Student Counsellor (part-time, 3 days per week - Wed, Thurs, Fri)

Thomas Tallis is a flourishing and popular school situated in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. We currently have over 2000 pupils on the school roll with around 600 students in our highly competitive sixth form. We strive for excellence in all that we do underpinned by our vision of education to understand the world and change it for the better.

We wish to appoint a first-class Counsellor to deliver a safe and professional counselling service accessible to all students. You will develop, under the guidance of the Head of the LSU, a service that will help support students and positively impact on retention, achievement and attainment of vulnerable and underachieving students.

Male counsellors are underrepresented in this field within the school, we would therefore actively encourage applications from male candidates. 

We are looking for someone who has:

• a Higher Professional Diploma (or higher) in Counselling or Psychotherapy

• registered membership of the BACP or UKCP

• a professional, kind and calm manner

• a deep knowledge of therapeutic approaches that work with children and adolescents

We can offer you:

• children and young people who are eager to learn and progress

• staff who are supportive, committed to their own professional development and to improving outcomes for the students here

• an excellent physical environment with state of the art facilities and infrastructure

• a school with humane management principles committed to your professional development

If you are passionate about providing young people with a safe, supportive environment in which to ensure their success, we want to hear from you.

Apply online via the TES jobs portal.

Application closing date:     21 February 2023 (noon)

Interview and assessment: w/c 27 February 2023

Thomas Tallis School has adopted the Framework for Ethical Leadership in Education. This means that we try to behave in a principled and correct manner in everything we do. Schools and colleges serve children and young people and help them grow into fulfilled and valued citizens. As role models for the young, how we behave as leaders is as important as what we do. We therefore behave with selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. We demonstrate trust, wisdom, kindness, justice, service, courage and optimism. 

Thomas Tallis School is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. All posts within the school are subject to an enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.