School Counsellor
The Bicester School
Bicester, Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- See advert
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
Job overview
A unique career opportunity to join the pastoral team of an innovative, growing school…..
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced counsellor to join our dedicated pastoral team on a part time basis, for 21 hours per week term time only.
As an accredited practitioner, with experience of working with a diverse range of student / teenage issues, the successful candidate will provide an independent and confidential counselling service to students through individual sessions, responding to their personal, social, emotional or educational concerns.
You will be alert to trends and patterns of behaviour among students and beyond and will be willing to identify ways in which the School community could respond to address such issues or problems.
The School Counsellor will have responsibility to maintain confidential records and liaise with the Assistant Headteacher (Student Standards), School Nurses, Pastoral staff and other professionals as required. A good understanding of the demands of work within an educational setting is essential.
Salary: Actual Salary £14,133 - £15,231 pa (Grade 10 £29,323 - £31,601pa pro rata)
At The Bicester School we pride ourselves on having successfully created an ethos that is nurturing, but challenging, and fully inclusive to all staff and students. We are fortunate to be located in a rural part of North Oxfordshire with excellent transport links.
Visits prior to submitting applications are encouraged as they provide the opportunity for candidates to see us on a normal working day.
Our Recruitment Information Pack and our application form can be found under the “About Us” tab of our website: www.thebicesterschool.org.uk and selecting “Join our Team”.
To arrange a visit or to submit an application form please contact our HR department by Email: hr@thebicesterschool.org.uk or Telephone: 01869 243331
Closing date: Friday 20th October
Interviews: tbc
Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, candidates will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
The Bicester School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About The Bicester School
We are an 11-18 School, graded as Good in all categories by Ofsted in 2014 and again in June 2018 with rising GCSE results and an increasingly academic curriculum offer. On the 1st August 2015, we became an Academy, joining the Activate Learning Group, a well-respected provider of specialist UTC and 6th form education in the Oxfordshire region. We have very good teaching facilities, an excellent programme of CPD and are able to offer candidates the opportunity to teach across the 11-18 age range in a disciplined, orderly and supportive environment.
The Bicester School is a Partner school in the Oxfordshire Teaching Schools Alliance (OTSA). Teaching Schools are part of the government’s drive to give schools more freedom and to enable headteachers to take increasing responsibility for managing the education system. The Oxfordshire Teaching Schools Alliance is a partnership of Oxfordshire schools, Oxfordshire County Council, The University of Oxford, The University of Reading, Oxford Brookes University and other significant educational organisations. Our vision is that by bringing together the strengths of all OTSA partners we have a unique opportunity to develop a sustainable culture of aspiration, collaboration and excellence leading to a world class education for all young people in Oxfordshire. The Oxfordshire Teaching Schools Alliance is working in the following key areas; Initial Teacher Training, Research and Development, School to School Support, CPD and Leadership Development, Succession Planning and Talent Management, Special Educational Needs and Disability, NQT Induction and Professional Learning Networks. Strategic Partner schools take responsibility for delivery of a specific area of work within at least one key area in which they have particular expertise, while Partner schools contribute to, or participate in, at least one of these areas. At The Bicester School we use OTSA for our NQT training and SCITT trainees.
We are also a partner school with the Buckinghamshire Partnership who also run SCITT programmes. Please see our Letter to Applicants below for further information on both providors.
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