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Job vacancies

Date of information: 11th June 2013

Current vacancies

CBT Therapist – half-time for 9-months per year (37.5% FTE)
£27,854 – £36,298 pro rata
Ref. No. XD29302

Cambridge University Counselling Service is seeking a half-time Cognitive Behavioural Therapist to undertake individual and group counselling with students in this large, busy and well-respected multi-disciplinary Counselling Service. The appointment is for 9 months each year, with a long summer break.

You will have a professional-level cognitive behavioural therapy qualification, be accredited by an appropriate professional body (or have already met the criteria and be in the process of applying for accreditation), and have relevant experience of undertaking therapy in a similar institutional setting.

Full information about the post, including how to apply, can be downloaded as CBT Therapist (Word) (70kB) or as CBT Therapist (PDF) (120kB)

The post may be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
The University is committed to equality of opportunity.

Closing date for applications: 12.00 noon on Monday 17th June 2013
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for Monday afternoon 8th and Tuesday 9th July 2013.
To be in post by 23rd September 2013.


Receptionist/Administrator (part-time) - 14.6 hours pw (40% FTE; working Thursdays & Fridays)
Salary: £18,005 - £20,764 pa, pro rata
Post XD29552

We are seeking a part-time Receptionist/Administrator to support the work of this busy Service. You will need to have a warm personality, good communication skills and a mature approach as well as excellent administrative and computer skills.  You will sometimes be dealing with students or staff who are upset or in crisis, so you will need to be welcoming and calm, have a friendly telephone manner and be able to keep strict confidentiality.  You will also need to have strong administrative experience, be a confident computer user and accurate in record-keeping and data-entry.

Full details about the Service and the post can be downloaded as Receptionist/Administrator (Word) (60kB) or as Receptionist/Administrator (PDF) (90kB)

The University is committed to equality of opportunity.

Closing date for applications: 12.00 noon on Tuesday 9th July 2013
Provisional interview date: Tuesday 23rd July 2013
To be in post from: 5th September 2013


Training placements for 2013-14

Associate Counsellors or CBT Therapists

Each year we offer unpaid part-time training placements in the Student and Staff Counselling Services.  Applications closed on Friday 7th June 2013. If you have applied, we will be in contact with you soon, but the information about the 2013-14 academic year placements remains here:
Associate information (Word)
Associate information (PDF)