Counselling Lecturer

We are currently seeking to appoint an inspirational and enthusiastic Level 4 Counselling Lecturer to join our Professional and Service Industries department.

In this exciting role, you will be delivering teaching and learning across our Counselling provision at Level 4. This is a specialised role and we would require someone who is ideally trained in SEG and has significant experience in research methods.

Working closely with the Director of Learning, Programme Manager, and the rest of the team, you will have the chance to share your knowledge and skills with learners to help them achieve at the highest level, as well as driving continuous improvement within the College. You will also act as a course leader, promote attendance, participate in team meetings, and contribute to the planning, development, and review activities within your subject area. It is also essential that you contribute to open evenings, parent’s evenings, and similar events as and when required.

The successful candidate must have:

• A full teaching qualification (ideally at Level 5 or above but part-qualified candidates will be considered)
• Previous teaching experience within an FE setting
• Counselling at level 4 or above
• Relevant industry experience

If this sounds like you and you will enjoy working in a forward-thinking, friendly, fast-paced, changing environment with state-of-the-art facilities, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such as a choice of two excellent pension schemes, life assurance, free onsite parking, and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in-house Spa and Salon treatments.

Closing Date: Monday 28^th April 2025*

*Applications will however be shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. As much as we would love to respond to all applicants, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful candidates.

Please refer to the attached Job Description, Person Specification, and Competency Framework and apply using the button below.

Orbital South Colleges Group are committed to Equal Opportunities, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population. We are also committed to PREVENT and Safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Both College Campuses are smoke-free zones.

As part of our pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, references will be taken, and evidence of all qualifications and awards will also be required before commencement of employment. Failure to do so may lead to offers being withdrawn.