Job details
- Job role
- Suitable for NQTs
- Working pattern
- Part-time only
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Salary
- Grade 9 - £12,918.89 - £14,180.92
Job summary
20 hours per week
Term time plus 2 days
Grade 9 - £12,918.89 - £14,180.92
We are seeking to appoint a Counsellor to assist us in supporting the emotional well-being of our learners and our staff team. The post would suit an experienced qualified Counsellor seeking to expand their counselling expertise, and someone is deeply committed to improving the life chances of young people.
The successful candidate will provide a high quality confidential counselling service for learners and staff in accordance with BACP guidelines. You must hold a recognised qualification in counselling or psychotherapy and have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to convey empathy and relate well to all members of the school and the wider community.
Applying for the job
This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive, forward thinking school who in return for your commitment and hard work will support you to achieve your own career goals and aspirations.
Please apply by completing a Batley Multi Academy Trust application form, available at www.batleymat.co.uk or by contacting the Human Resources department on 01924 350081/ recruitment@batleymat.co.uk, for consideration by our selection panel.
Closing date for applications is Tuesday 2nd March 2021 Interviews will be held week commencing 15th March 2021
School overview
- School type
- Academy
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 686 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Upper Batley High School website (opens in a new window)
- Contact email
- recruitment@batleymat.co.uk
- Contact phone number
- 01924350081
About Upper Batley High School
Upper Batley High School is a dynamic, innovative and forward thinking learning community. We are proud that our focus is on educating ‘Tomorrow’s Successful Men’ and we are specialists in the education of boys. Respect lies at the heart of everything we do. We are looking for a forward thinking individual to join our specialist team. Our GCSE results increased again in 2020, demonstrating great progress for boys and a record number of learners achieving the highest possible grade 9. Ofsted visited us in March 2019 and said our school “provides all pupils with a high quality education”. Upper Batley High School were identified as a Beacon School in the Northern Challenge report due to the excellent progress our disadvantaged learners make. We also hold the PSHCE Charter Mark, the Careers Quality Standard and we are a lead school within the Kirklees Careers Hub. We are one of only a few schools in the UK to achieve 100% in all Gatsby benchmarks. Ofsted identified out careers programme as a “real strength of the school” and we are in the top 7% of all schools nationally. Our 11-16 school is multi-cultural and located close to the town centre, within easy access of the motorway network. Our work is focused on developing the unique potential of every individual whilst working towards becoming an outstanding educational organisation. We are a vibrant, rich and exciting learning community with unique and inspiring opportunities inside and outside the classroom.
We are part of the Batley Multi Academy Trust, whose sole purpose is to provide an outstanding education through our family of schools. Batley Multi Academy Trust currently comprises Batley Girls’ High School, Upper Batley High School, Batley Grammar School, Healey Junior, Infant and Nursery School and Field Lane Junior, Infant and Nursery School.
School location
Blenheim Drive, Batley, West Yorkshire, WF17 0BJGet a job alert for when similar jobs are listed
