Student Counsellor

Bede Academy; Newsham; Presencial; GBP 12.000 - 18.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Pension scheme

Employee assistance

Free parking

Family-friendly policies

Enhanced leave entitlements

Holiday entitlement 25+8 days

Cycle to work

Eye tests & glasses

Descripción de la vacante

Bede Academy invites applications for a Student Counsellor to join the Student Support Team. The role provides confidential counselling and welfare support to students and involves signposting to external services as required.

The successful candidate will have prior counselling experience with young adults in an educational setting and a track record of working with external agencies to support students. Benefits are described in the job description.

Formación

• Experience counselling young adults.
• Counselling in an educational environment.
• Advisory work with students or staff.
• Experience collaborating with external support agencies.
• Experience supporting mixed-ability young people.

Responsabilidades

• Provide confidential counselling and welfare support to students.
• Signpost to relevant external agencies when needed.
• Work as part of the Student Support Team to support wellbeing.

Conocimientos

Counselling experience

Educational counselling

Advisory capacity

Interagency collaboration

Support for diverse students

Descripción del empleo

Student Counsellor, Term Time Plus 3 Additional Days, Monday - Wednesday, 22.5 Hours Per Week

Bede Academy have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our Student Support Team to provide a confidential counselling and welfare support service to students, signpost to the relevant external agencies.

We are looking for a team member who has:

• Current experience of counselling young adults
• Experience of counselling in an educational environment
• Experience of working in an advisory capacity
• Experience of working with external support agencies
• Successful experience of working with and supporting young people of mixed ability

We have high expectations for our students as they grow and develop and all our staff provide important role models to them in terms of positive attitude, work ethic and diligence.

Further information is available in the job description and person specification.

Join us and in addition to working with committed and helpful colleagues, the Trust can offer access to the following benefits:

• Defined benefit pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Employee centred and family friendly policies and practices that support you in and beyond the workplace
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and paternity leave (dependent on length of service)
• Competitive holiday entitlement for support staff (minimum 25 days, plus bank 8 holidays per annum, pro-rated for part-time post-holders)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs)