Lecturer in Counselling- Manchester
- Manchester
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Design, plan and deliver teaching sessions as required by the Faculty.
- Design assessments and assess student work, ensuring that all learning outcomes are met.
- Provide timely and constructive feedback to students.
- Provide academic support and guidance to students.
- Develop, update, and continuously improve course materials.
- Keep up to date with best practice in learning and teaching and ensure that your teaching reflects best practice and embeds technologies that enhance the learning experience.
- Contribute to the design, development, delivery, review and enhancement of programmes of study within the Faculty and across GBS.
- Attend meetings as required by the role
- Develop productive working relationships with colleagues within and external to GBS.
- Participate in internal and external events, such as programme reviews, open days, outreach activities, and partner visits.
- Undertake a reflective programme of staff development which includes teaching observations, directed study, workshop participation and experiential learning.
- Support and engage in the creation, application and/or dissemination of new knowledge in your field of study and/or in higher education practice.
- Engage with the GBS performance management programme, meeting a range of clearly defined objectives for student attendance, continuation, completion, progression and satisfaction.
- Act as a Module Leader or undertake other administrative/management duties, commensurate with the level of the appointment, and as determined by the Dean or Deputy Dean.
- Take on other responsibilities as required to support the work of GBS, which may include acting in a more senior capacity as part of a programme of professional development.
- A Doctoral level qualification in counselling and/ or a demonstrable track record in research or other scholarly activity of relevance to counselling and/or demonstrable success at an equivalent level professionally
- Familiarity with, and agreement to work within, the current BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Experience of supporting learners both face-to-face and remotely.
- Demonstrable professional conduct in all interactions with staff and students.
- Attention to detail and accurate reporting.
- Ability to maintain thorough and organised student records.
- Ability to work under pressure, plan and prioritise own workload to meet tight deadlines.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision.
- Ability to work with diverse groups of people.
- Membership of an appropriate professional body with a complaints procedure to which you are subject.
- Experience of teaching in UK higher education.
- A passion for education as a transformative activity.
- Experience of, and a passion for, working in widening access environments.
- Excellent IT skills and competence with the Microsoft Office suite, including PowerPoint and Excel
- Experience of supervising student work and providing support and feedback
- Current BACP counsellor/psychotherapist accreditation or be registered with an appropriate professional body to an equivalent level
- In current, supervised practice as a counsellor
- Teaching qualification: PGCHE, MA in HE Practice or FHEA etc
- Highly competitive salary and bonus
- 25 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays), raising by one extra day leave per year of service, up to a maximum of five additional days
- Workplace pension with NEST
- Social events
- Access to a range of discounts to over 3000 retail outlet stores
- Opportunity to earn money back on your personal reward page
- Employee Assistant programme with access to 24-hour support
- Generous employee referral programme