Counsellor Required: Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Hartpury University

£15,548 – £19,103 per annum based on an FTE of £32,680 – £40,151 per annum

22.5 hours per week, working days or evenings

(to be discussed at interview)

Term Time Only Contract

Fixed Term until 30^th June 2026

Closing Date: 16 November 2025

About the Role

To join a busy and well-established wellbeing department providing short-term counselling to residential students from both Further and Higher education sectors.
Liaise where necessary with the Assistant Head of Health and Safeguarding Leads in supporting the students.
To contribute to staff training and development and work collaboratively with other student support and academic departments on campus and external services.
To carry out administrative activities relating to the post and engage in the ongoing development, review and evaluation of the Hartpury College and University Counselling provision.
To provide a minimum of 15 student contact hours per week
Be flexible in providing counselling to students, during the day or evening, ensuring counselling sessions have minimal impact on the students’ academic studies.
This is a student facing role, which is carried out on Hartpury campus in a confidential space.

About You

You should hold a professional qualification in either counselling or psychotherapy, have some post qualification experience and an understanding of current issues that affect students and young people.
You should have BACP accreditation or UKCP registration, or equivalent.
You will have experience within an educational institution setting and experience of Crisis Management

We offer a fantastic package of staff benefits including:

Hybrid working arrangements with blended approach of office and home working
25 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays rising to 30 days with length of service, pro-rata
Wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme
Generous pension scheme (LGPS)
Employee Discounts Scheme
Onsite fitness facilities
Cycle to Work Scheme
Support for continuous professional development
Flexible working opportunities available
Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave