Lecturer In Counselling (COSCA)

Hours - 7.36 hours per week (5 hours teaching) (0.22 FTE)

Contract basis - Part time - Temporary (Until end of November) Hours will be worked mainly on a Tuesday. Teaching will be Tuesdays from 3.30pm - 8.30pm. Team meetings will take place on Tuesdays from 2pm - 3.30pm.

Location - You will be employed initially at Edinburgh College: Sighthill Campus, but you may be required to serve at other work places and to travel during the course of your employment.

Role/Subject Specific Information

Edinburgh College is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified person to take up the exciting post of Lecturer in Health and Social Care (Counselling)

As a lecturer within the Health andSocial Care team you will be involved in the development and delivery of the COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills. You will be joining an established team with a wealth of expertise that will support you in your new role

What you will offer us

To be considered for this post you will be a practitioner with a Diploma in Counselling. In addition to an appropriate Degree or Professional Qualification, you will also have a current counselling practice and experience of delivering Counselling Skills training or of designing and delivering self-development, awareness raising, education programmes to groups. You will be a COSCA Accredited trainer, or eligible for COSCA's Trainer Accreditation Scheme.

Applicants must be available to teach during the evening and day and be able to demonstrate creative approaches to teaching, a willingness to share practice and contribute to the development of resources.

Applicants must have excellent interpersonal skills, be happy to teach a wide range of students and work effectively within a team.

Please see the Person Specification and Job Description further details.

What the college can offer you

As one of the largest colleges in the UK and a key contributor tol earning in our capital city, Edinburgh College is proud to be supporting over 19,000 students from around 115 countries world wide to achieve the future they want.

As a student-centred organisation and one which offers over 700 courses across 32 subject areas, Edinburgh College also works with over 1,800 industry partners to help secure the best possible employment opportunities for our students.

We are also the biggest single provider of student's to Edinburgh Universities, with 98% of our successful full-time students moving onto employment or further education within 6 months of graduating.

We have great benefits at Edinburgh College, with generous annual leave, a career average pension scheme and access to other benefits like cycle to work. We also have great on-site facilities including a gym, pool, training restaurants,shops and canteens. Plus, you get to be part of a unique organisation which contributes to improving the lives of others.

Salary - Point 1 of the Lecturer salary pay scale which compromises of Point 1 GBP 33,500 up to point 5 GBP 41526per annum (pro rata) (Placement on the salary scale is dependent on qualifications and experience as per the National guidelines).

Closing Date: Tuesday August 27 2019

Scheduled Interview Date/Week: The week of September 2 2019