Counsellor: Typical employers/vacancy sources

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Typical employers
Sources of vacancies

Typical employers

Counselling vacancies can occur in a wide range of settings including:

educational settings including schools, further education colleges, universities and higher education colleges;
statutory and voluntary sector care agencies, dealing with people with disabilities or an endless variety of specific issues including substance abuse, sexual health, rape and domestic violence, mental health, adoption, bereavement, rehabilitation of offenders, family relationships, homelessness and many others;
health sector settings including hospitals, oncology, genetics, general practices, community healthcare, mental and occupational health teams;
youth services and agencies;
children’s centres;
citizens’ advice bureaux;
human resource departments of larger employers;
general counselling services;
specialised telephone helplines;
churches and other faith based organisations.

Increased collaboration, mergers and joint working between the Education Sector, the Health Sector and the Social Care Sector mean that patterns of service delivery may vary from place to place. There are also many alternative careers in these sectors that involve the use of counselling skills.