School Counsellor (Self-Employed)
St John's College, Cardiff
Cardiff, South Wales
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Supply
- Start date:
- Sept 2019
- Apply by:
- 26 April 2019
Job overview
ABOUT US
St John's College is an independent co-educational day school in the village of Old St Mellons in Cardiff, Wales. We are the choir school of Wales's national Catholic cathedral, Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral. Our pupil roll consists of around 550 girls and boys of 3 – 18 years of age. For further information please visit our website www.stjohnscollegecardiff.com
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are seeking a self-employed School Counsellor to provide a regular and permanent Counselling service to the school; supporting our pastoral team in caring for the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of pupils.
The school Counsellor will provide a professional, flexible and confidential counselling service to pupils and staff. The school require the counsellor to visit the school for scheduled appointments to take place with pupils referred by the school. There is flexibility in terms of days and hours.
The College is interested in hearing from people with experience in working with young people, ideally from 3 to 18 years of age, and who have the relevant counselling qualifications, have appropriate professional indemnity insurance and be a member of a professional body. Experience in providing CBT is particularly welcomed.
SAFEGUARDING
St John’s College School is committed to the safeguarding of children and enhanced disclosure screening will apply to this post.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
The School require a School Counsellor from September 2019. To express your interest in providing your services, please submit a brief letter of application together with a full CV. Shortlisted CV's will be invited to complete a full St John's College application in order for the College to comply with its statutory safeguarding obligations.
Expressions of interest should arrive no later than 12 noon on Friday 26th April 2019 and should be sent to: Nikki Thomas – HR Manager, St John’s College, William Nicholls Drive, Old St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5YX, or via email to: medwards@stjohnscollegecardiff.com
APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO CHILD PROTECTION SCREENING APPROPRIATE TO THE POST INCLUDING CHECKS WITH PAST EMPLOYERS AND THE DISCLOSURE AND BARRING SERVICE.
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About St John's College, Cardiff
- St John's College, Cardiff
- College Green, William Nicholls Drive, Cardiff
- South Glamorgan
- CF3 5YX
- United Kingdom
St John’s College, Cardiff, is an independent, co-educational day school for children aged 3-18. It is the choir school to Cardiff’s Metropolitan Cathedral and is a Catholic school with 466 pupils on its roll. It is situated in Old St Mellons, three miles outside of central Cardiff. Admission is normally granted subject to mutual compatibility.
St John’s College provides the girls and boys choristers for weekly services, two annual concerts at Cardiff’s St David’s Hall and concert tours across continental Europe. The Archbishop of Cardiff is its patron, while the Dean of the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Parish Priest are regular visitors. There is a formal link with the Cathedral Choral Foundation in the provision of choristers and music staff for the Cathedral Choir.
The school is split into four sections: nursery and infant, junior school, senior school and sixth form.
Headmaster
Shaun Moody (Acting Headmaster)
Values and vision
The aim of St John’s College is to assist pupils to develop their full potential in every area of their school life, and to help them become kind and respectful. St John’s College is a Christian community within the Roman Catholic tradition. Values of kindness, care, gentleness and working hard to do one’s best are shared by the entire community of pupils, staff and parents.
Estyn inspection report
“Pupils achieve very high standards across the school. At key stage 4 and post-16, the school’s performance in public examinations is outstanding when compared with that of other schools both in the maintained and independent sectors.”
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