Student Counsellor Required: University of Derby, Derbyshire
Salary: £37,756 to £40,920 per annum (for exceptional performers, there is scope for further progression up to £51,878 per annum)
Contract type: Permanent
Post type: Full-time
Closing date: Monday 24 February 2025
Onsite: This role will be based on site, primarily in the named location.
About The Role
With a counselling/psychotherapy qualification and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary support setting, you will offer brief, and generally time-limited, counselling to students experiencing mental health and emotional issues.
You will also be required to contribute to other areas of work within the team, including following the team’s crisis and risk assessment protocols and making case referrals, as required.
You will lead and/or support projects with academic and service departments at the university to foster greater resilience among students.
You will have a commitment to following professional and ethical principles and guidelines, combined with the ability to learn new skills and take on new areas of work, as required by the changing needs of students, the service, and the University.
As part of our multi-disciplinary Counselling & Mental Health Support Team, you will contribute to the positive impact that this team has on student retention and the student experience.
About You
You will possess excellent knowledge of the statutory, regulatory, and legislative frameworks that apply to student support and a sound understanding of the challenges of working within Student Services.
You will have significant and demonstrable experience of leading, managing, motivating, and developing a professional service team(s) to achieve organisational aims and will be able to demonstrate the ability to work to budget within a given framework of resource.
You will be successful at building highly effective working relationships with a wide range of colleagues and adopt an insightful and pragmatic approach to the management of operations across the Counselling and Mental Health Service and wider Student Services.
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