Head of Counselling

**No Agencies Please**

**Salary**:£18,791 - £22,128 - 0.5 Contract (F/T equivalent - £37,582 - £44,256)

**Responsible to**:Higher Education Manager

**Purpose**: To develop, co-ordinate and deliver a high-quality degree level counselling programme

**Responsibilities**:

- Programme lead the Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling based on Transactional

Analysis and the Degree in Humanistic and Integrative Counselling.
- Line manage the tutors/lecturers across the degree level counselling provision.
- Teach 10 hours per teaching week across the Counselling provision
- Carry out the tasks detailed on the annual quality checklist and ensure the programme meets the requirements of the QAA quality code.
- Assist in promoting the provision; both to current level 3 students and also external applicants.
- Attend events on an ad hoc basis to include; open events, visits and guest speaker sessions.
- Deliver outstanding sessions to students across levels 4, 5 and 6.
- Meet the learning needs of individual students via suitable differentiation and identification of those who would benefit from additional learning support.
- Monitor and evaluate the performance of students
- Create and also oversee schemes of work, online learning resources and other resources that support staff and learners.
- Identify opportunities to further develop the provision through new pathways and/or the development of Master’s level courses.
- Ensure all courses make a healthy contribution to the college finances and develop initiatives to maximise this.
- Ensure there are enough qualified and experienced members of staff to match the needs of the programme and the range of learners.
- Interview and induct new members of the counselling team following the appointment procedures.
- Provide on-going support and mentoring for new members of staff.
- Complete lesson observations and feedback meetings with counselling staff.
- Collate data and evidence for the Annual Monitoring Report, ensure that actions in the

Development Plan are implemented and present the report to the Academic Board.
- Organise placements to ensure BACP compliance.
- Complete BACP accreditation documentation
- Attend all HE specific meetings (Board, Assessment and Progress)
- Prioritising the safeguarding of all students and participate in training on safeguarding matters
- Contributing to the elimination of unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation; advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between people who share a protected characteristic and those who do not.
- Any other tasks reasonably required by the Principal

**PETER SYMONDS COLLEGE PERSON SPECIFICATION**

**Job Title**:Head of Subject - Counselling**

**Essential Requirements**
- Educated to degree level in counselling (minimum foundation degree level in transactional analysis)
- Teaching/Training experience
- Teaching qualification (or desire to complete one alongside the role)
- Working as a practicing counsellor (and planning to continue this)
- Some experience in managing staff
- Excellent organisational and record keeping skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Flexible, committed and able to work as part of a larger HE team
- An understanding of the ethical requirements of delivering a counselling course

**Desirable Requirements**
- Degree in Transactional Analysis/CTA/PTSTA
- Master’s Degree in Counselling
- PGCE/Cert ED
- Experienced manager of education provision and teaching teams
- Experience of working in an HE setting
- Confident and very able delivering online using virtual learning environments and live video software.
- Detailed knowledge of BACP ethical guidelines

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £37,582.00-£44,256.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 02/04/2023
Reference ID: AHEDHOSC
Expected start date: 01/08/2023