School Counsellor

Part time, 28 hours per week, term time only plus 15.5 days

Brighton Girls is looking to appoint a well-qualified Counsellor to work alongside our pastoral team, developing, delivering and managing the provision of counselling to pupils across the 3-18 age range.

You will also deliver training to teaching staff so that such staff can understand the mental health needs of pupils, supervise counsellors working in school and contribute to the submission of referrals to CAMHS and Children’s Services.

With previous experience gained as a Counsellor within a school setting, the successful candidate will possess a Diploma in Counselling or Psychotherapy and an understanding of issues regarding children’s mental health.

Why join Brighton Girls?

As a founding school of the Girls’ Day School Trust, Brighton Girls has a significance in the history of girls’ education. Located in the heart of the city of Brighton; we are as eclectic, enterprising, and creative as the city itself. 

As part of the Girls’ Day School Trust, our staff benefit from our 140-year history of excellence and innovation in girls’ education, with many opportunities to share ideas and best practice with colleagues across the network. They have access to an extensive central training and professional development programme to compliment school-based INSET, and also funding grants for individual courses of study.

Benefits include: 

• 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 information and to apply for this position, please click the apply button.

The closing date for applications is 30 January 2023.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.

The GDST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection checks appropriate to the post, including online searches, and checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.