Counsellor
South Hampstead High School
Camden
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary in the region of £350 per day
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 6 June 2022
Job overview
South Hampstead High School is looking to appoint an experienced, well-qualified counsellor to work as part of the pastoral team.
The role will primarily involve counselling pupils from the Senior School but some work with Junior School pupils may be required. This will include independent and confidential counselling through individual sessions, responding to pupils’ personal, social, emotional or educational concerns, ensuring confidentiality at all times and promoting a caring and supportive environment.
The role is part-time, 2 days per week in the first instance and term-time plus 10 days only, starting in September 2022.
The ideal candidate will possess a post-graduate Diploma or Masters in Counselling or Psychotherapy, with a specialist qualification in child and adolescent work. BACP Accreditation, UKCP or BPC registration or registration with an equivalent recognised awarding body is essential.
Previous experience of working in a school setting is desirable but not essential.
South Hampstead High School is a happy community of pupils, parents and staff, working together to provide an environment in which girls’ strengths are allowed to flourish.
The School is part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools. We offer a variety of benefits, such as:
• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
For further details and to apply please click the apply button.
We particularly welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.
The closing date for applications is noon on Monday 6th June 2022 at 9am.
Interviews will take place on Monday 13th June 2022.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
About South Hampstead High School
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South Hampstead is a forward-looking school, empowering girls to prepare for life and work in a rapidly changing world. Pupils are intelligent, inquisitive, energetic and engaging, making this an exciting and rewarding place to work. South Hampstead offers competitive salaries, generous employee benefits, and outstanding opportunities for professional development in a warm, supportive environment.
Excellent academic results place South Hampstead comfortably amongst the country’s top schools, but there is also great emphasis on bringing in the outside world, engaging with the local community, and fostering a culture of kindness and curiosity. Pupils benefit from a huge range of academic enrichment opportunities – lectures, competitions, social action initiatives, expeditions – that combine to ignite a genuine joy in learning and enabling pupils to thrive, both intellectually and personally.
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