School Counsellor
Matthew Arnold School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 9JE12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
15 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 November 2024
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
- £4,792.00 - £5,232.00 Annually (Actual)
School Counsellor job summary
Role: School Counsellor
Salary: £4,792 – £5,232
Grade: Grade 8
Benefits: Generous pension allowance, free parking
Hours per Week: 1 day per week (6 hours and 40 mins) - 08:30 -15:30
Contract: Permanent, Term time including INSET days (39 weeks per year)
Reporting to: Assistant Head - Welfare and Attendance
The Organisation
Matthew Arnold is a thriving community school on the outskirts of Oxford looking to appoint a School Counsellor. Matthew Arnold is an oversubscribed inclusive 11-18 school of over 1,300 pupils that serves a mix of urban and rural communities across the west side of Oxford. The school prides itself on being a high achieving school with increasing rates of progress for our disadvantaged students. This has been achieved by focusing on improving outcomes for every student and continuing staff development.
The Role
You will provide a first-class counselling and support service to students, including support to families of students as appropriate. The role will also have a diverse range of issues including bereavement and loss, transition, eating disorders and self-harm, depression and anger management, abuse of any kind, anxiety and fears.
Duties and Responsibilities
Support students with a diverse range of challenges and problems that they are experiencing
Working closely with the Assistant Head - Welfare and Attendance and report on number of students using the counselling service as well as a general overview of the types of problems with which the users of the service are presenting
Develop and contribute to projects and initiatives that will support the welfare and development of students
Manage cases effectively by operating on a referral basis
Communicate the purpose of the school’s Counselling Service to students, staff, parents, governors and external agencies
Perform duties within the codes of practice and ethics recommended by the BACP, UKCP or equivalent organisations
Network with personnel from other agencies with a view to easing referrals and accessing specialist consultants
Maintain suitable case records on the counselling provided and ensure confidentiality
Requirements
The ability to build and form good relationships with students, colleagues, parents/carers and external agencies
Post-graduate Diploma or Master's level in Counselling or Psychotherapy
Accreditation to Governing Body i.e. BACP, UKCP or equivalent
How to apply
To be considered for this fantastic opportunity , Please complete the application form on My New Term. If you have any further questions please contact Jeremiah at hrwest@acertrust.org.uk.
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 are not accepted.
About Matthew Arnold School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1285 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Matthew Arnold School website (opens in new tab)
Matthew Arnold is a popular and successful school on the edge of Oxford with an excellent local reputation. We are focussed on improving outcomes for every student and are committed to staff development to support this.
The school is part of the Acer Trust family of schools so there is opportunity to share expertise and experiences and enjoy professional development with more than one school. Our induction programmes give strong support to NQTs.
We offer defined-benefit public sector pension schemes (Teachers Pension, Local Government Pension Scheme), a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme, good bus links, car and cycle parking.
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