Counsellor

Thomas Rotherham College is a leading provider of post-16 education with approximately 1400 students enrolled on programmes on the main college site.  It is a thriving organisation which offers good professional opportunities in an environment which values and supports both staff and students.   Applications are invited for the following post:  

PERSONAL COUNSELLOR – permanent, tenable from w/c 4^th September 2017.  

Part-time 10 hours per week term time only minus 3 weeks (so 36 weeks per year) working Thursday and Friday. 

Salary:  Scale 6 - £24,407 - £26,940 per annum pro rata. 

Actual salary: £5,328.05 - £5,881.00 per annum.  

We require applicants with a good standard of counselling qualification – to a minimum of Diploma level.  The successful applicant will jointly run a well-established counselling service that offers counselling and relevant training to students and staff.  Due to the nature of the post applicants should ideally have some relevant experience and good overall knowledge of counselling young people in an educational setting.

For further details and application forms please log on to our website at www.thomroth.ac.uk or phone our 24-hour job application line on 01709 300654 quoting the appropriate job reference code.  The closing date for applications is noon on Wednesday 26^th July 2017.  Interviews will be held on the afternoon of Friday 18^th August 2017.

This post involves working with young people and vulnerable adults and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level.  Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.dbs.gov.uk. Thomas Rotherham College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults.  Thomas Rotherham College is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from minority ethnic groups.  We undertake to make any reasonable adjustments to a job or workplace to counteract any disadvantages a disabled person may face.