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Mental Health Lead / School Counsellor

Wycombe High School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP11 1TB

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• Job start date

  1 November 2021

• Closing date

  27 September 2021 at 8am

• Date listed

  16 September 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time: 39 weeks per annum, either 37 hours per week or fewer may be considered
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £34,202 to £38,039
• Actual salary: £29,400 - £32,698 full time, term time
• Additional allowances:

  Term time only, plus Inset Days ; Staff wellbeing programme ; Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme ; Pay for supervision sessions ; CPD

Mental Health Lead / School Counsellor job summary

We are seeking to appoint a Mental Health Lead. The previous post holder has left us after 10 years of excellent service to pursue the next stage of her career. The incumbent will continue to champion the positive mental health of our students and ensure our school remains at the forefront of best practice. Our Mental Health Lead manages a team of eight counsellors and/or therapists who provide our students with a counselling service for a range of low level mental health needs. They will work with external agencies to gain support for more complex needs. The successful applicant will identify students in need, provide a range of services to both promote and intervene, analyse data for impact and trends, and develop policies, procedures and plans to further develop our progressive mental health services. The successful candidate will manage disclosures and safeguarding issues appropriately to ensure students’ well-being and safety. They may also personally counsel some students. This role is suitable for a qualified Counsellor, mental health practitioner or might suit a teacher looking for a non-teaching role. Knowledge or experience of working in an educational environment would be desirable, but is not essential. Experience of working with young people is essential. In return, we offer the opportunity to work in a friendly, vibrant and outstanding school, pay for supervision sessions, provide a good pension and a free Employee Assistance Programme. In recognition for its work on mental health, Wycombe High School is a Gold Mind Index Award holder.

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.

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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.

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About Wycombe High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1361 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wycombe High School website
• Email address: hr@whs.bucks.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wycombe-high-school

Wycombe High School is a girls’ selective state academy school with 1304 students on roll, of whom around 400 are in the Sixth Form. Each year 192 girls are admitted into Year 7. All students are assigned to a vertical tutor group consisting of about 21 students; usually three students from each year. group There are six houses with 10 tutor groups in each house. Our school is part of the Wycombe High School Academies Trust.

The school has educated girls of High Wycombe for over a hundred years and is very highly regarded in the local and wider community. There is a strong and shared sense of community and collective pride, built on core values. Parental support is strong. We have excellent links with other local schools, colleges and universities. We have a knowledgeable and supportive Governing Body fully involved with all aspects of school life, and an enthusiastic and active Parents and Friends Association.

Our staff are professional, forward-looking and committed to extending the horizons of our students, encouraging them to aim high, to take on leadership roles and to become independent learners. We have an ambitious development plan, with a focus on improving the quality of teaching and learning, both within and beyond the classroom.

We are a National Support School, a Teaching School and one of 35 Mathematics Hubs nationally. We are delighted to have been recently designated as a National Mathematics and Physics SCITT in 2017 and have strong community partnerships. We have invested substantially in IT systems and training. We also have an outstanding reputation for the performing and visual arts. Numerous educational visits take place each year and for every age group, at home and abroad.

Our school motto summarises our ethos and sense of community. All those who study, work at, or send their children to our school are part of this community and are role models for our ethos.

Fortiter, Fideliter, Feliciter
(Courageously, Faithfully, Joyfully)

Courageously:
Each student is encouraged to embrace our core values of honesty, respect and hard work. She is encouraged to speak out against injustice, supported to take risks, and is not afraid of failure. She learns new subjects and skills. She pushes herself to her personal limits and beyond. She is encouraged to listen to the opinions of others, as well as to voice her own. She accepts responsibility for herself and other students. She leads the school in partnership with staff and the governing body. She is independent and innovative in thought and action.

Faithfully:
Every student is expected to uphold our school rules and traditions. She acts with integrity and is truthful and honest in all she does. She keeps promises and is reliable. She works hard to achieve her full potential. Above all she is a good friend, a good neighbour and a good citizen. She contributes positively to school life and society.

Joyfully:
All our students contribute to making our school the happy and joyful place it is. Each student demonstrates mutual respect and empathy for all and is proud of her own achievements and those of others. She shows commitment to a fair and peaceful community and embraces diversity. Our students are happy and positive in approach, and support others to be the same.

As an immediate adopter of the Early Career Framework, any NQT applying will be guaranteed two years on a reduced timetable, a dedicated mentor and access to an exceptional career development programme.

Arranging a visit to Wycombe High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@whs.bucks.sch.uk.

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