Counsellor

Arthur Mellows Village College, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE6 7JX

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  11 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,636.00 Annually (Actual)

Counsellor job summary

School Counsellor

Term Time plus 5 Training Days

Grade 9 Point 24

32.5 hours per week - 8.45 am to 3.45 pm

Actual Salary £26,636 per annum

We are seeking a compassionate, skilled school counsellor to join the dedicated wellbeing and safeguarding team at Arthur Mellows Village College, an 11-18 Secondary school. The school counsellor will provide one-to-one counselling support to students across Years 7-13 helping them navigate challenges and develop positive coping strategies. They will be required to keep confidential, accurate records and work closely with a multi-disciplinary team, including the Safeguarding Team, the Senior Mental Health Lead as well as School Nurses, the local MHST team and pastoral staff.

As a key member of our pastoral provision, you will play an important part in fostering a safe, nurturing environment where every young person receives the highest standards of care. The school counsellor plays an important role in supporting students with their difficulties and in communicating and liaising with DSLs, external services, parents/carers as well as relevant school staff in the best interest of the student.

Core Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality counselling or brief interventions with young people in the College aged 11-18
• Work collaboratively as part of a team of Safeguarding experts and the wellbeing lead on supporting mental health and wellbeing in the College.

Qualifications:

Essential:

• Degree and Masters Degree in Counselling
• Member of a professional body such as BACP or the NCPS

Desirable:

• Previous school based counselling experience working with 11-18 year olds

Key Skills and Experience:

• General children’s mental health specialism experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft systems and electronic safeguarding systems.
• Ability to evaluate, plan, and prioritise workload within demanding timescales.
• Strong presentation and interpersonal communication skills.
• Professional and personal drive.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and self-sufficient.
• Excellent team player.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing own caseload and working towards individual targets and outcomes.
• Efficient diary management and time boundary maintenance.
• High standards in written and oral communication.
• Diverse and varied clinical experience.

Personal Characteristics:

• Well-developed communication skills.
• Effective time management.
• Ability to work autonomously in a busy environment.
• Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team.

Please apply via MyNew Term, there is a section on the application form for your personal statement. Informal enquiries should be directed to Faye Skinner, HR Officer, via email fskinner@arthurmellows.org

Closing date for applications is 9.00 am on Monday 11 May 2026.

The Four Cs MAT is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We reserve the right to close the job advert early should we receive a high number of applications.If you have previously applied for this role in the past 6 months, please do not reapply. All appointments involve regulated activity and are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, Barred Check List and two successful references. Online searches are carried out on all shortlisted candidates

Helpston Road, Glinton, Peterborough. PE6 7JX. Telephone 01733 252235.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Arthur Mellows Village College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1651 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Arthur Mellows Village College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/arthur-mellows-village-college

Arthur Mellows in an Ofsted Outstanding school located in the village of Glinton on the outskirts of Peterborough. The school is very successful and over-subscribed. Behaviour is excellent and students are keen to learn, with 75% of students achieving grade 4 or above in both English and Maths in 2019.

Arthur Mellows is part of The Four Cs Multi Academy Trust (MAT) which was originated in 2016. Two schools, Arthur Mellows Village College and Fulbridge Academy, both outstanding institutions but not natural partners, came together with a common interest in improving the standards for all students in Peterborough. This, combined with the offer of developing and leading two new free Schools in the Primary and Secondary sector, provided a pathway towards meeting that vision. As at September 2019 the MAT consists of 4 schools (1 secondary and 3 primaries).

If you are interested in working for a forward-thinking Trust, with a wealth of opportunity to work across sites and phases, please contact us. Successful new recruits can look forward to extensive support and professional development which can be translated into excellent outcomes for the young people which we serve.

The College prospectus is available on the website for further information. We welcome visits from prospective applicants, come and meet the staff you could be working with, arrangements can be made by contacting Sarah Cooper on 01733 254052 or email scooper@arthurmellows.org

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