School Counsellor

Trinity Catholic College, Middlesbrough, TS4 3JW

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 February 2026

• Closing date

  3 November 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 22.5 hours per week, Term Time Only plus 1 week
• Contract type: Fixed term - Maternity Cover - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Full-time equivalent salary: £39,152 - £40,777 pro rata
• Actual salary: £20,571 - £21,424

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will be able to give support, guidance and advice to parents, carers and the school and deliver a high quality counselling service to the pupils of Trinity Catholic College. The successful candidate will contribute to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare and personal care of children and young people whilst observing confidentiality at all times.

The successful candidate will have:

• Excellent interpersonal and time-keeping skills

• A passion for providing the best possible support for all pupils

• A strong commitment to the Catholic ethos of the School and the promotion of Christian values

• A commitment to continual improvement

What the school offers its staff

Catholic schools are welcoming places to pupils and members of staff from all faiths and none. More than a quarter of a million pupils and almost half of teachers in Catholic schools are not of the Catholic Faith.

We can offer you:

• A strong Catholic ethos where everyone is valued

• Happy, enthusiastic and friendly pupils

• Highly experienced and committed staff

• Supportive and committed governors and parents

• Commitment to continuing professional development

Additional benefits include access to:

• Vivup - Lifestyle savings - store discounts

• Vivup - Discounted gym membership

• Vivup - Cycle scheme

• Full wellbeing package

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.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

TCC366 School Counsellor (Mat Cover) - Trinity Catholic College - Closing Date 3.11.25.pdf - 1.76 MB (opens in new tab)

About Trinity Catholic College

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1303 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Trinity Catholic College website
• Email address: shaw.b@npcat.org.uk
• Phone number: 01642 298100
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/trinity-catholic-college-middlesbrough

Arranging a visit to Trinity Catholic College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email shaw.b@npcat.org.uk.

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