We Currently Have Opportunities for:

Office Manager

Title of Post:                  Office Manager

Hours:                             9.00am - 5.00pm                                     

Responsible to:             Deputy Principal

Salary:                             £39,633     

Expected starting date:   ASAP following successful interview

Background

The New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling is a post-graduate Higher Education and training college that provides degree courses in psychotherapy, counselling, coaching, pastoral care, autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions, diversity, and related topics.  Two of these training programmes lead to doctoral degrees, jointly awarded by Middlesex University, and the remaining five lead to Masters degrees, validated by Middlesex University.

NSPC It is wholly owned by Septimus Ltd, which also owns Dilemma Consultancy Ltd, a sister company which provides psychotherapy, counselling, coaching, supervision and psychiatric assessment services, and provides a low cost clinic; and the Existential Academy, a not-for-profit community interest company that provides educational services to the public and to the wider profession. Dilemma Consultancy’s low-cost clinic provides a placement for some NSPC students, and the Existential Academy also offers a foundation course and short courses, and also a clinical training pathway that, in combination to the MSc in Psychotherapy, constitutes the Existential Psychotherapy Training.

The Professional Doctorate in Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling (DProf) and the Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy (DCPsych) were first started in 2008. Successful completion of the DProf and the Existential Psychotherapy Training are accredited by the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the Universities Psychotherapy and Counselling Association (UPCA), leading to professional registration with these bodies. Graduates of the DCPsych are eligible for full membership of the British Psychological Society, and registration with the Health and Social Care Professions Council. 

All of our courses involve some online modules which include the MSc in Existential Coaching and the MA in Pastoral Care: Existential and Humanist Practice.  The MSc in Autism and Neurodivergence, the MSc in Psychotherapy Studies, and the MA in Diversity are each taught solely online using our purpose-built Moodle-based VLE.

NSPC also provides online teaching and supervision online, Zoom. Supplementary courses for some of our students are provided by our sister institutions, the Existential Academy.  These include a training in psychotherapy supplementary to the MSc in Psychotherapy Studies, and training in autism diagnosis and autism coaching.

Supervised psychotherapy experience is also available for selected students in the clinic provided by another sister institution, Dilemma Consultancy.

For more information about NSPC and its courses see our website at: www.nspc.org.uk

Location and ownership

NSPC is based in West Hampstead in purpose-built premises within easy reach of West Hampstead Thameslink, West Hampstead Overground, and West Hampstead Jubilee line stations. The building is a twelve-minute walk from each of these stations. The 139 and 328 buses pass the front door. There are secure facilities for bicycles. NSPC has a green transport policy and encourages staff and students to avoid the use of private cars.

NSPC presently has a student body of about 450 across it programmes, 70 part-time self-employed teaching consultants, 30 part-time research supervisors, and 24 permanent academic and administrative staff in addition to its two directors.

Hours of work

Normal hours at NSPC, Fortune Green, London are 9 to 5 (including a 60 minute unpaid break).

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Office Manager or in a similar administrative role.
• Proven experience of managing a small team
• Proven experience of facilities management and health and safety compliance
• Excellent organisational and multitasking abilities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office and office management software.

Duties

Office Management & Administration

• Manage daily office operations, ensuring a well-organised and efficient workplace.
• Oversee office supplies, equipment, and facilities maintenance.
• Liaise with service providers for office-related needs.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety regulations, including risk assessments.
• Manage correspondence (incoming post)
• Manage Petty Cash (in liaison with the finance manager)
• Coordinate with Service Providers and Vendors
• Ensure reception is adequately staffed, and that staff are aware of any security issues
• Ensure that the building is in good working order and coordinate with the receptionist for any necessary repairs
• Oversee the cleaning schedule in coordination with the receptionist
• Attend meetings, as required
• Support Principal and Deputy Principal with administrative support as and when required

HR

• Oversee annual leave arrangements for in-person staff in coordination with line managers.
• Direct Line Management for two receptionists (weekly and Saturday term-time)
• Monitor statutory staff training requirements and ensure that accurate data is kept and refresher training completed.
• Staff recruitment and advertising in collaboration with leadership team.
• Liaising with our third party HR company, Avensure, where necessary.
• Conducting staff inductions in collaboration with the senior team.
• Reviewing and communicating HR policies and procedures and ensuring that policies reflect the ethos of the companies as agreed by the leadership team as well as any relevant statutory updates
• Onboarding new permanent staff including taking references and storing any statutory information in conjunction with the senior team.

Facilities

• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations
• Maintain PeopleCloud (online portal for Health and Safety) ensuring all health and safety documentation is uploaded and ensure health and safety key tasks are scheduled and completed
• Keep track of service agreements and contracts with suppliers and other third parties.
• Conduct regular health and safety audits and risk assessments
• Arrange site visits and inspections
• Develop and implement health and safety practices
• Communicate building information and updates to the rest of the team
• Prepare written report/updates on building maintenance, to be distributed to members of the governing body- in advance of governing board meetings
• On call: Be available to take calls and address any building and staffing emergencies on Saturdays (Term-time only)

Team Collaboration:

• Foster a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Organise team-building activities and events.
• Act as a point of contact for staff and facilitate effective communication within the team.
• Act as a point of contact with the Property Management Company for the building complex.

General

• You will look after the environment and culture of the college, which includes being courteous and helpful to all users of the building

Person specification

• They must be able to be diplomatic and supportive when dealing with students and clients, who may sometimes be distressed or frustrated. 

NSPC is an equal opportunity employer. 

Applications:

Please send your CV and Cover letter to [email protected]

Further information about NSPC can be found at www.nspc.org.uk or by contacting Sarah Walton [email protected]

Deadline for applications:  22^nd April 2025

Interviews: Two Stage Interview: 1^st and 2^nd May 2025

Starting date of the position: ASAP following successful interview

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

Teacher

We are always looking for new teachers, but we are especially interested in teachers with expertise in the existential approach and with a solid understanding of Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, Edith Stein, Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty. We can offer free, in-house training to teachers who wish to acquire knowledge of these philosophers and skills in the application of their work to psychotherapy and counselling psychology.

To apply, please send your CV and covering statement to [email protected]

Research Supervisor

Doctorate and Masters Research Supervisors sought for a range of courses in Counselling Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling, Coaching, Diversity, Pastoral Care and Autism.

Salary: £50 per hour

The New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling is looking to recruit research supervisors for students studying on our innovative, accredited, masters and doctoral courses.

Supervisors should have a relevant qualification at or above the level of the course they are supervising on; have knowledge and experience of qualitative and/or quantitative research methods; understand how to create and maintain excellent supervisory relationships; and have publications of their own in appropriate journals.

Supervision is offered face-to-face or online and also involves reading and commenting on written work. Primary supervisors for doctoral projects offer 5 hours of supervision per term for 9 terms and secondary supervisors 12 hours in total throughout the research journey. Supervisors for masters projects offer 6 hours of supervision per term. Supervisors who have guided at least two students to successful completion, can become primary supervisors.

We provide a short training in how to manage supervision at NSPC and you will be joining an international community of academics, working with a diverse student researching a wide range of topics. Complementary training in research methods and the existential approach can be provided and there may also be opportunities to join our teaching team.

Salary: £50 per hour

(Supervisors are independent consultants, not directly employed by NSPC.)

To apply, please send your CV and covering statement to [email protected]

Clinical Supervisor

Most of our students are undergoing training in the practice of counselling psychology, or psychotherapy. Our student body is expanding and we are therefore always on the look out for qualified existential therapists who have training or well-established experience in clinical supervision. For those otherwise qualified who are not yet familiar with the existential approach to therapy, we can offer complimentary, in-house training.

To apply, please send your CV and covering statement to [email protected]

Research Supervisors: Primary Doctoral Supervisors

Research Supervisors: Masters and Secondary

Approved therapists