11 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.

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About Matthew Arnold School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1285 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

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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