School Counsellor
St Edward's School
Oxfordshire
- £35,000 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Full Time Equivalent
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 8 February 2023
Job overview
Part time, term-time only (20 hours per week)
Are you an experienced and well qualified Counsellor, looking for an interesting part-time position working with young people? If so, St Edward’s offers this rewarding opportunity, providing high quality care that supports our pupils’ social, emotional and behavioural development.
St. Edward’s is a busy and thriving school and we pride ourselves on offering a supportive environment to our pupils. As the School Counsellor, you will work in partnership with the pastoral team to offer a high-quality counselling service, working on a one-to-one and group basis with pupils to help support them to manage the difficulties they may be facing.
You will be an empathetic and understanding individual, with a postgraduate diploma or master’s level qualification in Counselling or Psychotherapy or possession of BACP accreditation, UKCP registration, or the equivalent from a recognised professional body.
You will need to have a good understanding of child and adolescent mental health and ideally have experience in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. A background of working with young people is essential, ideally within an educational setting.
This is a part-time, term time only position working 20 hours per week.
In return, St. Edward’s can offer a variety of benefits including:
- A friendly and inclusive working environment
- Free meals
- Free Nuffield Health Gym membership (including membership for your partner and children under the age of 21)
- Free car parking
- Defined contribution pension scheme with Scottish Widows. The standard employee contribution rate is 5% with the employer contributing 8%.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance programme
For further details and to apply please click the apply button.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 8th February 2023.
St Edward’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we aim to create and maintain a safe environment for our pupils, where they feel respected and supported. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to become familiar with our policies and procedures for child protection and security. All staff are required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About St Edward's School
About St Edward’s
Affectionately known as Teddies, St Edward's School is a co-educational, independent, day and boarding school in Oxford. We have over 800 pupils, almost half of whom are girls, most are boarders (86%), around 20% are London based and 16% fly in from abroad. We have a strong emphasis on academic rigour and also offer an extensive range of sports, arts, clubs and activities.
Renowned for its friendliness, Teddies is an exhilarating community to be part of where we see excellence in academic results and extracurricular achievements and where we work hard to promote staff wellbeing. Staff at St Edward’s also benefit from our rich cultural programme, free gym membership, many invitations to social events, the extensive 100 acres of tranquil grounds, professional arts facilities and the advantage of being only 10 minutes by bus or bicycle to Oxford city centre.
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Alastair Chirnside
Values and vision
St Edward’s aims to lead the sector in co-educational boarding, in educational innovation, in breadth of opportunity and in the wellbeing of pupils and staff. Our community values are integrity, courage and kindness.
ISI report
"The quality of the pupils’ personal development is excellent, reflecting the school’s highly effective emphasis on the welfare and well-being of each individual pupil. The excellent standard of pastoral care is a strength of the school, and the sympathetic and supportive example set by the staff is mirrored in the way pupils behave towards one another."
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