School Counsellor Required: London

WhereToTalk; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries and pay progression

Access to extensive professional development opportunities

Training grants for qualifications

Free life assurance benefit

Discount on fees for children at GDST schools

Free lunches during term time

Interest-free loans for training and travel

Cycle to Work scheme

Good transport links

Job summary

An independent girls' school in Greater London is seeking a qualified School Counsellor to join their supportive pastoral team. The role involves providing therapeutic support to students, actively contributing to wellbeing strategies, and collaborating with staff and parents. Candidates should have experience working with children or adolescents, and possess strong communication skills. There are numerous benefits including competitive salaries, training support, and a collaborative working environment. The position is part-time and begins in January 2026.

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified counsellor or psychotherapist with BACP, UKCP, BAAT, APC accreditation or in progress.
• Experience within educational settings with children or adolescents is essential.
• Warm and approachable with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide short-term therapeutic support to Senior School pupils.
• Contribute to whole-school wellbeing strategies and staff training.
• Work with parents and external agencies to support pupil welfare.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience with children or adolescents

Commitment to safeguarding and mental health

Safeguarding

Education

Professional qualification in counselling or psychotherapy

Job description

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part time, (three days per week), Term time only plus INSET days

Required: From January 2026

Streatham & Clapham High School (SCHS) seeks to appoint an outstanding School Counsellor to join our innovative Pastoral and Safeguarding team.

About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to join a deeply collaborative, student-centred pastoral team, where your expertise will make a real difference to the wellbeing of our pupils.

Working closely with the Assistant Head Pastoral, Safeguarding & DSL and our wider multi-disciplinary staff, you will provide short-term, evidence-based therapeutic support to Senior School pupils through both one‑to‑one and small‑group interventions.

You will contribute to our whole‑school approach to wellbeing, playing an active role in staff training, PSHCE provision, and wider pastoral strategy, as well as working in partnership with parents and external agencies to ensure a fully joined‑up approach to pupil welfare.

About You

We are looking for a professionally qualified counsellor or psychotherapist with accreditation (or working towards accreditation) with BACP, UKCP, BAAT, APC or similar.

Experience with children or adolescents is essential, ideally within education, along with warmth, excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to safeguarding and mental health.

SCHS offers a collaborative, supportive environment with clinical supervision, ongoing CPD and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on pupils’ lives.

About Streatham & Clapham High School

Streatham & Clapham High School is an independent, academically selective school for girls, aged 3 to 18 with over 870 pupils across the Prep and Senior Schools. The Senior School inhabits a four-acre site focused on an impressive 1930s building in a delightfully tranquil and leafy oasis of south London.

As part of the GDST, the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Free lunches for all staff during term time
• Interest‑free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Good transport links
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment