short-term therapy (up to 6 sessions) and ongoing therapeutic support
• Developing and delivering therapeutic groups and psycho educational workshops to students
• Delivering in-curriculum sessions, workshops, course inductions and talks
• Delivering training sessions to University staff on supporting students’ mental health
• On a rota basis, undertaking Triage Duty Practitioner responsibilities
• Providing supervision to Volunteer Counsellors
• Working with a multi-disciplinary team alongside Mental Health Advisers
• Delivering short-term CBT- or DBT-informed sessions where appropriate

• Experience as a counsellor delivering short-term therapy
• Ability to triage referrals and work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience supervising or supporting volunteer counsellors is desirable
• Ability to deliver CBT- or DBT-informed short-term sessions
• Part-time availability for 0.81 FTE or 0.60 FTE roles

Closing date: 19 February 2026.

Salary: £38,249 to £44,128 pro rata where applicable.