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School Counsellor

School Counsellor

Surbiton High Senior School

Kingston upon Thames, London

  • Expired
Salary:
Competitive
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2018
Apply by:
24 June 2018

Job overview

Surbiton High School seeks a dynamic and outstanding School Counsellor.

Surbiton High School is a friendly and vibrant community where people matter, results count and where a passion for excellence drives everything we do. Our inspirational Educational Support Staff are the backbone of the School, and are dedicated to supporting our aim of creating an intellectually rigorous and challenging academic environment - a place where a passion and energy abound, a school with a real heart and soul, and where every pupil and staff member can flourish. 

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • To lead on one-to-one therapeutic work with teenagers and children, covering a variety of emotional health issues.
  • To assess pupils and formulate an appropriate therapy/care at School plan.
  • To liaise with parents where necessary (respecting appropriate confidentiality) to ensure the young person is supported well. For example: discussing parenting techniques, or facilitating communication between the young person and their family.
  • To liaise with teaching and other pastoral staff to ensure the young person feels supported in school.
  • To co-ordinate with external parties such as CAMHS, GPs and psychiatrists to ensure the young person’s well-being and safety is protected.
  • To provide year groups, or smaller groups of pupils, as well as parent groups and staff members, with psycho-educational talks and seminars on all relevant aspects of emotional health for young people.
  • To develop and implement (in conjunction with the Vice Principal and other members of the pastoral team) a continually evolving plan for ensuring the emotional well-being for Surbiton High School pupils.
  • To line manage the Personal Mentors once established in the role
  • To carry out any such duties as may be reasonably requested.


The successful candidate will be likely to fit the following profile:


Qualifications

  • Post-graduate counselling or psychotherapeutic qualification, either to Doctorate or Masters level.
  • They will also be accredited by the British Psychological Society, the UK Council for Psychotherapy, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy or equivalent.
  • At least five years’ post qualification and accreditation. 
  • Demonstrate a clear track record in working with children and adolescent clients, preferably in a school or institutional setting such as CAMHS.
  • Some experience of running workshops or providing psychoeducational talks would be an advantage.
  • A systemic qualification would also be an advantage, although not completely necessary, providing there is evidence of experience in working with families. 
  • Whilst this is primarily a child and adolescent focused role, experience of working with adults in a therapeutic setting is also necessary, given that our School community also includes staff and parents.
  • Therapeutic attributes such as empathy, respect and excellent listening skills.
  • Excellent communication skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with everyone in the school community from the youngest pupil to the most senior member of staff.
  • Motivation to take a role and make it your own by helping to shape and contribute to the overall wellbeing plan of the school.
  • Excellent organisational skills; you will be managing your own diary and appointments, as well as media needs and all other administration tasks.
  • Conscientiousness; when young people ask for help, they expect an adult to be there for them.
  • The maintenance of appropriate and respectful boundaries and other ethical requirements such as confidentiality, discretion and integrity.
  • The candidate may become a long-term mentor and role-model for some of our pupils, so high personal standards and a friendly, committed and professional attitude are necessary.
  • Confidence in liaising with parents and outside professionals.
  • Committed to Surbiton High School’s ethos and strategic vision.
  • Committed to professional development and show a willingness to undertake any appropriate training for this role.


Surbiton High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. 


Please note that the School reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the recruitment process.


For any queries relating to the role or your application, please email recruitment@surbitonhigh.com 


To Apply

Please apply online by clicking on the following link: https://unitedlearning.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/1288482?cid=1567

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About Surbiton High Senior School

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Surbiton High School aims to inspire, encourage and empower its staff and pupils to be the very best they can be.

We are a school where a passion and energy abound, a school with a real heart and soul, where we look beyond the A* to offer a breadth of opportunity which allows every pupil to flourish and every staff member to develop and succeed.

Surbiton High School is a school “brimming with energy and joie de vivre.” (ISI Inspection Report). We pride ourselves on being an extraordinary community where people matter, results count and where a passion for excellence drives everything we do. We feed our pupils’ minds, but we also care passionately about their character development and happiness. Our approach to education means that Surbiton High School pupils achieve the very best exam results and are also compassionate, authentic young people with strong values, keen to make a positive difference in the world.

Our inspirational staff are dedicated to delivering a rich curriculum and programme of co-curricular activities which challenge our pupils to explore ideas for themselves. Whether engaged in learning in the classroom, or through musical, artistic, sporting, enterprise or charitable activities, our pupils are constantly encouraged to connect with the wider world and embrace new experiences to build their confidence. All staff are expected and encouraged to play a full part in the academic, co-curricular and pastoral life of the School.

At Surbiton High School, we aim to bring out the ‘Best in Everyone’, and this resonates in the investment that we make in our colleagues. We recognise the importance of continuous learning and training and the School has a senior member of staff dedicated to supporting continuing professional development. We have a comprehensive whole School and individual INSET programme in place, including support for School Direct trainees as well as Newly Qualified Teachers (in our role as a regional NQT induction centre).

We actively encourage our staff to continue to develop their own expertise in the classroom and support their professional development through coaching and mentoring alongside professional qualifications such as: NPQML, NPQSL and MA courses in educational leadership. The School has a clearly developed leadership structure, offering extensive opportunities for career development and progression, including Heads of Department (Including Deputies) and Heads of Year (including Deputies) as well as Co-ordinators with specific responsibilities such as: Gifted and Talented, Oxbridge, Duke of Edinburgh and Expeditions.

Surbiton High School has approximately 1495 pupils aged between 4 and 18. Our Preparatory Schools are divided into the Girls’ Preparatory School and Boys’ Preparatory School, and the Senior School is girls only from age 11 upwards.

We are looking for applicants who are passionate about inspiring, encouraging and empowering our pupils and working with us to become the number one school of choice in South West London.


Principal 

Rebecca Glover 

https://www.surbitonhigh.com/senior/

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