Student Counsellor

University of Buckingham; Buckingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Buckingham is seeking an experienced Student Counsellor for on-site work at Buckingham campus. You will provide ethical, time-limited counselling to students, assess needs, and contribute to wellbeing provision.

Working with the Wellbeing Hub, you will manage your own caseload, offer face-to-face and online sessions, and collaborate with colleagues to promote mental health and early intervention. The role requires safeguarding awareness and professional registration.

Qualifications

• Relevant counselling qualification with Level 4 CPCAB or equivalent.
• Registered or member of a recognised professional counselling body such as BACP or NCPS.
• Experience managing a varied caseload with strong assessment and active listening.

Responsibilities

• Provide ethical, time-limited counselling to students.
• Assess students' needs and deliver therapeutic interventions.
• Manage a caseload and offer face-to-face and online counselling.
• Refer to further support or external agencies when required.

Skills

Active listening

Assessment skills

Empathy

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Counselling qualification Level 4 CPCAB or equivalent

Job description

JOB TITLE: Student Counsellor - on site.

SALARY & HOURS: Band 4 £27,069.60 | 0.8fte 28 hours per week | fixed-term 1-year

contract.

We are looking for an experienced, compassionate and professionally qualified Student

Counsellor to join our Wellbeing Hub team and contribute to the delivery of high-quality

counselling support to our students.

This is an important student-facing role within our wider wellbeing provision. You will provide

ethical, accessible and appropriate time-limited counselling to students experiencing a range

of emotional and mental health difficulties, helping them to manage challenges, engage

successfully with university life and achieve their academic potential.

Working closely with the Counselling Team Leader and colleagues across the University,

you will assess students' needs, deliver individual therapeutic interventions and make

appropriate recommendations for further support or referral where required. You will manage

your own caseload and provide counselling both face-to-face at our Buckingham campus

and, where appropriate, through online platforms.

Safeguarding and effective risk management are integral to the role. You will be confident in

recognising and responding to students who may be at risk of harm to themselves or others,

following University safeguarding procedures and working collaboratively with colleagues

and external agencies where necessary.

Alongside individual counselling work, you will have opportunities to contribute to

psychoeducational workshops, mental health awareness initiatives and the continuing

development of our counselling and wellbeing provision. You will also work collaboratively

with colleagues across the University to promote positive mental health, resilience and early

intervention.

About you

You will be a skilled and empathetic practitioner who is comfortable working independently

while being an active member of a multidisciplinary team.

You will have a relevant counselling qualification with a preferred modality of person-centred

therapy to a minimum of Level 4 CPCAB or equivalent and will be a member or registered

member of a recognised professional counselling body, such as the BACP, NCPS or

equivalent.

You will also bring experience of supporting individuals with mental health difficulties and

managing a varied caseload, together with strong assessment, communication and activelistening

skills. Experience of working with people from a wide range of cultural and social

backgrounds is particularly important within our diverse University community.

You should be highly organised, able to maintain accurate and confidential case records,

and confident in balancing clinical judgement, professional boundaries and the needs of

individual students. An understanding of the Equality Act 2010 and of the particular

pressures and challenges experienced by students within higher education will also be

important.

You will be committed to continuing professional development, professional supervision and

maintaining high standards of ethical practice.

The closing date for applications is 15th of November and it is anticipated that interviews will

be held on the week commencing 23rd of November, with a contractual start date of the 1st

of January 2027.

Please note: if successful, any offer is subject to standard checks, including qualifications,

eligibility to work in the UK on a permanent basis and DBS (if applicable).