No candidate will meet every single desired qualification / criteria. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

Hourly Paid Lecturer in Counselling

£26.58 - £34.45 per hour, dependent on level of teaching qualification

Various hours per week

The working pattern is TBC

Various weeks per annum

Abingdon Campus & Witney Campus

Fixed term until 30th September 2025

Are you a Counsellor or trainee Counsellor looking for an opportunity to pass on your knowledge and skills to the next generation? Are you also a qualified teacher, or keen to learn and develop a career in teaching?

As part of the growth and development of our Counselling provision, Abingdon & Witney College are looking for a highly motivated professional to join us in delivering our Counselling courses that currently run during the day and evenings, during term time on both our Abingdon and Witney Campuses.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right person and to apply for this post. You are ideally a qualified Counsellor to at least level 4/5 standard and currently in practice with a minimum of 6 months post-qualifying practice experience, although you may still be in training at Level 3 or 4. You are also a member of a UK professional counselling body (such as BACP), engaging in regular professional development in line with ethical guidelines of the professional organisation.

Although a teaching qualification is an advantage, training opportunities exist within the College and we can support you in gaining your Award in Education and Training Level 3 Qualification (AET), within your first year of joining the college.

In return, Abingdon & Witney College offer excellent benefits to our employees including generous pension and holiday schemes (with potential Christmas closure days), continued professional development, flexible working options, corporate gym membership, cycle/tech scheme and much more.

Closing date: 9th May 2024 (Midnight)

AWC values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all appointments are subject to satisfactory clearances including enhanced DBS checks.

Abingdon and Witney College are committed to safer recruitment practices. In addition to our pre-employment checks, we will conduct an online search. This includes checking Google main results feed as well as the 'News' and 'Images' tab. We will be checking for any publicly available information that suggests the applicant may not be suitable to work with children or young/vulnerable people or content that could potentially damage Abingdon and Witney College's reputation. This may include inappropriate posts, comments or images displaying evidence of offensive or inappropriate behaviour, jokes or language, discriminatory comments, inappropriate photos, drug or alcohol misuse.