School Counsellor 0.2. (1 day a Week) Term Time Only

Ref: SCH-ThBS-0026

Establishment: Counsellors Department at The BRIT School Location: Croydon Salary: £7,079.50 - £7,800 pro rata (£39,951 - £44,019 FTE ) Department: Counsellors Job Type: Part Time Key Stage: Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5

Closing Date: 27/08/2024 09:00 Interview Date: 23/09/2024 Start Date: 04/11/2024

Additional Information

Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: TTO - Term time only Hours per Week: 7.00 Weeks per Year: 39.000 Pay Grade: Support Staff | 29 - 33

The Role

The BRIT School is looking for a dynamic, innovative and reflective counsellor/psychotherapist to provide excellent counselling to the school.

This 1 day a week role allows for the right person to positively contribute to the therapeutic work that takes place in support of the mental and emotional wellbeing of the students aged 14-18. Experience of engaging and working with adolescents is therefore essential.

This exciting opportunity requires someone who is highly motivated and has the capacity to be playful, warm and empathic.

Supporting the day to day running of the Counselling Service is also a part of the role, which would need for the successful candidate to be familiar with using computerised systems and applications.

We are particularly interested in hearing from those within the Global Majority and LGBTQ+ communities.

The BRIT School is a unique institution offering specialist education in the arts and related technologies, alongside the full range of National Curriculum subjects. It is sponsored by the British Record Industry Trust and has a unique relationship with the performing arts industries.

The BRIT School runs a five term academic year with some school holidays falling at different times to the standard three term school breaks. Please see our website for further details of our term dates.

The BRIT School is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Qualifications

Qualification Title	Grade
Counselling Skills qualification		Essential

Skills

Qualifications
Qualified counsellor or psychotherapist, accredited by BACP or UKCP, or other equivalent body- or accreditable	Essential
Relevant Skills
Understanding and experience of Google software and basic computerised systems.	Essential
Excellent organisational skills.	Essential
Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with everyone in the school community.	Essential
Personal Attributes
Proven ability to build supportive and positive relationships with colleagues.	Essential
Able to use supervision transparently and reflectively.	Essential
Able to use feedback constructively, and to offer feedback as appropriate to clients, colleagues and line manager	Essential
Experience
Proven ability to build relationships with young people, including those not interested in engaging therapeutically	Essential
Proven recent record of successful therapeutic work with young people, showing a wide range of presenting issues including (but not only) low self-esteem, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and feelings, anxiety, panic attacks, ASD, anger, confrontational behaviour, transitions.	Essential
Whilst this is primarily an adolescent focused role, experience of working with adults in a therapeutic setting is also necessary.	Essential