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Student Wellbeing Counsellor
| Posting date: | 13 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £22,147 to £24,162 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £22,147 - £24,162 (£41,064 - £44,746 x 0.54 FTE) per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 November 2025 |
| Location: | PO1 2UP |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | University of Portsmouth |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | REC00004217 |
Summary
To work as part of the University of Portsmouth’s Student Wellbeing team delivering high-quality, short-term counselling support to students, in line with Student Wellbeing’s commitment to promote the mental health, emotional wellbeing, and personal development of all students throughout their academic journey.
The role requires a qualified and registered counselling professional who can work independently to assess student needs and provide skilled, compassionate and student-centred interventions, while also collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
The working pattern for this post is:
Monday 08.30 - 17.00
Wednesday 08.30 - 17.00
Friday 08.30 -16.00
This appointment is a fixed-term contract until 30 June 2026. For internal candidates it may be possible to apply for this role under the Secondment Policy . If you wish to apply as a secondee, you must have approval of your line manager in advance of submitting your application form. Please confirm in your application that your line manager has approved this.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for this post.
If you have any queries regarding this position, please contact Rich Cove at rich.cove@port.ac.uk, Tel +44 (0)23 9284 3466
The role requires a qualified and registered counselling professional who can work independently to assess student needs and provide skilled, compassionate and student-centred interventions, while also collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
The working pattern for this post is:
Monday 08.30 - 17.00
Wednesday 08.30 - 17.00
Friday 08.30 -16.00
This appointment is a fixed-term contract until 30 June 2026. For internal candidates it may be possible to apply for this role under the Secondment Policy . If you wish to apply as a secondee, you must have approval of your line manager in advance of submitting your application form. Please confirm in your application that your line manager has approved this.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for this post.
If you have any queries regarding this position, please contact Rich Cove at rich.cove@port.ac.uk, Tel +44 (0)23 9284 3466
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