Randstad is seeking highly qualified, BACP-accredited counsellors to provide specialised, clinical mental health support within the Higher Education sector, directly impacting student success and retention. This role is focused on delivering professional, short-term, solution-focused therapeutic interventions. We partner with universities to enhance student well-being and academic retention by ensuring students receive high-quality support for personal development, stress management, and complex mental health challenges. Rate of pay is £25 per sessions ( 12% Holiday pay) Responsibilities The Counsellor will be responsible for the professional and confidential delivery of services, ensuring clinical effectiveness and client safety: Clinical Intervention: Provide tailored therapeutic 1:1 counselling, focusing on short-term, solution-focused models to support students facing emotional and mental health challenges. Outcomes Monitoring: Systematically administer and interpret clinical outcome measures, including the CORE10, at appropriate intervals to monitor treatment effectiveness, inform clinical decision-making, and contribute to service reporting. Caseload Management: Address a broad range of student issues, including: Anxiety, transition, and self-esteem concerns. Managing the pressures of the academic life cycle, including dissertation stress, study skills-related anxiety, and balancing academic and personal demands. Eating concerns, procrastination, and exam stress. Safeguarding & Risk Management: Uphold the highest professional standards by strictly adhering to risk assessment and safeguarding protocols as established by Randstad and the relevant university, ensuring timely escalation of complex and high-risk cases. Professional Conduct: Maintain absolute client confidentiality and ensure full compliance with GDPR requirements at all times. Empowerment: Promote personal growth and self-care by professionally applying empathy and evidence-based self-help tools. Requirements Experience providing clinical support within the higher education Proven ability to manage and sustain a regular, structured caseload. Experience with brief, manualised therapeutic models (e.g., CBT, brief solution-focused therapy). Familiarity with the specific administrative/referral pathways within a UK university setting. Accredited membership with BACP - MBACP (Accred) Regular clinical supervision to uphold professional standards Covered by a professional liability insurance policy. A minimum of 400 clinical hours