Counsellor

Academy Counsellor

NJC12-16 (Actual Salary £22,868 to £24,284)

Permanent, Full Time, Term Time Only

Starting as soon as possible

Farnborough Spencer Academy

Our core purpose is to ensure that everyone at Farnborough is able to say “We Are Proud”, and this remains central to all we do. Our Academy is an exciting place to be. In September 2022, Farnborough was graded as “GOOD” by Ofsted in our first inspection since joining The Spencer Academies Trust.

We received a “GOOD” grading in all areas, including behaviour and attendance, personal development, quality of education and leadership and management. This endorsement was a just reflection of all the hard work, effort and commitment shown by our Academy community over a number of years.

Ofsted states “this school is a warm and happy learning community where everyone can be themselves. Pupils and staff pledge to be proud of the school, and they are. Pupils treat each other with respect and kindness. They laugh and smile. They enjoy positive relationships with staff who know them well.”

We make no apology for having high expectations of all. This includes colleagues, and we enjoy working with a brilliant staff team who will go the extra mile to ensure all our students succeed. This ensures that we develop positive relationships within the Academy and with our wider community in Clifton and Nottingham. 

We are committed to providing high quality teaching and learning for all students. Practice is consistent and high quality across all classrooms through the implementation of our Teaching and Learning Fundamentals.

We are committed to professional development, through our CPD programme. 

In applying for this role, you should be committed to your own professional development and buy into our culture of continual improvement.

Colleagues at Farnborough make the pledge below to our students and families. Those who work with us are expected to show that “We Are Proud” by following this pledge every day.

• We believe in your right to receive a first-class education. 
• We show pride in our academy community by valuing everyone for who they are. 
• We recognise and nurture your talents and abilities, supporting you to achieve in all that you do. 
• We have consistently high expectations of our whole academy community. 
• We create an environment where all feel safe, secure and supported. 
• We want your eyes opened to life’s opportunities so that you aim high.

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Academy Counsellor to work with our students as part of the hard working Pastoral and Safeguarding Team. Visits to our school are encouraged. 

Spencer Academies Trust

SAT is an educational charity, Multi-Academy Trust and Sponsor of Academies. We have approaching 18000 children and young people in our academies and employ more than 2200 teachers, leaders and educational support professionals across the East Midlands. We aspire to be a leading regional high performing Trust, with a national reputation for excellence.

We currently have 17 primary academies, 8 secondary academies and one primary aged special school in our family of schools. All of our schools benefit from the collaboration and added value that being a member of our Trust offers, and share our values and beliefs. Spencer Trust academies share an ambition to deliver results that compete with the very highest performing schools in the country, and deliver a curriculum for students that is underpinned by breadth, opportunity and quality: one that seeks to give young people the opportunity to develop into well rounded global citizens that believe they can influence positive change in the world.

Mission

Our Mission is to deliver the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Vision

Spencer Academies Trust is an exceptional Trust, providing an outstanding education for local children.

We Believe:      

All children have a right to a quality education regardless of background or ability, and have an entitlement to the opportunity of a secure progression route in their learning and development.      

Schools are stronger when they work in collaboration with each other, operate within a ‘family’ and are open to a true sense of partnership.      

We grow the effectiveness and sustainability of our schools by developing the people within them, and that through shared and equitable responsibility for quality and outcomes; we achieve more.

Applicants would be expected to share the Trust’s high aspirations and expectations for pupils and staff.

How to Apply

If you would like to discuss the role, or have any queries, please contact lclark@spencertrust.org.uk

We offer a comprehensive range of employee benefits, please visit:  http://satrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SAT-Employee-Benefits-September-2022.pdf   

The Spencer Academies Trust Safer recruitment policy requires applications for this post must be submitted through our recruitment portal. CV’s cannot be accepted.  

Closing date for applications: Monday 15th April 2024 

Interviews will take place on: date to be confirmed

Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.

Applications are submitted through our Every Candidate Portal. If you are a new user to our portal, you can click on ‘Register’ to complete your candidate profile. If you already have a candidate profile with us, click on ‘Sign In’.  Both of these routes allow you to feed your candidate information into any of our vacancies and view the status of your application.  

We have added a video to help guide you through our portal, please visit https://vimeo.com/737845492/c1b8e43656  

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre- employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity). 

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics. 

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer