University Counsellor

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom City, University of London Full time

SCHOOL / SERVICE

**Professional Services**
- DEPARTMENT

**Student Experience**
- LOCATION

**Drysdale Building**
- CONTRACT TYPE

**Permanent**
- JOB CATEGORY

**SALC / Clerical / Technical / Support**
- HOURS

**Part-time**
- SALARY MIN

**£49,794**
- SALARY MAX

**£59,421**
- PUBLICATION DATE

**30-Jan-2024**
- CLOSING DATE

**25-Feb-2024**

Founded in 1894, City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location.

City attracts around 20,000 students (over 40% postgraduate level) from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries.

In the last decade, City has almost tripled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research. During this period, City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realizing its vision of being a leading global university.

The culture at City is built on our shared core values, which means that all employees are expected to behave according to our values: “We care, We learn, We act.”

**Background**:
The post-holder will provide counselling to students who present to the service with emotional and psychological difficulties. They will be skilled in conducting thorough assessments to identify presenting issues, risk and suitability for time-limited counselling. Post-holders will be expected to be on campus 60% of their time, and to offer one appointment each at 8.30am and 5pm.

**Responsibilities**:
You will make clinically informed judgements regarding vulnerable students who require immediate at risk management, onward GP or psychiatric referral when appropriate or referral to the in-house mental health team. You will be skilled and experienced in offering brief therapeutic interventions.

You will contribute towards mental-health and wellbeing awareness training programmes and workshops, and liaise with the Schools in the area of risk management and support, offering guidance to staff on student case management.

**Person Specification**:
You will be a qualified and accredited counsellor with significant experience in time-limited integrative counselling within a University counselling service. Experience of working with a wide range of mental health issues is required and the ability to work effectively with all stakeholders. You will be culturally competent; with high levels of initiative and judgment, along with excellent communication skills and the ability to manage complex student presentations in a busy service. Collaborative working relationships across the service are required along with a good understanding of the intersectionality between emotional difficulties, mental health, other disabilities and specific learning differences (SpLDs).

**Additional Information**:
City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

**Interviews are scheduled for the 21st March 2024.**

Subject to agreement, relevant Professional Services roles may be undertaken in a hybrid way. This involves a combination of working on campus and at home each week.

City, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

The University of business, practice and the professions.



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