School Counsellor 0.2 (1 day a Week)

Ref: SCH-ThBS-0090 2 day(s) remaining

Establishment: The BRIT School Location: The BRIT School Salary: £7,343.73 pro rata (£41,442 FTE) Department: Counsellors Job Type: Part Time Key Stage: Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5

Closing Date: 14/07/2025 09:00 Interview Date: 23/07/2025 Start Date: 26/08/2025

Additional Information

Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: TTO - Term time only Hours per Week: 7.00 Weeks per Year: 52.143 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 one 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.

Skills

Qualifications
Qualified counsellor or psychotherapist, accredited by BACP or UKCP, or other equivalent body- or accreditable	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
Experience/Knowledge
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
Ability to carry out general and sometimes specific administrative duties.	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