At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide tailored counselling to support students' mental health and personal development.
- Company: Randstad, a leader in student well-being and academic retention.
- Benefits: Earn £28 per hour, enjoy ultimate flexibility with remote work and part-time hours.
- Other info: Refer a friend for a chance to earn £300 in shopping vouchers!
- Why this job: Make a real difference in students' lives while working from anywhere.
- Qualifications: BACP-accredited with experience in higher education and brief therapeutic models.
The predicted salary is between 25.2 - 30.8 £ per hour.
Randstad is seeking highly qualified, BACP-accredited mandarin speaking remote counsellors to provide specialised, clinical mental health support within the Higher Education sector, directly impacting student success and retention. This role is focused on delivering professional, short-term, solution-focused therapeutic interventions. We partner with universities to enhance student well-being and academic retention by ensuring students receive high-quality support for personal development, stress management, and complex mental health challenges.
Responsibilities
- Clinical Intervention: Provide tailored therapeutic 1:1 counselling, focusing on short-term, solution-focused models to support students facing emotional and mental health challenges.
- Outcomes Monitoring: Systematically administer and interpret clinical outcome measures, including the CORE10, at appropriate intervals to monitor treatment effectiveness, inform clinical decision-making, and contribute to service reporting.
- Caseload Management: Address a broad range of student issues, including anxiety, transition, and self-esteem concerns; managing the pressures of the academic life cycle, including dissertation stress, study skills-related anxiety, and balancing academic and personal demands; eating concerns, procrastination, and exam stress.
- Safeguarding & Risk Management: Uphold the highest professional standards by strictly adhering to risk assessment and safeguarding protocols as established by Randstad and the relevant university, ensuring timely escalation of complex and high-risk cases.
- Professional Conduct: Maintain absolute client confidentiality and ensure full compliance with GDPR requirements at all times.
- Empowerment: Promote personal growth and self-care by professionally applying empathy and evidence-based self-help tools.
Location: Remote
Pay Rate: 28 Pounds per Hr
Ultimate Flexibility: Part-time hours/ Remote.
Requirements
- Experience providing clinical support within the higher education.
- Proven ability to manage and sustain a regular, structured caseload.
- Experience with brief, therapeutic models (e.g., CBT, brief solution-focused therapy).
- Familiarity with the specific administrative/referral pathways within a UK university setting.
- Accredited membership with BACP - MBACP (Accred).
- Regular clinical supervision to uphold professional standards.
- Covered by a professional liability insurance policy.
If you have the above skills and are interested in adding good deeds in your life by supporting students with their Higher Education please apply now or send a copy of your CV.
Counselor in City of London employer: Randstad Student Support
Randstad Student Support is an exceptional employer, offering guaranteed hours and a supportive work culture that prioritises inclusivity and employee growth. Located on the outskirts of Glasgow, this role not only allows you to make a meaningful impact in students' academic journeys but also provides opportunities for professional development within a leading higher education institution.