John Ruskin College
SESSIONAL COUNSELLING LECTURER
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Sessional Counselling Lecturer
Job Type
Teaching
Job Category
Various
Employment Basis
Sessional (hourly paid)
Location
East Surrey College - Redhill
Hourly Rate
£41.80/hour (£34.83/hour + £6.97/hour as payment for annual leave)
Closing Date
31/08/2026
Documents
- [Counselling Lecturer JD&PS.pdf](PDF, 159.01kb)
- [OSC Corporation Competency Framework.pdf](PDF, 472.18kb)
Sessional Counselling Lecturer
College location: East Surrey College (Redhill)
Hourly Rate: £41.80/hour (£34.83/hour + £6.97/hour as payment for annual leave)
Hours:
- Thursday & Friday 8:45 am - 5 pm
- Tuesday & Thursday 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
We are currently seeking to appoint two inspirational and enthusiastic Counselling Lecturer to join our Professional and Service Industries department. One of whom will be teaching at L4 and the other will teach Level 2 and 3.
In this exciting role you will be delivering teaching and learning across our Counselling provision across Level 2-4. This is a specialised role and we would require someone who is ideally trained in SEG or CPCAB and has significant private practice experience.
Working closely with the Lead Counselling Tutor, Programme Manager, the Director of Learning, 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. You may be required to contribute to open evenings, parent’s evenings and similar events as and when required.
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The Successful Candidate Must Have
- A full teaching qualification or prepared to work towards (ideally at Level 5 or above but part qualified candidates will be considered)
- Previous teaching experience within an FE setting if you have a teaching qualification or group facilitation experience
- 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 we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such 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.
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Please refer to the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Competency Framework and apply using the button below.
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.
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 Campus’ 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.
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