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Counselling Service COPY OF ADVERTISEMENT Senior Counsellor (Groups & Outreach) £37,382 – £47,314 Ref. No. XD31262 Cambridge University Counselling Service is seeking a Senior Counsellor to take responsibility for overseeing and developing its group and workshop programme as well as its outreach work. This is a significant position in this large, busy and well-respected multi-disciplinary Counselling Service. You will be part of the Service management team, have line management responsibilities, as well as offering individual and group counselling to students. You will have professional-level counselling or psychotherapy qualifications, substantial experience of individual and group counselling in an FE or HE context, be BACP accredited / UKCP Registered or equivalent, and have relevant management experience. Further information about the Service is available from www.counselling.cam.ac.uk The post may be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. The University is committed to equality of opportunity. Closing date for applications: Monday 30th September 2013 Interviews are scheduled for Wednesday afternoon 16 th & Thursday 17th October Vacancy available from 2nd January 2014 FURTHER INFORMATION Job Title: Senior Counsellor Reporting to: Head of University Counselling Service Brief Outline: This is a significant opportunity to share in the management of the University Counselling Service, which is the central counselling service for all the University’s students. The successful candidate will have considerable clinical experience in a Further or Higher Education setting, and a demonstrable ability to lead, motivate and work as part of a highly professional multi-disciplinary team. Background Information The University of Cambridge is one of the oldest universities in the world and one of the largest in the United Kingdom. Its reputation for outstanding academic achievement is known world-wide and reflects the intellectual achievement of its students, as well as the world-class original research carried out by the staff of the University and the Colleges. The University of Cambridge consists of over 100 departments, faculties and schools plus a central administration. 1 The University Counselling Service was founded in 1969. It offers counselling to undergraduate and postgraduate students of all of the Cambridge Colleges. Many students self-refer, others are referred by College tutors, chaplains, nurses, or by GPs and psychiatric services. Over 1500 students attended the Service last year, the majority being seen individually on a weekly or fortnightly basis for mostly brief focal therapy. As well as individual counselling, the Service also offers a wide range of workshops and counselling groups, typically offering 12 – 15 per week runs various training activities for students and ‘reflective practice groups’ to a wide variety of staff groups such as college nurses. The Student Counselling Service During the current year the Student Counselling Service will see over 1500 students, and offer ~350 group sessions. More information about the Service is contained on the Service website: http://www.counselling.cam.ac.uk and recent Student Counselling Annual Reports can be downloaded as PDF documents from: http://www.counselling.cam.ac.uk/general/reports The staff of the Student Service includes: 2 Senior Counsellors (one being the post being advertised), 1 Senior CBT Therapist & 1 Senior Mental Health Advisor, who together oversee the work of the Service along with the Head of Service, line manage the other therapeutic staff, and each having responsibility for an area of service delivery 9 Counsellors and CBT Therapists (full- or part-time) who are experienced therapists 1 Mental Health Advisor 7 Associate Counsellors on training placements, typically for 1 day per week and a Psychiatrist who attends the Service for half a day per week during term time. The therapeutic staff are supported by: an Office Manager and 3 part-time Secretary/Receptionists a Financial Administrator and a part-time Computer Officer. Experienced external supervisors with different therapeutic approaches attend the Service to conduct clinical supervision for all employed counsellors. Counsellors may choose which member of the panel to have as a supervisor (logistics allowing). The culture in the Service is friendly, collaborative and valuing of team-work and team decisions, but also expects all staff to work hard and set high professional standards. The Service is well respected within the University and Colleges. The Service moved in 2007 to its current premises which were refurbished for our needs, and comprises 19 counselling rooms and appropriate group and meeting rooms, as well as administrative and staff space. Further information about the post: This vacancy arises from the retirement of the current post-holder and is available from 2nd January 2014. This is a significant position in the management of the Service. Applicants should be professionally trained, accredited by an appropriate professional body, have extensive experience of counselling within a Further or Higher Education setting, extensive experience of group-work, and experience of managing aspects of a counselling service. You may already be a Senior Counsellor, Deputy Head or Head of Counselling in a smaller service. 2 Service staff include psychodynamic, integrative, cognitive behavioural, cognitive analytic and person centred therapists. We are open-minded about the therapeutic approach of the person appointed, but applicants should be interested in working in a multi-disciplinary team, have a clear understanding of how the organisational context impacts on therapeutic decisions, and be in sympathy with the Service’s policy of offering a majority of brief focal therapy with a smaller amount of longer-term therapy when possible and appropriate. In addition, applicants should have experience of offering clinical supervision, facilitating therapeutic groups and running workshops or training events, as the Service offers an increasing number of groups and workshops to students and staff in the University. An interest in research and contributing to innovative service development, including technology-based counselling provision would also be helpful. We are keen to have the appointee in post by 2nd January 2014. Main Activities & Responsibilities: To join the management team of the University Counselling Service, which oversees the day-to-day delivery of all aspects of Service work, and the ongoing development of the Service. To take responsibility for running and developing the group and workshop programme, as well as the outreach programmes the Service offers, including ‘reflective practice groups’ for various staff. To line manage a number of counselling staff. To contribute to a productive, collaborative and supportive team climate, while ensuring that high professional and ethical standards are set and kept throughout the counselling work of the Service. This includes ensuring that the service complies with the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy and the law. To offer clinical supervision to a number of Associate (trainee) counsellors. To maintain a caseload of individual clients, amounting to 18 hours face-to-face work per week (this figure includes any intake work, group-work, workshops, training and supervising undertaken). To produce reports and relevant statistics for internal use, and contribute information for the Counselling Service Executive Committee and for Annual Reports. You will need to be a confident computer user, in particular in the use of MS Office, databases and email. Staying informed of trends and developments in the professional field, especially with regard to student counselling and to alert the Head of Counselling and management team of the policy implications arising from these changes. PERSON SPECIFICATION Senior Counsellor Required 1. Minimum Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling or Psychotherapy qualification 3 2. Training in group counselling/therapy 3. BACP Accreditation or UKCP Registration, or other appropriate professional accreditation and evidence of continual professional development 4. Substantial experience of offering counselling/psychotherapy in an FE or HE context, and be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of how this context impacts on therapeutic decisions 5. Experience of management or oversight of an aspect of the work of a team of professional therapists or counsellors 6. Substantial experience of facilitating therapeutic groups and leading brief focused workshops 7. Experience of delivering training or similar workshops to students or staff. 8. Experience in offering clinical supervision 9. Sympathy with and experience of offering brief individual therapy 10. Preparedness to follow policies of the University Counselling Service, including flexible working when required 11. Confident computer user. Desirable 1. Clinical supervision qualification 2. Management qualification CONDITIONS OF SERVICE Hours The Service is currently open on Mondays and Fridays from 8.45 am – 5.30 pm, with extended opening to 7.30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The person appointed will be expected to work during one evening to 7.30pm. The exact pattern of work is to be agreed with the Head of Service. The Service closes for about one week at Christmas/New Year and at Easter each year, but remains open throughout the summer. Holidays The leave year runs from 1 October to 30 September and the annual leave entitlement is 33 days, excluding Public Holidays. Annual leave should be taken with the agreement of the Head of Service and should be taken out of Term and during periods when the Service is closed at Christmas / New Year and Easter. The University does not take school half terms, and where Public Holidays fall during Term, i.e. typically those falling in May each year, the Service is open and most staff work as usual (staff working on Public Holidays may take time off in lieu out of termtime). DBS disclosure Depending on the professional registration of the successful applicant, the post may be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. Probationary period The appointment will be subject to confirmation on completion of an initial probationary period of nine months. Salary 4 The pensionable salary is on a scale from £37,382 – £47,314 per year (Grade 9 on the University's single salary spine); the starting salary will be in the bottom half of this scale. There is no payment for overtime hours worked. (All salaries are quoted at current levels; a cost of living adjustment to salaries may be applicable from 1st August 2013.) Application procedure A Cover Sheet for CV applications [CHRIS6] can be downloaded from the University’s HR Division web site: http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/personnel/forms/chris6/ You should complete: Part 1 (including the names of two referees), Part 2 (Section B only) - for applications to positions which are eligible for a Disclosure and Barring Service check Part 3 (Equal Opportunities Monitoring Slip). Completing this is optional and is separated prior to the selection process. The Cover Sheet, along with your letter of application and CV, quoting the vacancy Ref. No. XD31262, should be returned by Monday 30th September 2013 to Mark Phippen, Head of Service, Cambridge University Counselling Service, 2-3 Bene’t Place, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EL. The University as an Employer The University of Cambridge is committed to a policy and practice which require that entry into employment with the University and progression within employment be determined only by personal merit and by the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular appointment and the relevant stipend or salary structure. No applicant for an appointment in the University, or member of staff once appointed, will be treated less favourably than another on the grounds of sex (including gender reassignment), marital or parental status, race, ethnic or national origin, colour, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age. If any employee considers that he or she is suffering from unequal treatment on grounds of sex (including gender reassignment), marital or parental status, race, ethnic or national origin, colour, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age, he or she may make a complaint which will be dealt with through the agreed procedure for dealing with grievances. Information if you have a Disability The University's recruitment and selection procedures follow best practice and the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act. Fair selection for employment is based on the ability or potential ability of an applicant to carry out the duties of the post and decisions on appointments are based on the merit and suitability of the candidate. If you have a disability you are invited to request any special arrangements you may require for interview, or adjustments you may anticipate would be needed in your working arrangements, at the point of application. However, the University recognises that you may prefer to forward this information if and when you are called for interview and you may do so at that stage without prejudice, if you prefer. Mark Phippen Head of Service 16th August 2013 5