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Are you passionate about counselling and inspiring others to grow? Join our outstanding Counselling team at Exeter College and help shape the next generation of skilled, ethical practitioners.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside a highly experienced and supportive team, dedicated to helping learners become confident, competent listeners who can practise counselling safely and ethically. Our students come from a wide range of backgrounds—whether they’re exploring counselling for the first time, enhancing an existing role, or training to become fully qualified professionals—and you’ll play a key role in their journey.
We’re looking for a qualified counsellor who is either experienced in teaching or keen to step into the classroom. You’ll be a confident communicator who thrives in a collaborative environment. If you don’t yet hold a formal teaching qualification, don’t worry—we provide comprehensive training and support to help you succeed.
We are seeking a lecturer to join our team and deliver our Certificate in Counselling (Level 3), with the potential to contribute to additional courses in the future. Our counselling courses span Levels 2 to 5 and are co-taught, giving learners richer perspectives and more personalised support—while fostering a strong, collaborative teaching culture for our staff.
All programmes are accredited or quality assured by the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), with our provision proudly graded as ‘Outstanding’.
As part of Exeter College—also rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted—you’ll be joining a forward-thinking faculty committed to making a real impact in the community through education, partnerships, and skills development.
If you’re ready to inspire, support, and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Ambition, Collaboration, Energy. These are our values. To learn more, and see what our staff have to say, please visit our website!
Benefits
We’ll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You’ll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more on our careers page.
Applying for the role
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Closing Date: 20th April 2026
Interview Date: 15th May 2026
No CVs or agencies please.
Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.
We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.
Safeguarding Statement
Exeter and North Devon College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to understand and share this commitment. We have a shared commitment to develop a culture of respect, where discrimination is not tolerated. We welcome all applications, including those from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.