📍 London
🕒 3-Month Contract | Full-Time | 37.5 Hours Per Week
📅 Monday – Friday
🏫 Onsite Position
Mentalia Campus are currently supporting a Higher Education client in London with
the appointment of an experienced Counsellor for an initial 3-month contract.
This opportunity will involve providing therapeutic and emotional wellbeing support to
students within a busy and supportive Student Wellbeing service. The successful
candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting students presenting
with a broad range of mental health, emotional and wellbeing difficulties.
The role would suit a Counsellor with previous experience working within Higher
Education, Further Education, NHS, CAMHS or related mental health settings.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver confidential one-to-one counselling sessions to students
- Conduct assessments and support risk management processes where appropriate
- Maintain accurate and professional clinical documentation
- Work collaboratively with wider Student Wellbeing and safeguarding teams
- Support students experiencing emotional distress, anxiety, low mood, academic pressures and wider wellbeing concerns
- Provide appropriate signposting and onward referrals where required
Requirements
- Qualification in Counselling, Psychotherapy or related discipline
- Membership/accreditation with BACP, UKCP or equivalent professional body
- Previous experience within student wellbeing, education or mental health settings desirable
- Strong understanding of safeguarding and risk assessment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Contract Details
- 3-month contract
- Full-time – 37.5 hours per week
- Monday to Friday
- Onsite role based in London
- Immediate/short-notice availability desirable
For further information or a confidential discussion, please contact Mentalia Campus.