"Hourly Paid Lecturer in Counselling"

Location
Stratford Campus

Salary
Hourly rate, inclusive of London Weighting, is £24.82

Post Type
Part Time

Closing Date
Thursday 27 November 2025

Reference
271025-A

University of East London

Founded in 1898, we at the University of East London (UEL) are proud to change lives through education. Our goal is to advance industry 5.0 careers-first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We’re committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future.

But we can't achieve this goal alone. We need forward-thinking, innovative, and curious individuals like you to join our community and help us craft our future. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of people who share your passion for creating positive change. We’re an inclusive and welcoming community that is constantly moving forward, never satisfied with the status quo.

About the Job

We are seeking Hourly Paid Lecturers to join our HPL pool of candidates. You will:

• To contribute to the academic, professional training activities associated with the MA/PG Dip Counselling Psychotherapy, MSc/PG Dip Integrative Counselling and Coaching and BSc Counselling. We are seeking counselling practitioners who can be available to teach on our counselling course and be available on a pool to support students.
• We seek an integrative practitioner experienced in working with clients across online and face-to-face settings. Some work will be online but mostly you will be teaching students on our Stratford campus, providing teaching, high quality training and clinical supervision with some administrative duties.
• We are interested in those who identify as researcher-practitioners and who are interested in supervising research students and helping them to publish.
• To provide research supervision to students in the Counselling cluster programme and other courses as required.
• To provide clinical supervision and contribute to fostering the integration of theory and practice in the counselling cluster.

About You

The Post holder will have a BACP accredited Postgraduate qualification in Counselling & Psychotherapy / Counselling & Coaching and will hold, or be qualified to undertake, a Master’s degree in these disciplines. They will be registered with the relevant professional body (BACP), preferably accredited or qualified to apply for accreditation, and be able to evidence significant experience of the praxis of integrative counselling, psychotherapy and coaching.  Post holder should also have a strong background of clinical practice.

Equal Opportunities

UEL is an inclusive equal opportunities employer and are proud of our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity achievements, including: zero gender pay gap, members of Stonewall and have won Athena Swan awards. We expect all employees of UEL to accept our EDI policy and will not tolerate discrimination in any form.

So, if you’d like to take your career to the next level with us here at the University of East London and are inspired by our environment and committed to success, we want you to register your interest in our HPL pool using the link below:

Further Details

Job Description & Person Specification

To contact the recruitment team please phone +44 20 8223 3000 x 4600 or e-mailjobs@uel.ac.uk

CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted.

At UEL we are committed to working together to build a community which values diversity in both our staff and student populations, is representative and inclusive, enabling all to progress and thrive.