Student Counsellor
The City of Liverpool College
Liverpool
- Expired
- Salary:
- £13,536 - £14,785
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 1 March 2017
Job overview
Student Support Services:
Student Counsellor - 20 hours per week, Term Time only (40 weeks)
(2 part time posts: working patterns of Mon-Wed and Wed-Fri)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and engaging Student Counsellor in one of the country's largest colleges. With a turnover of £55m annually, the College Group services c.22,000 learners each year from a diverse variety of backgrounds. With state-of-the-art facilities, Gold Investors in People status and an excellent purpose-built estate across the city, the College is home to ground breaking innovation and involved in a wide variety of exciting new developments across the city and the wider educational landscape.
The Student Counsellors will provide a high quality, confidential Counselling (within BACP guidelines) and Mental Health support to students to ensure that students are able to access their course of choice.
Apart from direct intervention with the clients, the team will work to raise awareness of prevalent issues impacting on student mental health and wellbeing. The team will actively engage with staff development and plan, prepare and deliver targeted sessions to staff on high priority issues like suicide, mental health, self-harm, anxiety and stress etc.
The team will work closely with other teams within the Student Support Service to provide holistic support to students.
The successful candidate will hold a BACP - recognised Diploma in Counselling and have recent experience of working with the 16-19 year age group.
The City of Liverpool College is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and adhering to the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.
Further details and an application pack can be accessed under 'The College' 'College Jobs' at: http://www.liv-coll.ac.uk where you can complete your application online.
Closing Date: 1st March 2017
About The City of Liverpool College
- The City of Liverpool College
- Bankfield Road
- Liverpool
- L13 0BQ
- United Kingdom
Founded in 1992 following the merger of four further education facilities, The City of Liverpool College is a co-educational, non-denominational further education facility operating from six educational sites. The College Campus is located within Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter, which also includes John Moores University and the University of Liverpool. Over £100 million has been invested into the city centre campus. As of the most recent inspection the approximate number of students on the total school roll was 11,000. There are a total of over 500 courses on offer to students, including young learners, sixth form, and adult education.
Principal
Elaine Bowker
Values and Vision
City Liverpool College is proud to be a leading supplier of apprenticeship training, giving many young people their first taste of work.
With the aim of helping young people gain experience in their chosen profession, the college works closely with employers to ensure students get the most out of their experience. Employers are given the opportunity to work with students who have passion and an appetite to learn on the job, creating an industry of young, employable professionals.
Ofsted
“The majority of teachers develop learners’ English and mathematics skills well. Learners on access to higher education programmes improve their skills in referencing their written work accurately and in interpreting data. Learners on vocational programmes increase their knowledge of occupationally relevant terminology. Learners on employability programmes develop a wide range of useful skills that increase their chances of gaining employment.“
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