School Counsellor - Middlesbrough, United Kingdom - The Legacy Learning Trust

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School Counsellor

PERMANENT

Grade I NJC) starting point 22 £29,439 FTE (£26,740 actual salary) _
pay award pending_


Full time, 37 hours per week

Term time plus 3 weeks including 5 professional development days

Start:
ASAP

Responsible to:
School Headteacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead, SENDCo




JOB SPECIFICATION:
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST
To provide one to one professional counselling for students and staff.


Key responsibilities and accountabilities:


Responsibilities include:

  • Offer and provide one to one counselling for students, using clinical judgement to work in their best interests.
  • To work with a wide and varied range of issues, including but not limited to bereavement, selfharm, depression, early developmental trauma, ACES.
  • To have working knowledge and understanding of safeguarding, including prevent and the policies and practices that underpin this.
  • Liaise closely with the Assistant Headteacher (ARC Services), responsible for safeguarding, and school safeguarding teams to uphold and maintain the highest standards of welfare for students.
  • Ensure all stakeholder communications and contact in relation to students is discussed with the Assistant Headteacher to ensure a holistic approach.
  • Liaise with parents/carers where appropriate and in line with school procedure.
  • To create and promote a caring and supportive environment where concerns are explored.
  • Keep and accurately maintain records in line with GDPR and Data Protection policy, storing information securely via the school's policy.
  • To have an awareness of and help promote the school's PRIDE programme (PSHE & RSE).
  • To uphold medical confidentiality in line with legislation.
  • To ensure that all concerns or information about students is logged securely via CPOMS
  • Provide the school, its students, staff and parents carers informed and updated on services all counselling offered.
  • To participate in ongoing CPD and maintain and improve professional knowledge, keeping up to date with BACP guidelines.
  • To help develop and maintain the quality marks for safeguarding mental health and wellbeing.
  • Attend compulsory staff training and briefings
  • Keep an up to date knowledge of current issues around young people and mental health.
  • Work towards and support the Trust's vision and ethos in your day to day practice
  • Work within the school's health and safety policy to ensure a safe working environment for all stakeholders.
  • Use creative ways of working where necessary and appropriate to engage young people
  • To uphold good practice in line with BACP guidelines.
  • To make referrals, where appropriate, to other agencies
  • To be responsible for advice and support to staff where appropriate, and maintaining good relationships in school.
  • To work with the Assistant Headteacher to manage the waiting list and liaising with young people and staff to keep them updated.
  • To provide regular audit information to the school such as numbers, age range and types of problems
  • To continually review and evaluate the service.
  • To develop a range of resources to support students and their families in promoting positive mental health.
  • Deliver staff training to key pastoral teams on a variety of topics, including but not limited to bereavement and personal resilience.
  • Attend AGS events, such as Open Evenings and AGS Family Evenings, to provide advice on resilience and positive mental health.
  • To contribute in any other reasonable fashion to promote the safety and wellbeing of the pupils.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION:


  • Create maintain and keep accurate records, ensuring secure storage
  • Create reports for senior leaders
  • Support in the development and maintenance of all related policies.
  • Provide relevant information to the central team to support school prospectus updates.
  • To create and provide resources where appropriate.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Other duties commensurate with the grade of the post as required by the Headteacher or SLT.

Salary:
From £29,439.00 per year


Benefits:


  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free parking
  • Onsite parking

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute:

  • Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB (preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

  • Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB: Relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location:
In person
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