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  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    22 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    2 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover

Full-time equivalent salary

£31,000 to £34,341 pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Qualification in counselling (Diploma/Degree)
  • Registered with and preferably with the BACP
  • Evidence of working with young people in a counselling environment
  • Secure knowledge of safeguarding guidelines
  • Experienced and efficient practitioner in the use of counselling skills
  • Proven ability to maintain professional confidentiality
  • Able to form and maintain professional relationships and boundaries with young people and adults
  • Positive listening skills
  • Flexible approach to counselling
  • Flexible approach with the ability to respond to a crisis
  • Ability to work independently
  • Good oral, written communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to establish strong working relationships with appropriate people inside and outside the organisation
  • Able to use IT effectively

What the school offers its staff

ü A hard working and committed team of colleagues

ü Beautiful, historic school location, with a good range of shops, bars and cafes within a short walk

ü Competitive salary with upper pay scales above the usual national levels

ü Regular programmes of professional development to Teacher Development Trust Gold Standard

ü Support for and commitment to your future training and development needs

ü On-site free car parking

ü Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme

ü Annual free flu vaccination

ü 24/7 employee assistance wellbeing scheme


Commitment to safeguarding

We are seeking to appoint the best possible candidate and our recruitment process will reflect our desire to undertake all possible measures to achieve this.

The Henry Box School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have enhanced DBS clearance and will need to undertake the DBS check with our organisation. Other relevant pre-employment checks will also be carried out including references from present and previous employers, a confidential health check and internet/social media checks.

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Additional documents

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About The Henry Box School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1085 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

The Henry Box School is a successful 11-18 comprehensive secondary school, on a historic site in Witney, Oxfordshire.

School location

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