Location: Waverley Abbey College, Surrey
Are you passionate about supporting the development of the next generation of counsellors? We are seeking three Group Supervision Facilitators to provide training group supervision for students on our MA Professional Counselling programme during Year3 of their course.
About the Role
Working with small groups of trainee counsellors, you will facilitate reflective group supervision sessions that support students in considering their placement work, developing professional awareness, and enhancing their therapeutic practice.
Each supervision group will consist of approximately 6-7 students, with 3-4 students presenting client work during each meeting.
This is a training supervision role, and you will not hold clinical responsibility for the students or their client work. Clinical responsibility remains with the programme team and students’ external supervisors.
Available Positions
We are recruiting for three supervision groups. You will be required for approximately 7-8 teaching blocks during the academic year:
2 x Year 3 positions: Saturdays, 6.30pm – 8.30pm:24 October 2026 (Waverley Abbey)
- 21 November 2026 (Waverley Abbey)
- 19 December 2026 (Online)
- 16 January 2027 (Waverley Abbey)
- 13 February 2027 (Waverley Abbey)
- 15 March 2027 (Online)
- 10 April 2027 (Waverley Abbey)
Most sessions take place in person at Waverley Abbey College, just outside Farnham, Surrey.
Two teaching blocks are delivered online, and supervision sessions during those blocks will also be conducted online.
Payment and Expenses
- £82 per session (2 hours supervision facilitation)
- Equivalent to £41 per hour
- Travel expenses can be claimed for journeys to and from the College, up to £100 per visit
Person Specification
We welcome applications from:
- Qualified counselling supervisors.
- Experienced counsellors who are currently undertaking supervision training and wish to develop their supervisory skills.
- Experienced counsellors with relevant transferable skills and experience facilitating reflective groups or professional development processes.
Applicants must:
- Be a member of a recognised professional counselling or psychotherapy membership body.
- Hold appropriate professional indemnity insurance.
- Have substantial counselling experience and a commitment to supporting trainee practitioners.
- Be able to facilitate reflective discussions within a supportive and developmental learning environment.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Facilitating group supervision sessions for counselling students.
- Encouraging critical reflection on placement work and professional development.
- Supporting students to think ethically and professionally about their counselling practice.
- Creating a safe, engaging and collaborative supervisory learning environment.
- Liaising with programme staff where appropriate.
About Waverley Abbey College
Waverley Abbey College delivers professional counselling training committed to developing reflective, competent and ethical practitioners. Our MA Professional Counselling programme combines academic study, personal development, and practice-based learning to prepare students for professional counselling careers.
How to Apply
To express your interest, please send a brief current CV together with a brief statement outlining your counselling, supervision and/or facilitation experience to Martin Stokley, Postgraduate Programme Leader for Counselling (martin.stokley@waverleyabbeycollege.ac.uk)
We welcome applications from individuals who are enthusiastic about contributing to the professional development of trainee counsellors and supporting them as they grow in confidence and competence as practitioners.