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School Counsellor

School Counsellor

Heathcote School & Science College

London - Waltham Forest

Salary:
£27,801 - £29,517 per annum (scale SO1), payable pro-rata
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
As soon as possible
Apply by:
15 April 2018

Job overview

HEATHCOTE SCHOOL & SCIENCE COLLEGE

Normanton Park, London, E4 6ES


School Counsellor required 

Scale SO1, point 29 – 31 (£27,801 - £29,517 per annum, payable pro-rata)

36 hours per week, term time only 

Commencing as soon as possible

Heathcote School is an 11 – 18 School that has a new Headteacher and a new vision. The school is on a rapid journey of improvement ensuring the ‘good’ status (Ofsted 2014/2018) is retained and for the school to ultimately become ‘outstanding’ in all areas. This is an exciting time to be at a school in an unparalleled setting with unlimited potential.  In a recent survey, 96% of staff stated that they enjoy working at this school.

The School Improvement Plan (2017 – 2020) focuses on four key areas:

· Building at all levels an ambitious culture of high challenge and low threat enabling Heathcote to be the school of choice for staff and parents.

· Ensuring the best possible learning and leadership of learning, across the school.

· Ensuring safety is at the heart of everything we do and standards of behaviour and attendance are exemplary within the school and community.

· Giving all pupils equal opportunities to make maximum progress. 

We are looking to appoint a School Counsellor to provide a professional and confidential service to children in order to promote emotional health and wellbeing and enable children to overcome barriers to learning and help them deal with the difficulties they may face.  As there are more cuts to mental health services at a local and national level, this service is essential for the well-being of our pupils. The counsellor will work closely with other members of the inclusion and pastoral team.

The ideal candidate will have as a minimum level of qualification a professionally accredited (BACP) Diploma in Counselling (or be working towards accreditation). Supervision will be provided as part of the role.

The school puts well-being and development at the heart of its work and we have very talented staff who are encouraged to grow, develop and work collaboratively, within school and with local schools, and to be the best they can be. We are working to ensure school improvement in a high challenge, low threat way and enable robust systems and structures to ensure consistency in all areas, encouraging the growth and development of all. The school has excellent resources and a stunning site close to the forest. 

If you are interested, please look at our school website www.heathcoteschool.com where you will find application forms and further information. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact the School Office on 020 8498 5110.

Completed application forms should be emailed to recruitment@heathcote.waltham.sch.uk

Closing date for receipt of applications:  12:00noon Monday 16th April 2018

Indicative dates for interviews: week commencing Monday 23rd April 2018

Please note: applications will be considered as they are received and we reserve the right to close this position before the date specified above. We therefore urge candidates to submit an application as soon as possible. 

Heathcote School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

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About Heathcote School & Science College

 Heathcote School is an 11 – 18 school on a rapid journey of improvement. The Headteacher joined the school in 2017 and is working with all stakeholders to ensure we provide the best education and life chances we can to the young people of our community. In September 2018 we had a full Ofsted inspection where we were graded as good in all areas. This is an exciting time to be at a school in an unparalleled setting with unlimited potential in a high challenge, low threat environment. 

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Applications closed