Counsellor
The Norton Knatchbull School, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0QJ12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025
Closing date
3 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
21 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 3 days per week, 24 hours per week, 8am - 4.30pm.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,933
Actual salary
- £18,307.45
Pay scale
- KR9
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Norton Knatchbull School is looking for a part time (3 days per week) Counsellor. The role will provide a professional and confidential counselling service to students in support of physical and emotional wellbeing, in addition to enhancing the productive partnerships between teachers, students and the counselling department.
By offering a professional and safe space to share possible life changing issues, you will support students in developing their own coping strategies to enable them to engage more easily inside and outside school. Thereby improving school attendance, attitude to learning, academic achievement and general wellbeing.
You should hold professional counselling qualification recognised by the BACP and have experience of counselling children and young people in an educational environment, in addition to a professional knowledge of the developmental, emotional, social and educational issues of children and young people. Excellent communication and listening skills are essential, you will also have the ability to work independently, manage your own caseload and use your initiative.
What the school offers its staff
In return the school will be able to offer you a supportive and friendly work environment.
NKS is committed to the continuing Professional Development and Equal Opportunities for all our staff. We support our employees in career development and respect initiative and ambition. As such we are committed to using Performance Management; formal and informal training; coaching and mentoring; and peer support to ensure the progression of our staff. In return we expect commitment and a desire to improve and excel from our colleagues. It is important for our students to understand and experience the strength and depth of a diverse community and we aim to create a culture that encourages and values diversity, and that appoints, rewards, and promotes staff based on merit. To show our commitment to this, has achieved the Race Charter Mark.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Norton Knatchbull School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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About The Norton Knatchbull School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1274 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Norton Knatchbull School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- cdunton@nks.kent.sch.uk
The Norton Knatchbull School is a popular and highly regarded selective school for boys aged 11-18 which admits a growing number of girls into its sixth form. Having proudly served the local community of Ashford in Kent since the 17th century, they combine traditional values with a forward-looking and vibrant learning environment where young people are nurtured to become considerate, confident and well-rounded individuals.
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