Counsellor

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The opportunity

University of the Arts London has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Counsellor to join our Counselling and Health Advice Service.

As a Counsellor, you will provide assessments, counselling, crisis management and related forms of support to students, both individually and in groups. Counselling will usually be conducted on a short-term basis, with occasional longer-term work as necessitated by circumstances. You will work closely with managers and the rest of the team to foster good practice and to support the development of our counselling service.

You will be based at a college site and there may be some flexibility to work from home for part of your working week. There may be a requirement to work one evening a week up to 7pm.

About you

You will have a degree, a postgraduate counselling qualification or a counselling psychology qualification, along with (or awaiting) professional accreditation with BACP, BABCP or equivalent. You will possess the expertise necessary to work with a diverse range of issues and can support students to engage successfully with their studies and University life.

You will have previous counselling experience, both online and in person, and will demonstrate a good understanding of student support and risk management within an educational setting. You will have a good understanding of the needs of university students, a flexible and collaborative approach, excellent liaison skills and the ability to contain anxiety in yourself and others.

Appointment to this role will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from employment. This will depend on the circumstances and background to your offence(s).

We welcome applications from suitably qualified professionals with a diverse background.

Closing date for applications, 21st August at 23:55 pm

Interviews to take place on Thursday 7th September 

Please apply early as the application closing date maybe held earlier should sufficient applications be received.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at Educationstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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