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Academy Counsellor

Academy Counsellor

Harris Academy Battersea

Wandsworth

  • Expired
Salary:
Grade 6 (Inner London): £31,887-£34,071 FTE
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
ASAP
Apply by:
8 June 2023

Job overview

We are looking for a qualified counsellor to provide a counselling service within Harris Academy Battersea, responding to the social, emotional or educational concerns of our students.

We are happy to consider both full and part-time working patterns for this term-time only role.

About Us

Harris Academy Battersea will be in its 9th academic year in 2022-2023 and has established itself as one of the highest performing schools in London, judged to be Outstanding by Ofsted in 2018. In 2017, the Academy was awarded the, ‘Evening Standard School of the Year' as well as being named as one of the Sunday Times, ‘Top 20 Schools' in the country. We are immensely proud of our students' achievements at Harris Academy Battersea, where progress measures (1.08, 1.47, 1.22, 0.92, 1.39* and 1.36* P8) defy expectations. This is achieved through high expectations, a high-quality curriculum, brilliant teaching with each teacher wanting to get better every day and, most importantly, an embedded culture that drives every decision in the school. This culture is embedded at the Academy through the core values of, ‘knowledge, resilience and integrity' leading to high aspiration, high motivation and outstanding outcomes.

Main Areas of Responsibility

As our Academy Counsellor, your responsibilities will include:

  • To provide a counselling service within the Academy, responding to social, emotional or educational concerns.
  • To assess the appropriateness of counselling as part of the referral process.
  • To promote a caring and supportive environment where concerns can be explored, thereby promoting mental and emotional health at the academy.
  • To uphold good practice as described by the BACP ethical guidelines.
  • To fulfil professional supervision requirements.
  • To maintain adequate records of clinical work and to keep these secure.
  • To maintain training and continue professional development.
  • To attend and participate in Complex Needs Panel meetings as appropriate.
  • To liaise with relevant staff within the Academy making them aware of problems experienced by students and to make recommendations as to how these may be managed/resolved, as appropriate.
  • To liaise with other professionals, including attending meetings within the Academy and with outside agencies, as appropriate.
  • To be alert to trends and patterns of problems and be willing to identify causes and recommend corrective action.
  • To play an active role in safeguarding pupils and adhere with guidance from academy policies.
  • To contribute to the evaluation of the counselling service within the Academy compiling an annual report for the Governing body.
  • To contribute in any other reasonable fashion to promote the safety and wellbeing of the pupils.

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

  • A recognised professional counselling qualification to diploma level or equivalent
  • The ability to make use of counselling supervision (evidenced by a counselling supervisor's statement) Ability to maintain confidentiality within Academy safeguarding procedures
  • The ability to work within a time limit Effective communication skills both orally and in writing Ability to work effectively with a range of colleagues both within the Academy and from external agencies
  • Counselling experience in a secondary school setting
  • Evidence of pastoral experience
  • Experience of working with key stakeholders such as a range of vulnerable students, outside agencies, SENCO, AWO, senior leaders, teaching staff, support staff, a range of parents, governors etc

Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.

Rewards & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan including access to a virtual GP, electric car scheme, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.

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About Harris Academy Battersea

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+44 20 76220026

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School summary

Harris Academy Battersea will be in its 8th academic year in 2021-2022 and has established itself as one of the highest performing schools in London, judged to be Outstanding by Ofsted in 2018. In 2017, it was awarded the Evening Standard School of the Year as well as being named one of the Sunday Times Top 20 Schools in the country. We are immensely proud of our students’ achievements at Harris Academy Battersea, where their progress measures (1.08, 1.47, 1.22, 0.92, 1.39* and 1.36* P8) defy expectations and set out what it is possible to achieve with hard work from all stakeholders. This is achieved through high expectations for all stakeholders, a high-quality curriculum, brilliant teaching with each teacher wanting to get better every day and, most importantly, an embedded culture that drives every decision in the school. This strong culture wraps around the three key characteristics of the most successful schools: high aspiration, high motivation and strong social norms.

Academy Ethos

The development of our students academically, personally and professionally is at the heart of everything we do at Harris Academy Battersea. We have created a new vision for the school to reflect this: ‘We develop aspirational young people to thrive in a changing world’.

Our core values of Knowledge, Integrity and Resilience underpin this vision and will form an integral part of student’s daily school life. Students should leave us not only having fulfilled their personal best in terms of academic results, but also equipped with these core values to enable them to thrive in all stages of their lives. Equally, we wish for our school and young people to serve the community and a school that the community is proud to have on its doorstep.

The values of Knowledge, Integrity and Resilience embody the qualities we expect to see in our young people. Our definition of these values is outlined below.

Knowledge: ‘I want to learn something new every day’

  • I will gain knowledge to be able to confidently engage in any discussion, any time.
  • I will think carefully before I trust information I see, hear and read.
  • I will share knowledge to help others.
  • I will always seek to further my own knowledge, now and in the future.
  • I will make links between different pieces of knowledge and subjects.


Resilience: ‘Try, fail, try, fail, try, succeed’

  • I will give 100% effort 100% of the time.
  • I will understand my emotions and work hard to manage them effectively.
  • I will develop and maintain positive relationships with others even when it is tough to do so.
  • I will take any setback as a learning opportunity.
  • I will try new things outside my comfort zone.


Integrity: ‘I do the right thing even when it is difficult to do so’

  • I will do the right thing even when  no one is looking, and I will encourage others to do so too.
  • I will treat others as they wish to be treated.
  • I will take responsibility for my actions and encourage others to do so.
  • I will support others to be the best they can be.
  • I will respect the diversity, cultures, beliefs and differences of others.

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