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 experiencing of managing people and services and working collaboratively to achieve objectives within a multidisciplinary team. You will be an experienced and 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.

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 or 020 7514 9627.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London is a vibrant world centre for innovation, drawing together six colleges with international reputations in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. Every position within the University plays an important part in shaping future creative professionals, and impacts on the future of so many creative industries. Expert management of the organisation is essential to ensuring that this continues.

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.