Counsellor

**Professional Services**:
**Learning, Teaching and Student Experience**:
**Salary**:

- £39,347 to £44,263 per annum pro rata- 0.6 8.30 - 4.30 Monday Tuesday Weds**Post Type**:

- Part Time**Contract Type**:

- Permanent**Closing Date**:

- Sunday 10 March 2024**Interview Date**:

- Tuesday 19 March 2024**Reference**:

- HR0162308We have an exciting opportunity for a part time, experienced Counsellor/ Psychotherapist to join our multi-disciplinary, BACP accredited, Counselling and Mental Health Service. The Service provides a wide range of excellent and innovative mental health support and psychological interventions for both students and staff at the University of Bradford.

The purpose of the Service is to facilitate equal opportunities, student engagement and full participation in academic studies and the university experience to enable students to fulfil their potential whilst staying well.

As part of the team, you would provide individual and group psychological interventions, consultancy and support for staff and the development and delivery of proactive initiatives around mental health and wellbeing. You would work alongside the Service Manager and broader team to embed and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, students and other relevant stakeholders.

This is an on-campus role offered within Service opening hours 8.30-4.30 Monday to Wednesday with occasional flexible working hours.

Essential requirements:
A degree and professional qualification (to at least Diploma level) in counselling or psychotherapy.

Current registration and accreditation (or eligible for) with a professional body (eg. BACP, UKCP).

Evidence of substantial post qualification counselling experience.

Recent experience of working with a caseload of at least 5 clinical cases per day.

Demonstrable experience of working with a brief, time limited model.

The University offers a competitive salary and generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement, as well as access to a range of learning and development courses to support your professional and personal development.

**In Return we Offer**:

- 25 days holiday and 13 statutory and customary days (taken at Easter and Christmas).
- Family-friendly policies
- Great campus facilities including:

- Unique fitness centre
- Eye clinic
- Physiotherapy & sports rehabilitation,
- Counselling & mental health services
- On site nursery
- Food & drink outlets
- Generous employer contribution pension schemes - Universities Superannuation Scheme
- Generous benefit schemes, including car leasing, cycle to work, holiday purchase, home & technology scheme and shopping discounts

Find more information about the many other benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes and campus nursery.