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School Counsellor

St Bartholomew's School, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 6JP

This job expired on 24 September 2022 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  24 September 2022 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 September 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Working pattern:
  • Part time - Part-time (18.25 hrs pw), term-time only
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £23953.00 to £26446.00 gross pa, starting salary £10150.86 gross

School Counsellor job summary

We are searching for a part-time School Counsellor to join us as soon as possible on a permanent basis.

We are looking for:

Someone to contribute to the improvement in outcomes for children and young people by ensuring that the needs of children and their families are identified within the school environment at an early stage and supported.

You will help address issues such as attendance and behaviour within school and provide support on an individual basis, ensuring that the appropriate services are provided or referral to other services is facilitated. You will provide appropriate counselling support for students to meet their needs whilst managing a triage system that ensures needs are met in a priority order.

HOURS: 18 hours and 15 minutes per week, Monday & Tuesday 8.45am to 3.30pm and Wednesday 8.45am to 3.00pm, term-time only, plus 5 training days pro rata.

SALARY: £23953.00 - £26446.00 gross pa (£12.42 - £13.71 per hour), pro rata for part-time, term-time. Starting salary equates to £10150.86 gross pa.

We offer you:

• An Outstanding School in all areas as judged by Ofsted in November 2021.
• A vibrant school with excellent facilities.
• An environment where students have an excellent attitude to learning where they can grow academically and personally.
• Students who, through the wide and diverse academic and extra-curricular opportunities they are offered, grow as individuals and happily contribute to the school community.
• Opportunities for staff to come together both professionally and socially. Staff are kept up to date with regular communications as well as meetings (don’t worry, we only have them when we need to), sports activities and social gatherings.
• A focus on well-being for all staff and students.
• Children of staff gain admissions preference as per the School Admissions policy.

St Bart’s is a leading academy school (1900 on roll with a Sixth Form of 570) in West Berkshire and our long history and excellent community links provide our students with opportunities in many ways.

Road links are good as we are close to the A34 and M4, as well as excellent public transport and within walking distance of Newbury train station.

Closing date: Sunday 24 September 2022

If selected for interview you will be given a tour of the school by our students so you can see first-hand all that we have to offer, we think you’ll be impressed. If you have any questions please contact us on 01635 521255 or email recruitment@stbarts.co.uk.

Successful candidates will be subject to a DBS enhanced check along with other relevant employment checks.

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About St Bartholomew's School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1951 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Bartholomew's School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@stbarts.co.uk
• Phone number: 01635521255
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-bartholomew-s-school-newbury (opens in new tab)

St. Bartholomew's School was founded in 1466 and is proud of its ancient tradition. It is now an 11-18 comprehensive school of over 1900 students with a Sixth Form of 570 serving Newbury and a wide area of West Berkshire and the Hampshire/Wiltshire borders, with outstanding facilities.

The school prides itself on its academic success and student progress is outstanding with the average progress score for the last 4 years being 0.63. This puts St Bartholomew’s in the top 8% of schools nationally which we are very proud of. A level results are in line with national averages.

Teaching at St Bartholomew’s School is a rewarding experience. Our students are eager to learn, well behaved and proud of their school, and this was reflected in our last Ofsted inspection (November 2021) in which the school was judged as Outstanding in all areas. As a school we are committed to ensuring that all the students and staff realise their full potential. Students leave the school as good citizens and this is underpinned by an exceptional house system and a vast range of extra curricular activities.

The professional development of staff is a significant factor in ensuring that we achieve our aim of improving on our previous best and there are rich professional development opportunities at St Bartholomew’s (see CPD offer on our website under Job Opportunities) at all levels. Our induction and ECT programme for new staff is supportive and thorough and coaching is available for all staff across the school upon request.

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