Sessional Counselling Tutor

Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.  
The Learning & Enterprise College Bexley is a vibrant, financially secure adult education institution responsible for delivering high quality outcomes for students, residents and employers, while contributing to the strategic objectives laid out in Bexley Council’s corporate priorities for adult learning, employment and wellbeing.

We are welcoming applications from qualified tutors join our Counselling Tutor team. We deliver a range of CPCAB accredited courses up to Level 4 and welcome applications from experienced tutors and those beginning their teaching career. Please refer to the Candiate Profile below and Job Description attached for specific requirements for this particular teaching role. 
For an informal discussion about the role please contact jane.whitefield@lecb.ac.uk    
We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached. 
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date. 

In addition to the criteria listed on the Job Description, the successful candidate must also meet the following requirements to support delivery of CPCAB qualifications up to Level 3:  
  
• 420 hours therapeutic counselling qualification at level 4 or above e.g., TCL4 
• Engage in 10 hours of personal therapy 
• Member of a professional association for counselling or psychotherapy 
• 30 hours per year CPD activities 
• Current supervised counselling practice with a minimum of 6 months post-qualifying practice experience 
• Supervision qualification or experience of supervising groups or individuals in a counselling setting 
• Teaching qualification or be willing to work towards one (minimum Level 3 Award in Education and Training) 
• A minimum of 6 months’ experience of teaching and assessing at level 2 or above. 
 
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached. 
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

How to Apply

Use the ‘Apply for vacancy’ button.

Anticipated Interview Date: 04/07/2024

Please note that the system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised and have your CV and/or Supporting statement ready to upload.

If any mandatory fields are missing, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion. Please check your Junk email for any correspondence.

Additional Information

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  recruitment@bexley.gov.uk

This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees.  The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.