Student Counsellor - St Peter's School

About the role

The School seeks to appoint an outstanding Student Counsellor wanting to join a supportive and committed team.

Grade F, Scale Point 16 – £14,109 annual salary, pay award pending.

Term time only (39 weeks).

20 hours per week, Mon to Fri – 9am to 1pm (can be flexible).

To provide a professional, confidential, and evidence‑based therapeutic counselling service to students. The successful candidate will help students overcome emotional, psychological, and social barriers to learning. They will also collaborate closely with the pastoral team to foster a whole‑school culture of mental wellbeing.

• Clinical & Therapeutic Delivery
  • Provide 1:1 counselling sessions to students presenting with diverse issues including anxiety, low mood, self‑harm, bereavement, and trauma.
  • Conduct initial clinical assessments to evaluate student needs, identify psychological risks, and manage the internal referral system.
  • Deliver brief, solution‑focused interventions as well as longer‑term therapeutic support where appropriate.
  • Facilitate occasional group interventions or drop‑in wellbeing sessions to meet student needs dynamically.
• Safeguarding & Multi‑Agency Collaboration
  • Adhere strictly to child protection policies and elevate any safeguarding concerns immediately to the Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) in line with UK Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) regulations.
  • Liaise with external healthcare providers such as Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), social care, and local GPs when specialist onward referral is required.
  • Work alongside school staff, including nurses, Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs), and teachers to support vulnerable pupils.
• Administration & Professional Standards
  • Maintain secure, confidential case records on the school's digital safeguarding platform (MyConcern) complying with UK GDPR legislation.
  • Attend regular clinical supervision in compliance with professional body requirements.
  • Provide anonymous data summaries (e.g., referral trends, impact metrics) to senior leadership to guide the school’s mental health strategies.
• Support for the School
  • Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
  • Contribute to overall ethos, work and mission statement of the school.
  • Undertake broadly similar duties commensurate with the level of the post as required by the Headteacher.

Closing date – 8.00am Monday 29th June 2026

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. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process. An online check will be conducted for candidates shortlisted to check their suitability to work with children (KCSIE 2025).

Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility at St Peter’s School regardless of role or position.