Sessional Lecturer - Counselling

Role to commence from August 2025

This post will primarily teach across all levels Monday through to Friday, however these can be on variable hours contracts.

The current Counselling programmes at Kingston College sit within the Commercial Industries and Access School and provision includes a BA (Hons) Integrative Relational Counselling degree, a Mental Health Degree and study programme and part time adult Level 2 and Level 3 introductory courses, as well as a CPCAB Level 4 & Level 5 Diploma`s. Introductory courses are currently awarded by CPCAB (Level 2 and 3).

We’re now looking a Sessional Lecturer in Counselling to take responsibility for teaching, marking and providing tutorial support for Counselling courses.

We’d like you to hold a professional qualification to practise in Integrative Relational counselling or Psychotherapy, or Children & young people (minimum L6 Diploma or Honours Degree). You’ll be a practising member/registrant of BACP, UKCP, NCPS (an equivalent professional UK body), with 3 year’s post qualification experience, and have accreditation (or willing to work towards). With recent teaching experience and able to assess students’ work/ skills practice., you’ll hold a teaching qualification and a supervision qualification or experience of providing supervision to groups or individuals in a counselling or life coaching setting.

You’ll be creative, resourceful and an effective educator, able to convey knowledge, support the development of skills, support, challenge, mentor and motivate students and maintain boundaries. You’ll have the personal qualities required to be able to work conscientiously to a high standard, be well-organised and show attention to detail so as to plan, prepare and carry out administrative and other tasks effectively within deadlines. With good IT skills, you’ll respond flexibly to changing circumstances and demands, be resilient under pressure, open to new ideas and innovations and be creative in problem-solving.

The successful candidate will be eligible for any increase in salary as a consequence of the annual cost of living review that will be implemented in the new academic year.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 30th April 2025.

There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme. The benefits package is pro-rated for part time staff.

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.