Wellbeing Mentor and School Counsellor
King James's School
Kirklees
- £21,503 - £23,604 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 9
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 18 May 2022
Job overview
Well-Being Mentor and School Counsellor
Grade 9
(£21,503 - £23,604)
32.5 hours per week in term time + 5 INSET days
M-F 8:15 to 3:15
Applications are invited for the role of Well-Being Mentor and School Counsellor from qualified and experienced child counsellors. You will be responsible for providing a high quality, independent and confidential counselling service to students, responding to their personal, social, emotional and educational concerns as well as providing consultancy to parents as needed. In addition, the role also involves organising and facilitating preventative workshops for groups of students to help with personal, social, emotional and educational concerns.
You should have previous experience of counselling young people in a school environment; however applications may be considered from candidates with other relevant experience.
To be successful you must have a non-judgemental outlook, being flexible and responsive to the needs of the young people within our school. The role will involve regular interaction with students and their families so excellent communication skills are also essential.
‘The King James’s Way’ sets out the values and commitments which lie at the centre of everything we do. Though we are proud of our academic success, we are equally proud of our inclusive approach and first-class, wraparound pastoral care.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. All staff will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
For more information about the school please visit our website – www.kingjames.school. Full details of the vacancy can be found in the ‘About Us’ section.
If you have any questions about the role please contact Tracey Brook, PA to the Principal, via email staff.tbrook@kingjames.school.
Completed applications should be submitted to Tracey by 12:00 on Wednesday 18th May 2022. Interviews are expected to take place week beginning 23rd May 2022.
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About King James's School
- King James's School
- St Helen's Gate, Almondbury, Huddersfield
- West Yorkshire
- HD4 6SG
- United Kingdom
King James’s School is a successful and oversubscribed 11-16 comprehensive school (NOR 1050), serving a suburban area and a scatter of villages to the east and south of Huddersfield. It is situated approximately 2 miles from the centre of Huddersfield in a semi-rural position overlooking the Farnley Valley. The cchool was designated a Specialist Science College in 2004 and became an Academy in 2012. King James’s, whose origins go back to the thirteenth century, has occupied its present site since 1547.
King James’s is a truly comprehensive school. The annual intake of 180 (increasing to 210) students, for which we are regularly over-subscribed, has a very broad socio-economic mix and our ethnic mix closely resembles that of the wider British society. The intake comes predominantly from our catchment areas of Almondbury, Lepton, Kirkheaton and Grange Moor, but we also receive a significant number from outside the area.
We provide a stimulating learning environment that encourages all of our students to achieve to the best of their ability. We have excellent facilities including extensive grounds, six computer suites, an Independent Learning Centre and other specialist teaching rooms. The School provides a broad and balanced curriculum that allows all students to reach the highest standards of education underpinned by dedicated Pastoral care to support the learning and emotional needs of our students.
The curriculum is organised through seven Curriculum Faculties: English, Mathematics, Science, Languages, Humanities, Art, Design & Business and Performance.
At KS4 all students follow GCSE courses in English Language, English Literature, Science, Mathematics and Statistics. In addition they choose four further subjects from a range of GCSE and Vocational courses, currently as follows: separate Science, French, Spanish, History, Geography, Classical Civilisation, RE, Sociology, H&SC (Voc), Art, Textiles, Food, Graphics, 3D Design, i-Media (Voc), Computer Science, Business, Enterprise and Marketing (Voc), Music (Voc), Drama (Voc), Physical Education and Sports Studies (Voc).
In recent years teachers at King James’s School have been involved in numerous research teaching projects with a wide variety of different organisations. All of these initiatives have led to the School being at the forefront of development in Teaching and Learning. These have included the National Centre for the Excellence of Teaching in Mathematics, Astra-Zeneca Science Trust, David Jesson, National College of School Leadership, STEM, WISE, Network of Excellence for the Teaching of Computer Science and our Local Authority.
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