School Counsellor
d'Overbroeck's
Oxfordshire
- £46,503 - £49,491 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- FTE - Term Time only
- Job type:
- Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- 01/11/2021
- Apply by:
- 26 September 2021
Job overview
The post and the department
As School Counsellor, your role is to be available at set times in the week to see students who may have need of confidential counselling help. (Please see below on the limits of confidentiality.) Students may come to see you on their own initiative or they may be referred to you by senior colleagues with pastoral responsibilities.
In addition to seeing students individually, you will be expected to:
• Contribute in a variety of ways to School initiatives and activities aimed at promoting mindfulness and mental health and wellbeing within the school, for example by running some group sessions for students on particular issues;
• As and when necessary, give guidance and suggestions to pastoral colleagues on how best to deal with particular situations;
• From time to time, run sessions aimed at staff, students or parents on issues relating to mental health, resilience and wellbeing;
• Contribute to discussions and fora aimed at formulating school policy on issues relating to mental health and wellbeing.
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About d'Overbroeck's
THE SCHOOL
d’Overbroeck’s is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in Oxford for students aged 11 – 18. The school roll currently stands at around 750, and this is set to grow in the coming years.
Founded in 1977, initially as a Sixth Form, d’Overbroeck’s has maintained its founding values throughout its growth.
We believe in outstanding teaching and laughter. We celebrate the individual and foster a culture that promotes collaboration and originality. We pride ourselves on our unique blend of social informality and academic rigour.
d’Overbroeck’s consists of three sections:
Years 7-11 – 200 students; currently all day students although open to boarders from next year. Based at Leckford Place, OX2 6HX.
Sixth Form – 440 students; a mixture of day and boarding. Domestic and international. Based at a purpose-built site at 333 Banbury Road.
The International School – around 125 international students who are all boarders, across years 9-11.
All in all, this is a busy and happy educational environment in which staff and students enjoy positive relationships based on mutual respect and a shared sense of purpose. As our most recent ISI inspection report puts it:
‘A defining characteristic of d’Overbroeck’s is its close-knit, informal atmosphere within which students grow in confidence, self-esteem, respect for themselves and for others. Students are very supportive of each other and behaviour throughout is excellent, exemplified in considerate, warm relationships.
In its key findings, our most recent inspection report (2021) found that our students are highly motivated with extremely positive attitudes to learning. They were described as successful collaborative learners who are naturally inclusive. They were said to have a remarkably strong sense of self understanding and excellent awareness of how to improve and achieve their goals.
ISI inspection report. October 2021
For more information about the College please visit our website at http://www.doverbroecks.com/
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