School Counsellor

Heathside School, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8UZ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  29 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,552.00 - £35,763.00 Annually (Actual) Actual Salary: £10,129 - £10,796

School Counsellor job summary

School Counsellor

Heathside School

Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 8UZ

September 2026

2 days per week 8.45am-3.30pm

12.83 hours per week ,38.4 weeks term time

Pay Grade ELM7 (FTE £33,552- £35,763)

Actual Salary: £10,129 - £10,796

plus 2 hours per month funded clinical supervision

We are seeking a skilled and compassionate professional to join our team as a School Counsellor at Heathside Weybridge. In this role, you will provide one-to-one emotional and therapeutic support to students and, when needed, to staff, helping to nurture a healthy school environment.

Our commitment to mental health and wellbeing is central to our school's ethos. We are proud to have recently been reaccredited with the Wellbeing Award for Schools (December 2023), recognising our dedication to fostering positive wellbeing and a supportive community for both students and staff. Join us in making a difference in our school community!

Candidates should have:

experience of counselling in an education setting

experience liaising with external agencies

Duties will include:

working closely with the Wellbeing leads and pastoral team

Promoting positive emotional and mental health

contributing to the school well-being programme

Every Child Every Day Trust offers:

Outstanding Local Government Pension Scheme, featuring generous employer contributions

Comprehensive benefits package, including Cycle to Work scheme and access to exclusive staff discounts

Free on-site parking for added convenience

Exceptional support and career progression opportunities

Priority school admissions for staff children: (after two years of permanent employment, in line with our admissions policy)

Closing date: Monday 29th June 2026 by 9am

Interviews: w/c Monday 29th June 2026

Applications will be considered as they are received, we reserve the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Heathside School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1230 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Heathside School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/heathside-school-weybridge

ElmWey Learning Trust is a multi-academy trust operating two secondary schools in Elmbridge.

The Trust was set up as a multi-academy trust in September 2015. Its initial focus was on ensuring that the single academy at its core, Heathside Weybridge, maintained its status as a high-performing school and put in place the necessary governance and financial structures needed to meet statutory and other Government requirements; and on developing its vision of how the Trust should develop. Heathside Walton-on-Thames, an 11-16 six form entry academy, opened to new Year 7 in September 2022, in a temporary building on the permanent site. The school will move into its permanent building in September 2023.

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