Part Time Counsellor
Big Creative Academy
Waltham Forest
- £7,200 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- LG Pension, Free staff lunch, Inhouse Gym
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as Possible
- Apply by:
- 13 October 2022
Job overview
Counsellor (0.3) Term Time
Salary: £7,200 per annum (equivalent to £24,000 FTE)
Full/part time: Part Time (1.5 days per week)
Start Date: ASAP
Key Purpose
• To provide a high-quality professional counselling service, responding to social, emotional, or educational concerns
Main Duties
To assess the appropriateness of counselling as part of the referral process.
To provide support and guidance and promote a caring environment where concerns can be explored, thereby promoting mental and emotional health at the Academy.
To observe confidentiality, maintain training and continue professional development,
Uphold good practice as described by your professional body ethical guidelines
To maintain adequate records of clinical work and to keep these secure.
To liaise with lead counsellor and update Student Services team regarding your caseload and students on the waiting list
To attend peer supervision with volunteer/trainee counsellors to support the lead counsellor in ensuring their integration into the college environment.
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 attend meetings within the Academy, as appropriate
To attend Safeguarding training as required.
To ensure all safeguarding concerns are shared with the DSL.
To be alert to trends and patterns of problems and be willing to identify causes and recommend corrective action.
To undertake all administrative duties that are required to keep the service running.
Keep appropriate case records in a secure place.
To attend own clinical supervision commensurate to clinical practice and holding the counselling service ethically and professionally.
To contribute in any other reasonable fashion to promote the safety and wellbeing of the pupils.
Big Creative Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, all workers and employees are expected to share this commitment and the safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the Job Description
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About Big Creative Academy
Big Creative Academy
Big Creative Academy (BCA) is a post-16 free school specialising in the creative industries. We believe that teaching skills employers want and empowering young people to think reflectively enables positive outcomes for students and our wider community. Big Creative Academy is committed to wellbeing and excellent teaching. We have recently had an Ofsted inspection and were judged Grade 2 ‘Good’, with inspectors recognising that the Academy makes a significant difference to the outcomes for young people. We have high expectations of our staff and students and want to be recognised as one of the leading providers of vocational programmes in the creative arts. We are already a DfE best practice school for LGBT+.
Big Creative Academy opened in September 2014 and have 300 students, aged 16-19, primarily studying Level 3 vocational qualifications. Our students are diverse and challenging and ultimately extremely rewarding to work with. Our study programmes specialise in music, fashion, media, gaming, events, performing arts as well as GCSE Maths and English. The Academy is lively! We are well connected with industry and all of our teaching staff have industry experience. We also have industry ambassadors from companies such as MTV, ITN, Barcroft Media and Island Records and experts are kind enough to provide masterclasses for students. Our focus on skills, wellbeing and networks gives our students the edge in a competitive marketplace.
The Team
Sacha Corcoran MBE is Principal of the Academy, an inspiring self-made woman involved in education for over 20 years. She has brought together a small outstanding team who are committed to the vision and ethos of the Academy. There are three senior managers, 17 teaching staff and ten in business support. Our team are high achievers and have interesting and diverse backgrounds. Many are have their own creative careers as musicians, actors, producers and fashion designers and all have a passion for creativity.
Some of the benefits of working at Big Creative Academy
Big Creative Academy has a Wellbeing Manifesto promoting positive relationships, resilience and reflection which extends to staff as well as students. We want our team to be productive and happy.
The Academy provides the following benefits:
- A staff wellbeing day
- Admin days built into the academic year
- An individual CPD plan to bring out your brilliance
- Teaching, learning and assessment groups to share best practice and try new teaching techniques
- Opportunities to learn from your creative colleagues, for example, learning how to DJ, sew, improve your photoshop skills
- An employee assistance line for people to talk through difficulties confidentially, with solutions often offered to partners
- Full pension benefits in either the Teachers Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme.
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