Senior Student Counsellor

About the role

This is an exciting time to join the Student Counselling and Mental Health Advice Service at Imperial College! We have been investing heavily in our Service to better support our students through university life. We have grown from a small team to a diverse and multifaceted group of over thirty professionals striving to deliver the best experience possible for our students.

The Senior Counsellor is a key role within the Student Counselling and Mental Health Advice Service, sharing responsibility for the day-to-day clinical practice of the counselling team.  In collaboration other senior practitioners, and the Head and Deputy Head, you will play a vital role in supporting counselling provision and good practice, ensuring that we are providing a robust and responsive service to students.

You will join a strong team of senior clinicians at the service, of which three are senior counsellors, and have particular responsibility for the development and service delivery of innovative courses and groups relevant to the student population.  

What you would be doing

• Supervision & line management of student counsellors and supporting their development
• Managing and monitoring the clinical workflow of the service as well as evaluating and improving service delivery
• Containing and managing risk as necessary, including sharing duty across the working week with other senior practitioners
• Supporting the development and delivery of a bespoke suite of courses, therapeutic groups and workshops

What we are looking for

• A qualified and experienced counsellor/psychotherapist/counselling psychologist or equivalent with supervision and line management experience
• A commitment to and belief in a brief, focused approach to counselling within an HE context
• A flexible and collaborative clinician with a commitment both to high-quality provision and staff well-being
• Ability to manage and contain risk and to support those working with clients in crisis
• A passion for the power of groups and experience in developing, delivering and evaluating groupwork, workshops and courses for students

What we can offer you

• Be part of a senior team leading on change and continual growth of the service.
• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution.
• Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 38 days off a year)
• Development opportunities both from excellent in-house management and leadership training, as well as a CPD budget, supervision and reflective spaces

Further information

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Due to the nature of the role the majority of annual leave will need to be taken outside of term-time.

As this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, at the appropriate level, will be required for the successful candidate. Further information about the DBS disclosure process can be found at: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs / or by telephoning 03000 200 190. You may also wish to view the College’s DBS webpage for policy statements on the Recruitment and Employment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Storage, Use, Retention & Disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure Information.

Interviews will be held in person on 21st January 2025.

If you require any further details on the role, please contact:

Julia Hutchinson – j.hutchinson@imperial.ac.uk

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