Level 4 Placement Tutor

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Be is seeking a qualified and experienced counsellor/psychotherapist to join our Level 4 Diploma Tutor team. This role combines teaching, clinical oversight and student support, helping trainee counsellors apply learning within school-based placements outside of our Partner Service Delivery model. You will play a vital role in supporting trainees to develop safe, ethical and effective counselling practice, bridging classroom learning with real-world application and contributing to the development of the children’s mental health workforce.

• Support trainee counsellors to apply the Level 4 Diploma curriculum within school-based placements
• Provide weekly clinical supervision, mentoring and tutorial support (online and in-person)
• Guide trainees in maintaining safe, ethical and professional counselling practice
• Liaise with schools, safeguarding teams and internal stakeholders to manage placements and risk
• Assess student work, contribute to evaluations (e.g. vivas) and attend standardisation activities
• Support recruitment of new trainees through interview and assessment processes
• Contribute to programme meetings, supervision and continuous development of the curriculum

• Qualification in counselling/psychotherapy at Level 4 or above
• BACP accreditation or UKCP/HCPC registration
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working therapeutically with children in a school setting
• Experience supervising or supporting trainee counsellors (desirable)
• Strong knowledge of child development, mental health and counselling approaches
• Experience managing safeguarding and clinical risk
• Ability to build effective relationships with schools and multi‑agency partners
• Excellent communication, organisational and teamwork skills
• Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and anti‑oppressive practice
• Confidence using IT systems including Microsoft Office and online platforms

• Annual leave that increases with service
• Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career
• 5% contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance of four times your annual salary
• A comprehensive employee assistance programme
• Mobile phone discounts (EE network)
• Well‑being days to allow you some ‘you’ time
• Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave

We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organisation.

We are proud to be a disability confident employer and will ask you during your application if you wish to be considered for a guaranteed interview under the disability confident scheme. Under the scheme we commit to offering an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the job role.