Job Description

This is a part-time, permanent position. Closing date: 23:59 on 25th July 2025.

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-UK candidates who do not already have permission to work in the UK should note that by reference to the applicable SOC code for this role, sponsorship will not be possible under the Skilled Worker Route. There is further information about this on the UK Visas and Immigration Website.


We are looking for a qualified counsellor or psychotherapist with a passion for working with university students to provide solution focused support, assessment and short-term counselling.


We would love you to bring your existing knowledge, skills and experience of providing empathic support within an educational setting to our counselling team on Whiteknights campus not far from Reading town centre. Our campus is set in 130 hectares of beautiful parkland, and we are proud of our green credentials.




We are a multidisciplinary team with a mental health and counselling focus who support students as part of wider Student Wellbeing Services at the university. Our Wellbeing Advisors assess students' wellbeing and mental health needs, signpost to appropriate support and provide short-term interventions to students in person and online.

Interview date: 6th August 2025

Contact Name: Roz Turner-Sharp

Contact Job Title: Head of Counselling & Wellbeing

Contact Email address: r.turner-sharp@reading.ac.uk


Alternative Contact Name:Michelle Sancho

Alternative Contact Job Title: Director of Student Wellbeing

Alternative Contact Email address: counselling@reading.ac.uk


The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.