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Advanced Diploma in Counselling: Y2 Tutor Job Description Part time: Location: 1 day per week (Tuesday) 10am - 5.30pm 1 Trim Bridge Bath BA1 1HD Line Manager: BCPC Director* *The curriculum aspects of the role are managed on a day-to-day basis by the Counselling Course Leader The duties of the paid role are: ● To prepare and teach the curriculum for each contact day in liaison with your co- tutor. This will involve double staffing of seminar teaching and various other activities as described in the Counselling section of the Handbook ● To work with the Course Leader to incorporate developments to the curriculum and course materials as required ● To act as tutor to half the students on the course, offering tutorials as indicated in the Handbook for the course - these being outside the course day teaching time ● To act as supervisor to half of the cohort of Counselling Year Two offering group supervision during the course day ● To administer students’ progression through the course, including attendance and written requirements ● To set and mark assignments and assessments throughout the course ● To participate in email correspondence and meetings with other staff and the Course Leader as required in relation to student needs or course development discussion ● To keep up to date student files, in conjunction with the Office Manager ● To provide seminar cover for absent co-tutor (short term illness) ● To be responsible for quality assurance alongside the Course Leader and the Director Additional Duties (Paid in addition to your salary, at standardised hours and rates, at the end of each term): - To attend Examination Board meetings as appropriate - To assist with recruitment to the Counselling course, through vetting applications and references, undertaking interviews, and attending a post-interview meeting to discuss applicants and allocate places - To attend two whole-day Staff meetings each year (these cover all courses, so if teaching on more than one course, there will still be only two days total) Page 1 of 2 - To participate in BCPC Open Days - To attend Counselling Team meetings - To attend Supervision each term with your co-tutor (with Supervisor of your choice) - To offer Extra Tutorials to students with designated specific learning differences (for example dyslexia) if they are not working separately with a specialist tutor - To participate in Interview Panels as requested by the Course Leader/Director Person Specification Essential The candidate must - have an understanding of humanistic values and principles in training, adult education, counselling and research - have a Diploma in Counselling or Psychotherapy - be BACP Accredited or UKCP Registered - have training and accreditation in supervision - be familiar with humanistic and psychodynamic theory, and demonstrate an integration of these theories in practice - have a minimum of 3 years’ post-qualifying clinical practice - have previous experience of working as a trainer, or in a similar setting where trainer skills have been used (i.e. transferable experience) - have previous experience of working with students’ personal development Desirable but not essential The candidate would - have an MA or MSc qualification - have a teacher or trainer qualification (eg B.Ed, PGCE, BACP accredited trainer) - have online training and experience of working online Pay rates for the role start from a full time equivalent of £41,257 p.a. Depending on the size of the group this role will require between 7 and 7.75 hrs per week; therefore, the minimum starting salary will be £8,251 p.a. This rate is subject to experience and a pay review on the 1 September 2026. Revised 2026 Page 2 of 2