School Counsellor
Waddesdon Church of England School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0LQ
5 days remaining to apply
Expected start date
2 September 2022
Application deadline
4 July 2022 at 12:00pm
Date listed
16 June 2022
Job details
Job role
Working pattern
- View all Part timejobs, View all Term timejobs
- 17.5hrs – 2.5 days/week (8.30am-4.30pm; 8.30am-11.00am) 38 weeks/year, term time only (0.3946 FTE, subject to agreed hours)
Contract type
- Permanent
Annual or full time equivalent salary
- Bucks Pay Range 6:31-35 £30,888-£34,014 FTE
Actual salary
- £12,188-£13,421 (0.3946 FTE)
School Counsellor job summary
IDENTIFIED BY OFSTED AND SIAMS AS “OUTSTANDING”
“Naturally, pupils and Sixth Formers love coming here and are inspired to achieve.” (Dec. 2021)
School Counsellor
17.5hrs – 2.5 days/week (8.30am-4.30pm; 8.30am-11.00am)
38 weeks/year, term time only
(0.3946 FTE, subject to agreed hours)
Bucks Pay Scale 6:31-35 £30,888 - £34,014 FTE
(Actual £12,188 - £13,421)
The school is seeking to appoint a well-qualified and experienced Counsellor to work with individual students and to join the school’s established Counselling Service.
The ideal person will be passionate about young people’s social and emotional welfare, and have an understanding of counselling within a school context. Supervision will be provided as part of the support for you, and to ensure a safe and caring service for our young people.
Relationships between students and staff are excellent at Waddesdon. The most recent SIAMS inspection (March 2018) celebrated this in the following way:
“Relationships are shaped by the focus on the twin values of dignity and respect. There is a palpable sense of Waddesdon being a safe and secure place to be, of a community built on good humour, mutual support and love of self and neighbour; this is seen in lessons and around the school.”
The school is equally strong in terms of results, with a Progress 8 score of 0.5 in 2019, and was placed in the top 20% for attainment of all schools nationally.
There are realistic expectations regarding balancing family and leisure time and workload. Governors have recently changed the Admissions Policy to include children of staff members.
We encourage you to contact the school for a phone conversation and to discuss your interest in the post. The description of the department, the OfSTED and SIAMS reports, and our termly newsletter, The Waddesdon Voice, will give you a flavour of the culture and ethos of our school and the department. Testimonials from our staff about the culture and ethos of our school can be found on our website in our ‘Working at Waddesdon’ section.
For further information on the school, please visit www.waddesdonschool.com
Closing date for applications to office @waddesdonschool.com:
Monday 4th July 2022 (12pm)
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, and employment will be conditional upon completion of satisfactory pre-appointment checks. Applicants are invited to view the school’s Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy via https://www.waddesdonschool.com/safeguarding
We are an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident Employer. We were awarded a Gold Award by MIND for Workplace Well-being
Applying for the job
Please send completed application forms to office@waddesdonschool.com
Closing date: Monday 4th July (12pm)
Please note that only applications on the appropriate Waddesdon C of E School teaching or support staff application form, and showing full employment history, will be considered.
Download an application form - 549 KBSupporting documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Waddesdon Church of England School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1011 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)
- Contact email
- office@waddesdonschool.com
- Contact phone number
- 01296 651 382
Waddesdon School is an oversubscribed all ability 11-18 school, set in rural Buckinghamshire. The school is 30 minutes away from Oxford and also within easy commuting distance from Milton Keynes. There are just over 1000 students on roll, including 300 in the Sixth Form. The school has an excellent reputation for CPD and recognises and values the contributions of all staff.
The school was rated 'Outstanding' in all categories during its December 2021 OfSTED inspection.
Arranging a visit to Waddesdon Church of England School
For more information on the school, please visit www.waddesdonschool.com
If you would like to arrange a visit or a phone conversation, please contact office@waddesdonschool.com
School location
Similar jobs nearby
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Buckinghamshire