School Counsellor

Beths Grammar School, Bexley, Kent, DA5 1NE

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  20 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, Term time only (38 weeks)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £35,109
• Actual salary: £28,606

What skills and experience we're looking for

We're looking for a School Counsellor to join our team at Beths Grammar School, a school that is deeply committed to supporting the whole child. We are proud of our academic success, but we know that outstanding outcomes are only possible when young people feel safe, supported and able to thrive emotionally as well as intellectually. We are looking for someone to work 35 hours per week, term time only and be paid on Bexley scale 8.1-8.4. Bexley 8.1 FTE is £35,109 (prorated at 35 hours per week Term Time only £28,606.)

What the school offers its staff

• A school that is passionate about supporting both academic excellence and mental wellbeing.

• Thoughtful, respectful and articulate young people who engage positively with support.

• A caring and collaborative staff community.

• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

• A culture built around our values of Excellence, Community and Respect.

• The chance to make a profound difference to the lives of young people every day

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Job advert - School Counsellor.pdf - 434 KB (opens in new tab)

Job Description - School Counsellor.pdf - 99 KB (opens in new tab)

About Beths Grammar School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1701 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Beths Grammar School website
• Email address: c.oconnell@beths.bexley.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01322 556 538
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/beths-grammar-school

Set in acres of pleasant grounds, Beths Grammar School is located within easy commuting distance of both central London and Kent, offering the advantages of a diverse and forward-thinking community within a haven of green space. The mainline railway station is less than ten minutes’ walk away; while for road users, there is a junction on the A2 close by (two of the three school fields run alongside the A2). Many staff choose to live close to the school, or in neighbouring boroughs, and the borough of Bexley has a wealth of high performing schools
and good quality housing stock at competitive prices.

Beths is an academic institution that fosters an ethos in which working hard and wanting to achieve are the norm:
where it’s cool to be clever and successful. This is as true for the staff as for the students. We are ambitious for the young people in our care and seek to help them secure the very best outcomes of which they are capable.
As a selective school, the staff have the privilege of educating and working with intellectually able young people;
and the students have the privilege of being in an environment in which progress in learning can be rapid, and
subjects explored in real depth.

Arranging a visit to Beths Grammar School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email c.oconnell@beths.bexley.sch.uk.

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