Counselling Tutor: London School of Counselling

Role: Level 4 Counselling Tutor

The UK therapy job is a Level 4 Counselling Tutor role at London School of Counselling. The appointment is part-time, permanent, and self-employed. Face-to-face classes take place in Wanstead E11, East London. Pay is £45 per hour, with a minimum of three hours each week during term time.

September 2026 courses are the current recruitment focus. The tutor plans lessons, selects learning materials and methods, assesses learners, and gives feedback. Tutor meetings and CPCAB standardisation meetings are part of the role.

Employer: London School of Counselling

Location: Wanstead E11, East London

Pay: £45 per hour

Employment: Part-time, permanent, self-employed contract

Teaching The Level 4 Diploma

The tutor plans lessons for the CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and selects the learning materials and teaching methods used in class. The tutor connects therapeutic theory with the skills that learners develop through structured study and assessed work. Each lesson needs a clear connection to the subject matter and the learning evidence expected at this stage.

The tutor's assessment work evaluates learners and gives feedback as part of teaching. Written and spoken comments need to identify the evidence demonstrated and the areas that require further development. A clear assessment record gives learners a defined account of their progress through the course.

Assessment And Standardisation Meetings

The tutor participates in moderation and verification. Moderation checks assessment decisions against the course framework, while verification checks that assessment practice follows the required quality process. The tutor maintains careful records and applies agreed assessment criteria during this work.

CPCAB's qualification work includes quality assurance and external assessment, alongside tutor standardisation. Tutors use standardisation meetings to review course expectations and assessment practice. The role also includes attendance at tutor meetings, where teaching and learner assessment can be considered within the wider course team.

Qualifications For The Tutor Role

The role requires a Level 4 or higher therapeutic counselling qualification and knowledge of Humanistic Approaches. At least one year of teaching and assessing at Level 2 or above is also listed. A teaching qualification is required, or the successful tutor must be willing to complete the Level 3 Award in Education and Training.

• Level 4 or higher therapeutic counselling qualification




• Knowledge of Humanistic Approaches




• At least one year teaching and assessing at Level 2 or above




• Teaching qualification or willingness to complete the Level 3 Award in Education and Training




• Professional association membership, preferably BACP




• Information technology skills

The role lists professional association membership as preferred, with BACP named in the criteria. BACP accreditation schemes recognise standards of knowledge, skills, experience, and ongoing development in counselling and psychotherapy. The role combines subject knowledge with ethical practice and continuing development.

The September 2026 Course Cycle

London School of Counselling is recruiting for September 2026 courses, so the teaching cycle begins with preparation of lessons, materials, and assessment arrangements before learners start their programme. Level 4 counselling education requires a tutor to connect classroom learning with reflective practice, therapeutic theory, and the professional conduct expected in client-facing work. The Humanistic Approaches requirement gives the teaching role a defined theoretical area alongside its broader counselling remit.

The CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling can lead to membership or registration routes with professional bodies, subject to each body's requirements. Level 4 holders can pursue BACP, UKCP, NCPS, COSCA, or ACC pathways under the rules of each organisation. Learners can move from the qualification into practice, giving the tutor's assessment work a direct connection to their next professional steps.

Counselling education also requires a clear boundary between teaching and therapy. The tutor assesses course evidence and developing counselling skills, not the learner's personal therapy. That distinction keeps the assessment relationship focused on the learning criteria rather than on a tutor's clinical relationship with a learner.

Professional bodies set different membership conditions and accreditation standards after a counselling qualification. The Level 4 tutor role combines that continuing professional context with lesson planning, learner assessment, and quality-assurance work for the September 2026 course cycle.