Personal Counsellor (22.5 hours per week)

University of Brighton; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Brighton is looking for a Student Counsellor passionate about supporting student mental health and wellbeing. This 12-month maternity cover role is within the Student Wellbeing Service, requiring excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt services to student needs. Successful applicants will also have opportunities for professional development while being part of a supportive, inclusive team.

Benefits

Agile working system

Opportunities for professional development

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a caseload and providing assessments.
• Delivering therapeutic and psychological support interventions.
• Strong team player willing to adapt service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload and provide assessments.
• Deliver a range of therapeutic and psychological support interventions.
• Make appropriate referrals to internal and external services.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Proactivity

Flexibility

Education

Qualified and experienced mental health professional

Job description

Student Operations and Support

Location: Brighton - City Campus, Moulsecoomb and Falmer Salary: £40,497 to £48,149 pro rata Contract Length: 12 months Closing Date: Monday 14 July 2025 Reference: SO5041-25-136

Are you passionate about supporting student mental health and wellbeing? Do you bring the right blend of expertise, empathy, and qualifications to make a real difference? If so, we’d love to welcome you to our vibrant university community as a Student Counsellor within the Counselling team of our Student Wellbeing Service.

Responsibilities

In this exciting fixed-term role, you’ll be at the heart of our efforts to help students thrive. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing a caseload and providing assessments
• Delivering a range of therapeutic and psychological support interventions
• Making appropriate referrals to internal services and external partners, including local organisations and statutory services. (i.e. for longer-term or more specialist support)
  
  

To succeed in the role, you will be a qualified and experienced mental health professional, with excellent communication skills. You should be a strong team player with the flexibility and drive to adapt your service delivery to meet student demand. You should be creative and proactive in delivering support and will be prepared to contribute to the wider student wellbeing agenda.

In joining the Student Wellbeing team there will be opportunities for development, collaboration, and creativity. Join us and be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team where your work will truly make a difference. For more details on the role and the qualities we’re looking for, please refer to the full job description. This role will require a DBS check.

Please note that this role is for 22.5 hours (three days) per week, providing maternity cover for 12 months.

We offer a competitive range of benefits, including an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

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Job Description

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment for all staff regardless of age, disability, family or caring responsibilities, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief (including non-belief), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in our working, learning, research and teaching environment and are committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applicants from Minority Ethnic backgrounds because the University is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.

For the vast majority of our roles we operate an agile working system with time split between working on campus and at the employee's home. It is the University's expectation that home working will take place within the UK.

Further information about working for us, as well as the wide range of benefits we offer, can be found in the working with us section of our vacancies page.

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