Bridgwater and Taunton College have been termed a flagship provider with our awarding organisation and has a long and distinguished pedigree of delivering high quality counselling training over many years.
The College offers introductory courses at level 2 and 3 and professional counselling training and level 4 and 5 that leads to successful leaners meeting the requirements for professional registration with bodies such as the BACP. Learners undertake a mixture of face to face and online classes to develop skills and knowledge that reflect post pandemic counselling requirements.
The post-holder could work across a wide variety of courses as a member of the counselling team or as a lead tutor for a specific programme or elements of a programme. You will be responsible for blending practical and theoretical learning in the classroom as well as developing good relationships with learners for the delivery of successful counselling training. Well-developed feedback to learners which models that of good clinical practice will be essential as well as the ability to work within an ethical framework.
Whilst the role of counselling lecturer focuses primarily on teaching, learning and assessment and associated administrative tasks such as preparation and delivery of agreed Plans of Learning, marking and working within the Quality Framework for associated Awarding Organisations will also be included.
You may be involved in wider team activities such as new student interviews, open evenings, tasters and advice sessions. You can expect to be involved with our learners journey at BTC right through from induction to end of course activities, supporting Course Leaders with quality systems such as Self-Assessment monitoring, internal moderation/verification, standardisation activities. You may also support learners as a personal tutor.
You are expected to undertake CPD as appropriate to your role to ensure that learners benefit with up-to-date industry skills and practice to enable them to progress into meaningful and relevant employment or higher education.
BTC offer a range of fantastic employee benefits including:
Generous pension scheme
Competitive holiday entitlement
Dedicated CPD days
2 wellbeing days
2-week Christmas closure
Opportunities for hybrid working
On-site discounted gym
Free parking
BTC Extra discount package, this includes top retailers, supermarkets, holidays, entertainment packages and much more!
BTC is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and communities. We are also a disability confident employer and we ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments. We encourage everyone to apply who wishes to and we believe that everyone should have an equal opportunity.
Bridgwater & Taunton College are proposing to merge with Strode College in August 2025 to form a stronger College Group to continue to serve its learners, employers, and the wider Somerset Community.
Applicants who apply for a role at Bridgwater & Taunton College and who start their employment after 31 July 2025 will be contracted under the newly merged organisation to be known as UCS College Group (University Centre Somerset College Group).
To view the full details of this role please download the Job Specification (pdf) document under 'Attachments'. Click apply.
Salary range
- GPB 30 - GPB 34