Student Counsellor

Student Counsellor

Rodillian Academy, Longthorpe Lane, Lofthouse, WF3 3PS

Salary Scale: 21 - 25 (£28,900 - £32,020 per annum FTE)

Actual Salary: £18,432 - £20,422 per annum

Hours: 28 hours per week. Term time plus 3 days

Contract: Permanent

Start Date: January 2023

Rodillian Academy is delighted to advertise an exciting opportunity to join a team who teach, model, and encourage a love of learning, collaboration, and compassion for others. We are seeking to appoint a Student Counsellor to provide a confidential and professional counselling and welfare support service to our students. The successful candidate should have previous experience of counselling Secondary School aged students in an education environment as well as experience of working with external support agencies to be able to signpost students where necessary. With a relevant counselling qualification to Level 4, you must have a commitment to student welfare and achievement and the ability to listen and advise in a non-judgemental way. Reporting to the Designated Safeguarding Lead, you will have excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to work independently and as a member of a wider team.

The Rodillian Multi Academy Trust has a reputation for high expectations for all, an innovative curriculum and excellent staff/student relationships. It is regarded as one of the most successful Trusts in the country and is recognised as an organisation that does things differently. Our academies are a place where staff can develop their skills and find their own style and methods of teaching. Colleagues learn and grow alongside our students and feel that they are making a real difference to the lives of those they teach. We believe that traditional values of discipline and respect are sacrosanct. We do not tolerate bullying, defiance or rudeness, and this has made for a harmonious and safe learning environment for our young people and a supportive environment for staff. The Rodillian Academy is the flagship school of The Rodillian Multi Academy Trust. We are housed in a £27 million building with state of the art technologies across all departments. In figures published in January 2018, the Rodillian Academy was ranked with the highest Progress 8 score in Leeds.

This is a real opportunity for you to make your mark, and as a growing Multi Academy Trust with an excellent reputation and access to high-quality CPD for all, there are always opportunities for career development for ambitious and committed colleagues.

Prospective candidates are welcome to visit the Academy. Please contact Rebecca Farthing, PA to the Principal at: rfarthing@rodillianacademy.co.uk to arrange. 

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers, contractors and visitors to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Service and other statutory checks.

Please complete an application form which can be downloaded from the Trust website at www.rodillianacademytrust.co.uk and returned to recruitment@rodillianacademy.co.uk

Closing date for completed applications: Monday 5 December 2022 at 9.00 a.m.