Counselling jobs in Kirkby

Organisation: Sysco
Location: Liverpool, L9 2BL
Contract: Part-time/ self-employed
Hours: 110hrs per annum - approx. 1 weekend and 1 evening per month – per cohort/group
Salary/fee: £40 per hour - includes marking and prep time
Start date: January 2027

Help develop the next generation of ethical, reflective and skilled counsellors.

Sysco is seeking an enthusiastic counselling tutor to join our growing teaching team on the CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (BACP approved).

Working alongside our core tutor, you will help create a supportive and appropriately challenging learning environment where trainee counsellors can develop their theoretical understanding, practical skills, self-awareness and readiness for professional practice.

The role

You will:

• Plan and co-deliver engaging teaching, experiential activities and counselling skills practice in line with the course’s Person Centred and CPCAB requirements.
• Assess and mark assignments in accordance with the standards, including observe skills work and provide clear, constructive feedback against CPCAB assessment criteria.
• Help learners connect counselling theory with ethical, safe and effective practice.
• Support learning across the diploma’s seven units, including the therapeutic relationship, diversity, user-centred practice, self-awareness and reflective practice.
• Contribute to tutorials and reviews of learners’ progress, identifying support needs and raising concerns through agreed centre procedures.
• Maintain professional boundaries when facilitating personal development and experiential group learning.
• Work collaboratively with the core tutor and wider team on assessment standardisation, internal quality assurance and course development.
• Maintain accurate teaching, assessment and learner records, including attendance records, observing confidentiality and centre policies.

Essential qualifications and experience

To meet CPCAB’s requirements for an additional tutor co-tutoring with a core tutor, you will have:

• A therapeutic counselling qualification at Level 4 or above comprising at least 420 hours of training, such as the CPCAB TC-L4.
• A minimum of six months’ post-qualifying counselling practice experience and current supervised counselling practice.
• At least one year’s experience of teaching and assessing at Levels 2 and 3 or above.
• Confident in assessing work against qualification specification.
• Confident in developing lesson plans against SOW
• A teaching qualification and assessing qualification, or be working towards one.
• Membership of the BACP professional association for counselling or psychotherapy.
• A minimum of 10 hours’ personal therapy.
• Ongoing continuing professional development comprising at least 30 hours per year.

You will also demonstrate:

• A sound understanding of the theoretical approach taught on our programme.
• The ability to facilitate adult learning and give sensitive, clear and appropriately challenging feedback.
• A commitment to ethical practice, equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Strong communication, organisation and collaborative working skills.
• The capacity to support learners’ personal development while maintaining appropriate tutor boundaries.

Desirable experience

• Teaching or assessing on counselling qualifications, particularly L4.
• Familiarity with L4 Diploma model, assessment criteria and portfolio requirements.
• Experience of experiential group facilitation.
• Supporting trainee counsellors with placement-related learning.
• Contributing to internal moderation or quality assurance.

How to apply

Please send your CV and a supporting statement explaining how you meet the essential criteria to Sally Morgan

Closing date: 25th Nov 2026*

Interview date: 1st two weeks of Dec – TBC

Sysco welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Please contact us if you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

This post is subject to the receipt of satisfactory references, DBS Disclosure, a right to work in the UK check and a soft online search (excluding social media) aswell as verification of relevant qualifications, professional membership and experience.

Sysco are fully committed to Equal Opportunities, Social Inclusion, Safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment.

*We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Pay: Up to £40.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 2.0 per week

Work Location: In person