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School Counsellor

The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, DY13 8AX

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• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  7 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: NJC SO1, pt 23 – 25 (£14,057 - £14,987)

School Counsellor job summary

School Counsellor

NJC SO1, pt 23 – 25 (£14,057 - £14,987)

Permanent position, 1 September 2025

22.5 hours per week, term time only

The School Counsellor plays a crucial role in proactively cultivating and safeguarding the positive mental health and well-being of our students. Extensive evidence highlights that school-based counselling is a powerful and leading intervention for preventing the escalation of significant mental health problems in young people.

Working closely with the Assistant Principal/SENDCo and other members of staff, the post holder will not only orchestrate a comprehensive and diverse suite of essential support services, but also contribute to the strategic oversight and preparation of mental health support across all Key Stages. This ensures students benefit from quality first counselling as they progress through their education. This strategic collaboration will empower students with the resilience, emotional coping mechanisms, and vital toolkit necessary to effectively address their mental health and well-being challenges, thereby contributing directly to enhanced academic and personal outcomes for these young people.

The successful candidate will share our values, be passionate and be able to drive students forward on their educational journey. Understanding their individual needs and collaborating with the Senior Leadership Team to put appropriate plans in place with the individual at the heart of everything we do. The postholder will have the ability to demonstrate their commitment to the role and how they can support the trust in fostering collaboration ensuring the continual improvement of the quality of students' learning is at the top of the business agenda.

Stourport High School & VIth Form College is on a journey of improvement, with a focus on:

● building a learning community

● strong curriculum strategy

● consistently good teaching

● a culture of kindness and care

● collaboration with our wider school community

For further details of the post, please refer to the application pack.

Being part of Severn Academies Educational Trust enables collaboration with best practice across our schools. The Trust is committed to harnessing talent and developing its people and there may be an opportunity to undertake further training and development in related disciplines. There may also be flexibility to work across other settings within the trust, for the right candidate.

Other benefits include:

● Generous Occupational Pension

● Free confidential Employee Health and Well-being service including access to counselling support

● Free confidential employee helpline 24/7

● Incremental pay progression and cost of living increases in line with government policy

● Flexible working arrangements to support colleagues with work-life balance.

The Stourport High School & VIth Form College are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to enhanced clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please Apply via Eteach.

  Closing date: 9am – Monday 7th July 2025 with interviews being held shortly afterwards..

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

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.

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.

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About The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1100 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Stourport High School and Sixth Form College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-stourport-high-school-and-sixth-form-college

Stourport High School & VIth Form College is committed to:
- building a learning community
- strong curriculum strategy
- consistently good teaching
- a culture of kindness and care
- collaboration with our wider school community

Being part of Severn Academies Educational Trust enables collaboration with best practices across our schools. The Trust is committed to harnessing talent and developing its people and there may be an opportunity to undertake further training and development in related disciplines. There may also be flexibility to work across other settings within the trust, for the right candidate.

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