Student Counsellor, West Midlands

Student Counsellor 
Birmingham 
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, full days – 15 hours over the two 
Temporary on-going 
Hourly pay £28.02 per hour 

The role; 

• To provide 1-1, face to face and remote brief therapy to students seeking counselling, working to the relevant professional guidelines (BACP, UKCP) and supporting the activities of the Health and Wellbeing team and wider directorate of Student Services.
• Provide personal counselling to college and university students working within the Health and Wellbeing team (Student Services)
• Where appropriate, liaise with other specialist agencies e.g. GPs, hospitals services, psychiatric support, social workers on behalf of students facing health and wellbeing crisis.
• Keep accurate client notes and records using service software.
• Assist and lead on internal training and awareness-raising initiatives relating to mental health and wellbeing, working closely with internal and external teams.
• To contribute to a range of health and wellbeing initiatives and promotions in partnership with the Guild of Students staff and officers.
• Actively contribute to the Student Services directorate, supporting the development of wellbeing services (online and on campus), promotion, events (such as open days)

Have you got what it takes?

• Post-qualifying paid experience of personal, 1-1 counselling with young people
• Experience of providing brief therapy
• Experience of developing and leading training activities or events to promote and support wellbeing
• Experience of managing a caseload and keeping case notes using a bespoke or proprietary software system
• Minimum Level 5 professional qualification in Counselling
• Accreditation by a relevant professional body (BACP, UKCP, BPS or non-UK equivalent)

If this sounds like you or something you could be interested in; Hit apply now to speak with one of the consultants!

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About Protocol

Protocol are the specialist full-service recruiter dedicated to education, training and skills. People are at the heart of everything we do. We place people first. We’re more than a recruitment agency – we pride ourselves on our ongoing support and aftercare delivered by our expert team, and all our candidates benefit from free access to our exclusive online CPD portal, Learning Zone. Whatever your career goals, we’ve got the right role for you. With a wide range of temporary and permanent positions available, from lecturing and training jobs

The legal bit…

Protocol National ltd trading as Protocol are acting as an employment business for this position. If you are successful, Protocol is required to see evidence of your Right to Work in the UK; in addition to you applying for an enhanced DBS Certificate should you not already hold a suitable certificate registered on the DBS Update Service. The position is subject to agreement to Terms and Conditions and suitable application and reference process. As a result of the volume of applications we are currently receiving we regret that we may be unable to respond with individual feedback. If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.