School Based Counsellor

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Contractual hours 28

Basis Term time

Package EDU-T

Job category/type Schools – Support Staff

Date posted 28/07/2026

Job reference 19013

28 hours per week

Term Time

Fixed Term up to March 2027

We are seeking a qualified counsellor to work with children and young people within Bridgend County Borough community and school venues. The counsellor will require an in-depth knowledge of evidenced based approaches to improving emotional wellbeing of children and young people in Bridgend. The successful candidate will possess the drive to improve sustainable outcomes for children and young people facing multiple and complex difficulties.

This is an exciting opportunity to innovate and develop your skills in evidence-based practice with children and families. If you are attracted by this work and are able meet the requirements of the person specification, we look forward to hearing from you.

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Megan Apsee, Education Engagement Team Manager, Early Years and Young People on

The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

An Enhanced with Childrens Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

The council’s Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office.