Job Description

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Grade UE08 (\xc2\xa344,414.00 - \xc2\xa352,841.00) Per Annum

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; School of Health in Social Science; Counselling, Psychotherapy and Applied Social Sciences

Full time, 35 Hours per week (1 FTE)

Open-ended

We are looking for a Centre Director to direct the Hope Park Counselling Centre, support practice placements and deliver teaching on the professional programmes in Counselling and Psychotherapy.

The Opportunity:

You will direct the Hope Park Counselling Centre and contribute to core teaching on the postgraduate Counselling and Psychotherapy Programmes, maintaining personal scholarship. If appointed to a Teaching + Research Lectureship, you will also engage in collaborative research activity and supervise doctoral students.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• You will be a qualified practitioner in Counselling and Psychotherapy, holding professional accreditation with a relevant Counselling and Psychotherapy professional body (COSCA, BACP, UKCP or equivalent) or eligibility to apply for accreditation
• You will have a Postgraduate Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy or another relevant field
• You will have experience of supporting counselling practice placements and directing counselling services
• You will have experience in professional education in the field of Counselling and Psychotherapy
• You will have the ability to design and deliver course materials and assess student performance in both academic assignments and counselling practice development
• You will be able to take responsibility for organising your own activities and for the management of allocated resources
• You will have the ability to work effectively both independently and as a member of a team

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Please apply with an up-to-date CV and Cover Letter.

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits , staff discounts, , flexible working and much more. Access our for further information and use our to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Online interviews are likely to be held 16-18 August.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our webpages.

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office\'s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.

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