Job title Lecturer in Counselling Job reference REQ002617 Date posted 01/10/2024 Application closing date 03/11/2024 Location Paignton Salary £11,885 to £15,342 per annum (pro rata of £28,931-£37,347) Package Plus excellent benefits Contractual hours 15.28 Basis Fractional Job category/type Academic Attachments Blank Job description Salary: £11,885 to £15,342 per annum (pro rata of £28,931-£37,347) plus excellent benefits Contract Type: Permanent, Fractional (0.41fte), 15.28 hours per week, 52 weeks per year Location: Paignton, Devon We are looking to recruit a qualified Counsellor to join our lecturing team at South Devon College. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Social Science, Counselling & Childhood Studies department. We are looking for a hardworking, dedicated, individual to join our team, who is passionate about Counselling and can help to develop this growing area within our department. As a professional Lecturer you will be required to undertake formal scheduled teaching duties such as teaching, tutorials, and student assessment. This post will include teaching on our Counselling courses which currently range from Level 2 to Level 6. It may also include supporting learners through group supervision and one to one support. Building relationships with external counselling settings will also be a key aspect of the role to ensure that the courses remain relevant to the sector, but also to ensure that our learners have links with employers and potential work placements. The successful candidate will hold a Level 4 or degree in Counselling that has enabled the individual to become a practising counsellor. If not already held, to attain a teaching qualification within the College’s timescale. You must be a qualified, accredited counsellor who is (or can be), registered with a Counselling body such as the NCPS or BACP etc. You must have experience as a practising counsellor. This can be through employment or private practice. At South Devon College, we are passionate that excellent teaching and learning can transform lives. We seek to achieve at the highest levels and welcome staff who share our drive for success. In return, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, as well as generous holiday allowance of 25 days pro rata and a strong emphasis on work-life balance. Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include: 37 days annual leave including the option to purchase additional holiday days; Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement; Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days; Teacher’s Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 28.68%; Hybrid and flexible working patterns; Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests; Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes; Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme); On Site Nursery (Mama Bears); Employee Assistance Programmes; Discounted travel schemes. Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday 3 November 2024 Interview Date: Wednesday 13 November 2024 Having read the job description, should you have any questions prior to applying for this position, please contact Hannah Davies via email at hannahdavies@southdevon.ac.uk. We offer hybrid and flexible working patterns and welcome applications from people who wish to apply using these options. Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College. This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership. Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
