Key Responsibilities:
The School Counsellor reports directly to the Vice Principal as part of the Wellbeing team and has the following key responsibilities and duties:
● Work closely with other members of the team to;
Actively contribute to ‘Team Around the Child’ TAC meetings, providing professional insight, collaborative planning, and coordinated support strategies.
Evaluate referral of students, discuss needs and options for the most appropriate and available support in each case
Manage and prioritise a responsive counselling caseload, allocating time and support resources effectively according to student need, safeguarding concerns, and overall wellbeing
Liaise and attend meetings with other departments in the school, external support agencies and professionals as required
● Allocate time between school-wide wellbeing needs assessment and preventative interventions, and the delivery of short-term, solution-focused counselling for individual students and groups (up to six sessions).
● Taylor school counselling programmes by undertaking school wide needs assessment surveys and review of student data e.g. (Bounce Together)
● Develop the school counselling policy with the Wellbeing team.
● Maintain appropriate records for student referrals and ensure confidentiality is maintained in all aspects of work and provide termly quantitative data reports
● Provide timely, evidence-informed support to teaching staff regarding students’ social, emotional and mental health needs
● Provide strategies for effective classroom intervention and wellbeing support.
● Design and deliver parent workshops in response to identified wellbeing needs, supporting understanding of child development, emotional wellbeing, and mental health.
● Provide supportive parent drop-in opportunities for consultation, guidance, and discussion around student wellbeing concerns.
● Work closely with the Vice Principal in providing relevant in-service training for teachers and staff of the school as required
● Undertake professional development in co-ordination with the Vice Principal .
● Develop and maintain key relationships and networks with other schools, counselling functions, support and referral agencies, etc.
Professional Expectations:
The postholder should possess the following qualities;
● Degree in counselling or equivalent
● Qualification in child and adolescent counselling desirable
● Practical experience of working with young people in a school and/or children's care context post qualification
● Evidence of continued relevant professional development
● Accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy(BACP), the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), the American School Counsellor Association (ASCA) or equivalent
● A demonstrated and genuine liking and appreciation of children
● Able to set a good example through presentation and in personal and professional conduct
● Highly developed verbal and written communication skills
● Well-developed consultation skills to work both autonomously and within a multi-professional team according to circumstances
● Resilient, flexible, adaptable and sensitive to the needs of others.
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