School Counsellor

About the Role

We are a large, well-organised Secondary school in Redbridge looking for an excellent, experienced and enthusiastic School Counsellor.   We are seeking someone to provide high quality counselling to students experiencing a wide range of emotional needs. You will be required to provide support, guidance and advice to students, parents, carers and the school. Confidentiality will need to be observed to support the school’s endeavor to provide excellent teaching and learning for all students. You will also contribute to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare and personal care of our students.

About Our School

Trinity Catholic High School is large Catholic comprehensive school situated in the London Borough of Redbridge and within the Diocese of Brentwood. Ofsted have ranked us as ‘outstanding’ on 5 consecutive occasions and we have a reputation for excellence in all aspects of our service to the children in our school and the wider community. Our school’s inspection reports can be viewed on this link: www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/inspections. The highest standards relating to Teaching and Learning are a feature of daily life at Trinity and these significantly and positively impact student progress and attainment. Trinity’s Section 48 report (January 2020) states that “Trinity Catholic High School is an outstanding school and a beacon of high-quality Catholic education. It has an excellent reputation in the local community and beyond and it is rightly seen as a flagship school for the Diocese of Brentwood”. The report also emphasises that “Catholic life at Trinity Catholic High School is outstanding and is of the highest quality” and “Every aspect of Collective Worship at the school is outstanding".

We are seeking a School Counsellor who has:

• BACP Accreditation, UKCP registration or BPC
• Further therapeutic training or qualification in working with children and young people 
• An understanding of the developmental, emotional, social and educational issues of children and young people
• An awareness of a range of needs from people from diverse ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds
• Knowledge of local mental health and CAMHS Service
• Knowledge of the Children’s Act and legislation pertaining to children.

Your Application

The School can only accept applications made on our school application form or by using the on-line TES   Apply now function. The   completed form should be submitted   via    email or download our application form from the website: www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/employment/ Interviews take place, week commencing 18th July 2022. Early applications are welcome

Trinity Catholic High School is committed to safeguarding children; successful candidates must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and a satisfactory enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring service (DBS).

Please note, due to high volumes of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We  reserve the right to call applicants to interview prior to the closing date.