Salary: £14,989 to £19,332 per annum. Plus Excellent Benefits.
Contract Type: Fractional, Permanent. 18.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.
Location: Paignton, Devon
We are looking to recruit a practising Counsellor to join our lecturing team at South Devon College. This is an exciting opportunity to work within our Social Science, Counselling and Childhood Studies department, supporting learners across our counselling provision from Level 2 to Level 6.
As a Lecturer in Counselling, you will deliver high-quality teaching, tutorials and assessment, helping learners to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to progress within the counselling profession. You may also support learners through group supervision and one-to-one guidance, creating a positive, inclusive and student-centred learning environment.
About The Role:
You will:
- Prepare and deliver scheduled teaching, tutorials and learner assessments across counselling programmes.
- Manage, plan and review learning programmes, develop resources, contribute to quality assurance processes and ensure compliance with awarding body regulations and standards.
- Assess learner work, conduct learner reviews, support students’ pastoral and welfare needs, and contribute to admissions, course meetings and learner-related administration.
- Maintain your own professional practice and development, build effective working relationships with colleagues and external partners, and act as an ambassador for South Devon College.
About You:
You will:
- Hold a Level 4 qualification or degree in Counselling.
- Be a qualified, accredited counsellor registered with a counselling body such as the NCPS or BACP, or be able to obtain registration where appropriate.
- Have experience as a practising counsellor, either through employment or private practice.
- Bring strong subject knowledge, excellent communication and organisational skills, and the ability to motivate and support learners from a range of backgrounds.
- Be able to teach creatively, adapt to the needs of different students, manage workloads effectively and contribute positively to the development of the curriculum area.
At South Devon College we are passionate that excellent teaching and learning can transform lives. We seek to achieve at the highest levels and welcome staff who share our drive for success.
In return, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, as well as generous holiday allowance of 37 days pro rata and a strong emphasis on work-life balance.
The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities.
We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.
Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:
- 37 days annual leave including the option to purchase additional holiday days;
- 1 additional day’s holiday for your birthday (does not have to be used on your birthday);
- 1 additional day’s holiday for every 5 years served;
- Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement;
- Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;
- Teacher’s Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 28.68%;
- Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;
- Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes;
- Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme);
- On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);
- Employee Assistance Programmes;
- Access to Blue Light Card membership;
- Discounted travel schemes.
Should you have any further questions regarding the position, please contact Hannah Davies at [email protected].
Closing Date: Midnight, Thursday 3rd September 2026.
Interview Date: Wednesday 9th September 2026.
Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.
This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.
Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
