Communications and Administration Manager

Location: Fully Remote

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £11,214 per annum (pro rata from a full-time salary of £40,950)

Hours: 44.5 hours per month, 10 hours per week. Spread over at least three days in each week. There will be very occasional weekend working, which will be agreed in advance.

Closing Date: Monday 23 November 2026, 5pm

Interview Date: Tuesday 1st December 2026

Start Date: There is an anticipated start date of December 2026, though this is open to negotiation.

How to apply: Please send a covering email, your CV, some examples of your work and the details of 2 referees to helen.watson@pcunion.org.uk (referees will only be approached for the successful candidate)

Full Job Description

 

More about the PCU:

The PCU is a small and dynamic fast paced trade union, that exclusively represents psychotherapists and counsellors and trainees across the UK. We are a therapist and member run organisation which supports its professional members. Our work is to stand up for therapy and therapists as a trade union advancing worker rights, conditions and welfare in alignment with their ethical practice for the betterment of the sector and their therapy clients.  This can be supporting individuals and groups through difficult cases at tribunals, disputes in the work place or with a membership body like BACP or UKCP.

The Role:

The Psychotherapy and Counselling Union (PCU) is inviting applications for the post of Communications and Administration Manager. 10 hours per week, worked flexibly.

The Communications and Administration Manager is the lead for the production and quality of the union’s internal and external communications, including digital content and maintenance of the website, and for ensuring that administrative systems and procedures operate efficiently.

We are looking for someone who is committed to trade union principles, experienced in the use of social media, able to produce content for our website and oversee the administration of the union.

The PCU is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all sections of the community. Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments during the application and interview process.

If you have any queries or need any further information, please contact helen.watson@pcunion.org.uk