School Counsellor
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
Wakefield
- Expired
- Salary:
- £21,396 pa to £24,962 (Actual)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 7 May 2017
Job overview
Wakefield Grammar School Foundation is one of the country’s leading families of single sex independent day schools, Queen Elizabeth Grammar School and Wakefield Girls’ High School, Junior and Senior Schools.
School Counsellor (term time only)
£27,005 pa to £31,506 pa (FTE)
£21,396 pa to £24,962 (Actual)
We have an exciting new opportunity for a School Counsellor to join the Foundation working across all four schools from September 2017. We are looking to appoint an individual to provide a professional and confidential service to children promoting emotional health and wellbeing, as part of our aim in providing excellent support for all students.
You will:
- Have a strong understanding of the developmental, emotional, social and educational issues of children and young people
- Work well both individually and as part of a team to make a difference
- Be able to work on your own initiative to plan and evaluate, managing a varied caseload
- Be able to operate at the highest level of confidentiality and discretion
The successful candidate should hold a relevant high level professional qualification or accreditation and have at least 2 years’ post qualification experience. A minimum of one year’s experience of working with young people of relevant age is required.
This post is term time only (including INSET) and the hours of work are 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday, 8.00 am to 4.30 pm (with a one hour unpaid lunch break).
As part of our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, the successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check.
Further details and an application form can be obtained from our website
Applications by CV will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: 09.00 am on Monday 8th May 2017
About Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
- 154 Northgate, Wakefield
- West Yorkshire
- WF1 3QX
- United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School is a selective, independent, all-boys senior school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. There are currently around 720 pupils aged 7-18. In recent years, the school’s original Victorian purpose-built premises have been added to significantly, with the development of several specialist facilities including a sixth-form centre.
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School was formed by Royal Charter in 1591 in the centre of Wakefield, moving to its present site in Northgate in 1854. The availability of bequests and grants enabled the school to attract pupils from a wide catchment area and a broad range of social backgrounds. This trend continues today through foundation awards, scholarships and bursaries. The school forms part of the Wakefield Grammar School Foundation group of schools. A single governing body has oversight of all the schools.
Headmaster
Dr Richard Brookes
Values and vision
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School aims to nurture the growth of respect, responsibility, kindness and individuality in its students, helping each reach their intellectual potential within an inspirational and distinctly boy-centred learning environment. Students are given the opportunity to take risks through energetic and action-orientated activities, including daily sport for younger boys. Participation in a wide array of extra-curricular opportunities is encouraged to enable pupils to find their niche, and to develop self-confidence and personal skills such as leadership, teamwork and tenacity.
ISI report
“Academic standards are excellent in all areas. Pupil are excellent learners, in both basic skills and in high level independent learning and thinking. They excel in many extra-curricular pursuits and in sporting, musical, artistic and drama activities within the school, locally and up to national level.”
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