Job Description
Are you a member of a counselling professional body membership with accreditation and would like to be involved in a new opportunity supporting university students?
The University of Salford would like your support and expertise counselling their students.
This role is all short-term based interventions to encourage students on their path of self development and find solutions to manage their anxieties and stresses. Randstad is on the search for experienced counsellors ready to join an exciting opportunity, working flexibly with university students in Birmingham providing counselling and mental health services on a one-one basis specific to the individual's needs.
Benefits:
- £28.00 per hour
- £3.37 per hour holiday pay - perfect for the summer holidays and Christmas breaks
- Counselling sessions expected to be 3 days per week, with 5 one hour sessions per day (with some variation based on your availability)
- All counselling sessions are currently remote - so you can work from the comfort of your own home
- Flexible working hours - you chose when you work
- Opportunity to provide other support roles such as a Specialist Mental Health Mentor both remote and face to face opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Provide therapeutic counselling support to students experiencing emotional and mental health issues based on their own unique needs.
- Working 1:1 on certain issues such as transition, anxiety, self help, self-esteem, eating distress, procrastination and exam panic.
- Empathising with the students over their personal and emotional needs while working alongside with the student to promote self help, using self help tools.
- Following risk assessment and safeguarding escalation processes stated by both Randstad and the university the student attends
- Maintaining a confidential approach at all times when working with the students or discussing any information with any other members of staff. Meeting all GDPR requirements
Requirements
Educated to postgraduate Diploma or Masters Level in counselling, psychotherapy or counselling psychology and hold an accredited professional body membership
- Accredited Membership of BACP orUKCP (with a accreditation)
- A clear DBS to cover vulnerable adults
- Monthly clinical supervision in order to maintain your professional standards
Desirable
- Keeping up to date with developments in your area of practice and contributing to improvements of operations in the team.
- Experience of counselling in University setting and experience of caseload management.
- Ability to triage student needs quickly and appropriately
- Risk assessment and management skills
- Able to work evenings
- Experience working with LGBTQ+ clients
If you feel you are ready for a challenging yet rewarding role and keen to make a difference in delivering advice and helping students maintain their mental well-being while contributing to conveying a positive university experience then apply today!
If you would like more information around the position then please don't hesitate to contact Emma Davies on or
Randstad SWS acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad SWS is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.