Trainee Pastoral Counsellor
Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form
Stoke Newington
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade S01 £30,012 pro rata
- Job type:
- Part Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 17 June 2018
Job overview
Purpose of job
This is a new position, working 4 days a week, term time only on a two-year contract in first instance.
The Trainee Pastoral Counsellor’s main role is to provide support for vulnerable pupils, including those working with CAMHS, pupils on a CP plan, LAC pupils, poor attenders and pupils with social care involvement.
The role also involves preventative work with students who are at risk of becoming school refusers.
The trainee would be supported by and trained by the 2 Pastoral counsellors. The trainee would also receive regular external supervision.
The role
All posts require a minimum of 5 A* - C grade GCSE or equivalent in Maths & English and preferably and an academic qualification at L3. The post requires a counselling certificate (or desire to work towards one) and experience of working with young people in a counselling capacity. The post-holder would be encouraged to work towards a Counselling Diploma whilst in post.
The Inclusion Faculty
The Inclusion Faculty has a large team of enthusiastic and committed staff aiming to ensure all pupils at Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form fulfil their potential and fully participate in the school curriculum and community. We achieve this by providing a variety of interventions and support within lessons and in small groups as well as through extra-curricular activities.
We provide an outstanding provision for students with special needs and our work is recognised and well regarded across the borough. Our aim is to ensure we continue to be outstanding in all we do. As a team our expectations and aspirations for pupils is high and we work hard to ensure young people have the confidence, self-esteem and independence necessary to achieve their goals.
The Inclusion team is made up of highly trained and experienced Learning Support Assistants, specialist SEN teachers, pastoral counsellors and student support workers. This large and diverse team ensures a wide range of needs can be supported at Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form. We work closely with outside agencies and specialists including speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, educational psychologists and the child and adolescent mental health services.
The Inclusion Team also run a variety of popular activities at lunchtime and after school such as homework clubs, games rooms, a football team and a gardening club. These aim to ensure young people are able to participate fully in school life and are an important factor in raising their self-esteem.
The School
Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form is a “good with outstanding features” school. We pride ourselves in providing our students with inspiring and creative teaching and learning opportunities within the curriculum and through our programme of extra-curricular activities. We aim that every child aspires to and achieves excellence.
We are looking for conscientious, professional team players who are passionate about ensuring every one of our students achieves their full potential.
Applying for the role
If you are interested in joining our team then please email recuitment@sns.hackney.sch.uk for further information and an application pack.
Alternatively, you can download an application pack from our website https://www.stokenewingtonschool.co.uk/jobs
Closing date: Sunday, 24th June 2018.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to ensuring diversity in our workforce.
Attached documents
About Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form
- Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form
- Clissold Road, Stoke Newington
- London
- N16 9EX
- United Kingdom
Welcome to Stoke Newington School & Sixth Form, an excellent 11-19 comprehensive school. Our school has a great reputation and has strong longstanding relationships with the community. During our recent Ofsted inspection (July 2022) the school was recognised as continuing to be a Good school. There were many strengths highlighted in the report including;
“Pupils are proud of the diverse nature and inclusive ethos of their school. Enthusiastic and committed teachers make lessons interesting for pupils”, and “teachers have strong subject knowledge and are passionate about their subjects”.
We pride ourselves in providing our students with inspiring and creative teaching and learning opportunities within the curriculum and through our programme of extra-curricular activities. We aim that every child aspires to and achieves excellence. The fact that so many choose to stay on into our Sixth Form and take the qualifications they need to get into the universities of their choice, is proof of our success.
We are looking for ambitious, energetic, professional staff who are passionate about ensuring every one of our students achieves their full potential.
Our vision and ethos
At Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form we want our students to develop a passion for learning resulting from a memorable school journey, encompassing first-rate teaching and experiences beyond the classroom.
Our culture is rooted in high expectations for all, regardless of background or starting point. Students are encouraged to be ambitious, as we believe everyone can achieve their potential with a commitment to learning and a determination to succeed. Our students achieve brilliant outcomes making them highly marketable individuals with an unwavering sense of civic duty, as they understand everyone has a role in making the world a better place.
We have a strong focus on creativity. We know creativity is the skill of the future and believe everyone has creative capacities. We want our students to be critical thinkers, solution-focused, innovative, resilient, and responsive to our ever-changing world, as well as great team players who understand that diversity is our strength.
The core values that underpin our approach to teaching students at Stoke Newington School are:
Compassion | Ambition | Resilience | Excellence
Working at Stoke Newington School
Working at Stoke Newington School means being part of a community of exceptional practitioners, dedicated to developing high achieving young people with community spirit and a strong sense of civic duty.
Everyone at Stoke Newington School is warm, welcoming and supportive, and there’s a strong community spirit amongst all staff members. We engage with and support our teaching and support staff, providing an inspirational and creative working environment which enables and aids the development of personal and professional excellence.
- At Stoke Newington, some other perks include:
- An excellent staff association that looks after every single staff member
- Bike-to-work scheme
- Teachers receive laptops
- Access to parking upon application
- Discounted membership to the local leisure centre (conveniently situated opposite the school)
- Excellent programme for beginner teachers and NQTs
Stoke Newington School is situated in the stunning area of Stoke Newington, Hackney. We are a one-minute walk from the picturesque Clissold Park, and a two-minute walk from Church Street, which has a number of restaurants and cafes, as well as charity shops and boutiques. Transport links are good – with Stoke Newington and Canonbury overground stations, and Finsbury Park underground station all within 20-minute walks. Bus links are also excellent.
We look forward to your application!
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