Counsellor
Colne Valley High School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5SPDeadline is tomorrow
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
16 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £37,035.00 Annually (FTE) Salary Grade 10 SCP 27 - 2 days per week Mon/Tues - £13,050 per annum
Counsellor job summary
Colne Valley High School
School Counsellor
Temporary – Maternity cover, 2 days per week (Mon/Tues), term time only
Starting September 2025
Salary Grade 10 SCP 27 - £13,050 per annum (FTE £37,035)
Join Our Inspiring Team at Colne Valley High School!
Colne Valley High School, part of Great Heights Academy Trust, is embarking on an exciting journey of improvement under our new Executive Principal. We are seeking a passionate, Counsellor to help us elevate learning outcomes and make a real impact on our students aged 11-16.
Why Colne Valley High School?
- Dynamic Leadership: Be part of a forward-thinking school under transformative leadership.
- Collaborative Environment: Work within a supportive, innovative team that values excellence in teaching and learning.
- Professional Growth: Benefit from outstanding career development support and continuous professional development through our expanding Multi-Academy Trust, which includes nine schools, a SCITT, Research School, and an English Hub.
About the Role:
We would like to recruit a qualified counsellor to work in The Wellbeing Centre here at Colne Valley High School. The service is accessible to all students, age 11-16 as well as staff. It is a professional service which supports and fosters the wellbeing of students and staff, to enable them to achieve their full academic and personal potential.
The successful candidate will provide counselling support for a range of issues including anxiety, depression, loss and bereavement, issues affecting academic performance and additional complex presenting problems. The post holder must have a recognised counselling qualification (minimum Diploma level) and be a member of BACP or equivalent.
You will be required to evidence that you have experience working with young people, ideally within a school environment. This post would suit a counsellor wishing to expand their expertise. You will be working alongside our full-time qualified counsellor as well as the Manager of the Wellbeing Centre and be part of a small team who offer guidance and peer support.
We’re Looking for Someone Who Is:
- Driven, with high expectations for themselves and their students.
- Caring and patient, able to build strong relationships with students and colleagues.
- Committed to equal opportunities.
- Ambitious and eager to develop professionally.
If you’re excited by the opportunity to inspire young minds and contribute to a culture of excellence, we want to hear from you. Join us at Colne Valley High School and help shape a brighter future for our students!
Apply now and start your journey with us by visiting our Trust site vacancy page at https://greatheightstrust.org.uk/employment-opportunities/ and click on the Apply Now option on the advert for Counsellor at Colne Valley High School.
To view our recent Ofsted report please click here Ofsted inspection
We look forward to hearing from you.
Closing Date: Wednesday 16th July 2025, 9am
Interviews: Friday 18th July
Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.
GDPR Disclaimer: Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV’s and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications, and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Academy is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Parents can feel confident that careful procedures are in place to ensure that all staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children within the Academy. Consistent and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff. The Academy encourages parents and children to talk freely about any concerns or worries which may affect their wellbeing. All concerns are referred to the members of staff who are our trained designated Safeguarding Officers working as the school's Safeguarding Team.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Colne Valley High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1440 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Colne Valley High School website
Colne Valley High School is one of the first purpose built comprehensive schools in England; founded in 1956 and is located in the Colne Valley, an area of outstanding beauty in the east flank of the Pennine Hills in West Yorkshire.
Easily accessible from Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and surrounding areas.
With over 1350 students from September 2020, and an over-subscribed Year 7 & 8 cohort, we are a bustling, popular school with a real community feel.
In September 2019, Ofsted judged the school to be ‘Good’ in all four categories. This judgement reflects the significant progress and incredible journey by the school since the previous inspection in June 2017.
‘Teachers challenge pupils to increase their knowledge across a full range of subjects.’
‘Teachers have clear expectations. They are fair and consistent in dealing with pupils’ behaviour’.
‘Teachers have good subject knowledge, which they share with pupils enthusiastically.’
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