Counsellor

Job details

Salary: £30,081 per annum for 36 weeks per year (£37,099 FTE)

Contractual hours: 36

Basis: Full time

Job category/type: Professional Services

Attachments: attachmentCounsellor JD Sept 2024.pdf

Job description

The Counsellor will provide highly professional counselling and wellbeing support to students on an individual basis, attending to a wide range of presenting issues throughout the referral process. The Counsellors also work as part of the larger Student Services team to ensure a joined-up approach to supporting students and providing high level customer service to ensure all students’ needs are met.

You will have an excellent understanding of severe emotional and psychological mental health disorders, experience in providing short term counselling and assessing risk, along with an understanding of the needs of a diverse and multi-cultural student population. They will work with a holistic approach to the students’ needs and service provisions to enhance student engagement and contribute to the student experience.

Overview

As the University builds on its proud heritage, we are looking for exceptional people to help shape our future. We provide a high-quality professional environment, inspired by our distinctive ethos and Catholic mission and values. Our values of excellence, generosity of spirit, inclusiveness and respect inspire us to create an academic community in which everybody is welcomed and which puts the student at the centre of all our endeavours.

St Mary’s University is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Learn more about our EDI initiatives and work as a Disability Confident employer. Please view our detailed access guide by following the link: St. Mary's University | AccessAble

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

Closing Date: 6 October at 23:00

We encourage all interested candidates to submit applications early to avoid disappointment as we reserve the right to close vacancies and interview the candidates prior to the advertised closing date. 

Interview Date: 15 October