Careers and jobs

Careers and jobs

We advertise paid employment opportunities as well as student placements. Although we make sure the person specification does not discriminate against ACC members, we are not responsible for the content of the advertisements and third-party websites, and therefore take no responsibility beyond our legal requirement.

If you would like to advertise your vacancies, please see Advertise with us.

For student placements offered by our counselling organisational members, please visit our Find a placement.

Current job opportunities

Arise - qualified counsellors needed

Arise Counselling Service is an independent Christian charity born out of the vision of local churches. We affirm the dignity of each individual and that all people should have the chance to find hope and experience lives of purpose and meaning. They believe that therapeutic counselling provides one opportunity to gain these qualities more fully.

Arise (who are based in East Grinstead) are looking to add new members to their counselling team, you can find out more about the roles that they have available here, and download the application pack via their website.

Please contact with us with any queries phone 07780 194351 or email info@arisecounsellingservice.com.

Early Intervention Therapeutic Counsellor

Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) are a national Christian charity working to support struggling children, young people and their families. TLG Therapeutic Support will be a new way for TLG, with partner churches, to provide support in school for the increasing number of pupils struggling to cope. We’re looking for an Early Intervention Therapeutic Counsellor who will be present each week in the school, providing specialist trauma aware care for these children, whilst supporting staff and parents too.

Salary: £34,425 to £37,234 FTE (£15,812.33 to 17,102.58 Part-time; Term time only)

Hours: 18.75 hours per week

Employment Type: Permanent

Closing date: Midday on December 19th 2024

Location: With a local school in the Coventry Area with a few hours of home based working each week

Please email recruitment@tlg.org.uk if you have any questions or can access the job description and apply directly on our website here: Early Intervention Therapeutic Counsellor Coventry in Coventry, West Midlands, United Kingdom | Transforming Lives for Good Careers

Level 4 Supporting Tutor in Therapeutic Counselling at Birmingham Christian College (BCC)

BCC seeks a passionate and qualified Supporting Tutor for our Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. The role involves delivering blended learning, supporting students in their professional counselling journey, and preparing them for agency work. Candidates must hold a Level 4 counselling qualification, have at least 2 years of teaching experience, and be a practising counsellor. Strong IT skills and familiarity with MS Teams are preferred. Join our supportive team and help shape future counselling professionals. £40 per hour plus additional marking time.

To find out more about the role and how to apply please see here.

The deadline for applications is the 24th January 2025. Interview will be conducted upon receipt of CVs from qualified applicants.

Orchards - Counsellor (East Sussex)

Orchards is a Christian charity with a vision to see women free from sexual exploitation and empowered for flourishing, independent lives. They seek to build trusting relationships with each woman and enable her to access support for lasting recovery through four main areas:
• transitional safe housing
• counselling
• tailored life and work skills mentoring
• the offer of local church life for community, care, and exploring faith for herself if she chooses.
They are looking for a counsellor to join their team at an exciting point of growth as they develop a new counselling hub in East Sussex. The successful candidate will be part of developing their work as they prepare to support more women over the coming years.

Contract: Permanent.
Hours: 2 days per week – one of these should include Tuesday.
Salary:£28-£33,000 FTE dependent on experience.
Location: Our Brighton office. Some travel to London required, with travel expenses to our other offices paid for.

How to Apply

To find out more about Orchards please see their website, to find out more about the role and how to apply see the job description here.

The deadline for applications is the 31st January 2025. Interviews will take place in February.