School Counsellor
Bede's Senior School
East Sussex
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 29 November 2021
Job overview
Bede’s is a thriving independent school, located in the picturesque East Sussex countryside. We are looking for an experienced School Counsellor to join our Health and Wellbeing service.
As well as being a team player with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, the successful candidate will be competent in delivering a high quality, professional counselling service for pupils across the Trust.
The hours for this role are 27 per week, term time only. The hours are usually worked:
- 08:00 - 17:00 Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, with a half an hour unpaid lunch break each day
- 8:00 - 12:30 Friday
One of the normal working hours per week is to be used for supervision.
Bede’s is a wonderful place to work with a generous package including: competitive salary, staff pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, eye care vouchers and an Employee Assistance Programme. All midday meals are provided and staff have full use of our extensive sports facilities. In addition, the site affords free parking facilities.
Bede’s Trust is committed to building a truly inclusive school and cultivating a culture of equality, diversity and kindness. We believe that a diverse staff body reflects and supports the diversity of our students and wider society. We are an equal opportunity employer and in recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expressions, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
To find out more and apply, please visit our website. Please return completed application forms to recruitment@bedes.org
Closing date: 9:00am on 29th November 2021.
Bede’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check.
About Bede's Senior School
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Bede’s Senior School, located in Hailsham, East Sussex is an independent, co-educational, secondary school for children aged between 13 and 19. It was founded in 1979 by Peter Pyemont. The building covers 140 acres of the Sussex Downs. It is both a day and boarding school. There are approximately 125 girls and 173 boys at the school at present. It was established in 1895 in Eastbourne as a preparatory school for boys. It then became a senior boarding school in 1978 and later in 1979 it moved to its current premises. There are five boarding houses for the children. These houses were surveyed in 2013 and valued for their Outstanding Design and Innovation.
Headteacher
Peter Goodyer
Values and Vision
The school believes every pupil should be given equal opportunities to reach their goals. The children are the main focus. They have over 40 subjects to choose from at GCSE level and even more choices during sixth form. Each child should develop personally, as well as academically. They are encouraged to be creative and take part in school clubs. People in the community are valued, and students are prompted to teach residents IT, English, music and art skills.
ISI report
“Health and safety procedures ensure that the premises, accommodation and facilities are maintained to appropriate standards. A range of formal and informal opportunities is provided for boarders to express their views. Effective use is made of electronic means of communication to enable boarders to contact their families. Records pertaining to boarders’ personal and academic development are carefully maintained. An appropriate police and regular checking procedures ensure that the whereabouts of every boarder is known. The school has a suitable complaints policy and records show that it is rarely used but effectively implemented where necessary.”
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