School Counsellor
Nonsuch High School for Girls, Sutton, Surrey, SM3 8AB41 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Monday, 4th November 2024
Closing date
5 September 2024 at 9am
Date listed
17 July 2024
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,084.00 - £25,580.00 Annually (Actual) 39 weeks per year (term time including 5 INSET days), 27 hours per week (daily hours to be agreed with Line Manager) (GLT Range S01 - £37,335 - £39,654 FTE)
School Counsellor job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic School Counsellor to join our team of experts in different aspects of pastoral care.
This post would suit someone who has at least a Level 4 counselling qualification and who relishes the opportunity to work in a high-performing all girls’ school.
Key responsibilities for the role include:
- To work as a team within the internal and external support services
- To support and supervise student-based Wellbeing Peer Mentors
- To promote emotional well-being to the wider school community
- To support the emotional needs of vulnerable students on a one-to-one basis
- To deliver a high-quality evidence-based mental health provision
- To jointly identify and provide the right services response to a young person’s mental health and wellbeing
The successful candidate will:
- hold at least a Level 4 Diploma in Counselling which allows you to register with the BACP
- have experience of working in a school setting or with young people in a counselling capacity
What we offer:
- A unique selling point as a school within an all girls’ schools trust
- An excellent working environment that prioritises the wellbeing of its staff and students
- A generous contributory pension scheme
- Eyecare vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free tea/coffee/squash available in the staff room
- Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential advice on a variety of matters
- Term time free access to the on-site David Lloyd Leisure Centre (during fixed times)
Key Application Dates:
- Closing Date: 9 a.m. on Thursday, 5th September 2024
- Shortlisting Date: 6th/9th September 2024
- Interview Date: Week commencing Monday, 16th September 2024
- Start Date: Monday, 4th November 2024
Our commitment:
The Girls’ Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
As well as verification of identity, we ask all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and aim to employ a culturally diverse workforce, which reflects the nature of our communities.
Please see our Recruitment Pack for more details about our school, the job description and person specification.
Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
Sponsorship:
We are not able to offer sponsorship to non-settled individuals for a Skilled Worker Visa.
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
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This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
About Nonsuch High School for Girls
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1522 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Nonsuch High School for Girls website (opens in new tab)
We are a highly successful 11-18 girls’ selective state school in Cheam, Sutton.
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