Person Specification

Job Title:	Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Counselling
School/Service:	School of Health, Science and Wellbeing

The qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and behaviours outlined above provide a summary of what is required to carry out this job effectively. They also form the selection criteria on which a decision to appointment will be made. Please ensure that you provide evidence of how you meet the criteria in your application.

No	Selection Criteria Description	Essential [E] or Desirable [D]	Assessed by *
1	GCSE/O’Level (or equivalent) maths and english	E	A
2	A Masters level qualification in counselling or counselling psychology	E	A
3	Registration with a UK professional body as a counsellor (e.g. BACP, UKCP)	E	A
4	Possession of a PhD or Professional Doctorate in counselling or psychology	D	A
5	Previous experience of teaching and developing specialist teaching materials	D	A/I
6	Membership of the HE Academy or other equivalent teaching qualification	D	A
7	Previous experience of delivering training/and or supervision within the counselling field	E	A/I
8	Experience of providing pastoral and academic support to students	E	I
9	Recent experience in the supervision of students/trainees at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels	D	I
10	A demonstrable record of engagement in research and/or scholarship as evidenced by publication in peer reviewed journals within area of specialism	E	A/I
11	Demonstrable knowledge of counselling theories, approaches and practice issues from a number of modalities	E	I
12	An understanding of the key issues and challenges in the HE environment	D	I
13	A creative, innovative and flexible approach to facilitating learning, with commitment to ensuring an excellent student experience	E	I
14	Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage a diverse audience	E	A/I
15	An effective team player who is self-motivated and with good organisational skills and able to work on own initiative	E	I
16	An understanding of the University’s strategy and values, with the ability to demonstrate behaviours that align to the values	E	I
17	Experience and knowledge of course management and implementing quality assurance and enhancement processes across awards	E	A/I
18	Significant experience of leading the development, design, delivery and assessment of modules at various levels	E	I
19	Previous experience of teaching in HE and developing specialist teaching materials	E	A/I
20	Membership of the HE Academy or other equivalent teaching qualification	E	A/I
21	An understanding of the key issues and challenges in the HE environment with an ability to articulate a vision for the future development within area of specialism	E	I
22	Recent experience in the supervision of research projects within areas of specialism	E	I

* A - Application Form   I - Interview