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Summary

We are looking for a qualified counsellor to provide a counselling service within Harris Academy Clapham, responding to the social, emotional or educational concerns of our students.

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Next Steps

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.

Skills

Main Areas of Responsibility

• To provide a high-quality professional counselling service for students in the Academy who require therapeutic welfare support covering a variety of emotional health issues.
• To manage the timetable of counselling support, ensuring efficient and effective use of time
• To liaise with parents where necessary to ensure the young person is supported well.
• To provide a drop-in service at the Academy for all students as means of one-off support or self-referral.
• To co-ordinate where appropriate with external agencies such as CAMHs, GPs and Psychiatrists to ensure the young person’s well being and safety.
• To appropriately share all safeguarding concerns with the Designated Safeguarding Lead within the
• To lead and support parent’s information and open evenings about the service offered and the wellbeing and resilience of students.
• To attend and feed into pastoral meetings as necessary providing updates on students receiving counselling support.

(Further responsibility’s outlined in job pack)

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• A recognised professional counselling qualification to diploma level or equivalent
• The ability to make use of counselling supervision (evidenced by a counselling supervisor’s statement) Ability to maintain confidentiality within Academy safeguarding procedures
• The ability to work within a time limit ,Effective communication skills both orally and in writing, Ability to work effectively with a range of colleagues both within the Academy and from external agencies
• Counselling experience in a secondary school setting
• Evidence of pastoral experience
• Experience of working with key stakeholders such as a range of vulnerable students, outside agencies, SENCO, AWO, senior leaders, teaching staff, support staff, a range of parents, governors etc

Benefits

Rewards & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.