School Counsellor

The Stephen Longfellow Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 8PG

6 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Start date to be agreed with the successful candidate

• Closing date

  25 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only + 1 working week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: SO1 (SCP 23-25) £33,366 - £35,235 Actual Salary: £28,824 - £30439

What skills and experience we're looking for

The ideal applicant will have:

• Relevant counselling qualification at diploma level or above that is sufficient to practice as a therapist/counsellor.
• An understanding of the particular factors and issues faced by children and young people in relation to the maintenance of good mental health and emotional well-being.
• A minimum of 2 years post qualification experience as practitioner.

What the school offers its staff

What we offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership to a local government pension scheme.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

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.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

SO1 School Counsellor Job Description and Person Specification.pdf - 281 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Stephen Longfellow Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 1 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Stephen Longfellow Academy website
• Email address: info@stephenlongfellow.leeds.sch.uk
• Phone number: 0113 4685999
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-stephen-longfellow-academy

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