Counselling Manager

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The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join UAL’s growing Counselling and Health Advice Service. We are investing in the management capacity of the team to help us respond to students’ complex needs and to enhance services. 

You will work in partnership with the team’s other Counselling Manager to co-ordinate counselling support across the University. You will hold a caseload and provide advice and consultancy to colleagues, including responding to complex and urgent situations. Alongside this, you will manage a team of Counsellors and coordinate service service delivery at half of the University’s colleges. You will work with the Service management team and other colleagues, leading initiatives to enhance our wellbeing offers. You will also be part of the duty management team. During term-time, this includes working remotely on Saturday mornings once a month.  

About you

You will have successful experience of managing people and services and working collaboratively to achieve objectives within a multidisciplinary team. You will be an experienced Counsellor, who understands the specific needs of university students.

You will be able to assess students and have a good working knowledge of brief work approaches and interventions to alleviate mental health symptoms and promote wellbeing. You will have a flexible and responsive approach and excellent communication skills. You will be able to hold and manage risk within appropriate boundaries.

For more information and to apply, please visit TMP Recruitment Job Board.

We are UAL

For the fifth year running, University of the Arts London is the world’s second University for Art and Design in the QS World University Rankings® 2023. Our diverse and talented community comprises over 5,000 academic, professional, and technical staff. Together we are committed to social purpose. This includes creating a better and more sustainable world and championing race equality.

We offer highly creative working environments that inspire staff across all areas to fulfil their potential and continuous training to further develop their skills and expertise. We also offer hybrid and flexible working practices, and excellent staff benefits to improve your work life balance including family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks.

Our culture

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.