Social Worker/Counsellor - 6th Form

Chiswick School, London, W4 3UN

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  3 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  12 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £38,361.00 - £41,511.00 Annually (FTE) the salary quoted is the full time equivalent range - you will be paid pro rata working term time only (38/52 weeks per year)

Social Worker/Counsellor - 6th Form job summary

We are looking to appoint a qualified Social Worker (or working towards qualification), Counsellor or an experienced safeguarding practitioner to join a large team working to support our students and their families. We will also consider your application if you have worked as a safeguarding team member in an educational setting supporting students.

This will be a hands on role and you will also be expected to keep careful records and be flexible, kind, professional and proactive. We are looking for someone special who can join our safeguarding team, attend home visits and work with families to engage students with SEMH needs.

This role is term-time only (38 weeks per year) and 36 hours a week but there is some flexibility.

Please apply through this portal by 3rd November, noon. Please don't just attach a CV. If you need any further information please email ara@chiswickschool.org (Andrea Ramsay) or MQU@chiswickschool.org (Mayra Quintero).

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check that is satisfactory to us is a condition of employment, together will all other safeguarding checks in line with KCSiE. Chiswick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Chiswick School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1618 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Chiswick School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chiswick-school

http://www.chiswickschool.org/

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