Sessional Lecturer - Counselling

The Commercial Industries and Access School at Kingston College is seeking a professionally accredited registered psychotherapist and/or counsellor who holds a supervisor training certificate. The School requires a qualified practitioner to teach on our Level 4 Therapeutic Counselling Year 1 (Tuesday) and Year 2 (Thursday). We also require teaching on our Degree programme (Friday).

You will be responsible for teaching, marking, and providing tutorial support for counselling courses. Additionally, you will contribute to all aspects of the work of the Section/School, including occasional \’out of hours\’ activities such as selection days, interviews, and open events.

As our Lecturer, you should hold a professional qualification to practice in Integrative Relational counselling or Psychotherapy, or in Children & Young People (minimum Level 6 Honours Degree). You must be a practicing member/registrant of BACP, UKCP, NCPS (or an equivalent professional UK body), with at least 3 years post-qualification experience, and hold accreditation (or be willing to gain this).

You should also hold a teaching qualification (or be willing to work towards it) and hold a supervision qualification or have experience providing supervision to groups or individuals in a counselling or life coaching setting. With at least one year of experience as a teacher of counselling at Level 3 or above or a similar level, you should be capable of assessing students\’ work/skills practice and ideally be familiar with national educational standards and BACP and awarding/validating body requirements for the appropriate level.

The successful candidate will be eligible for any salary increase resulting from the annual cost of living review, which will be implemented in the new academic year.

This post will primarily involve teaching across all levels from Monday to Friday; however, these may be on variable hours contracts.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 16th July 2025.

We offer an excellent pension scheme with significant employer contributions (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities, professional development and training opportunities, and 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 committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

In accordance with the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we encourage applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage or civil partnerships.

Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search, and proof of eligibility to work in the UK as part of our due diligence process.

The South Thames Colleges Group comprises Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College, and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. We are one of London\’s largest providers of post-16 education and training, committed to our local communities. Our goal is to put students\’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We seek hardworking and collaborative individuals to join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.

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