Queen Elizabeth's School
Blandford Road, Wimborne, BH21 4DT
TEL: 01202-885233
Headteacher: Katie Boyes
13-18 Upper School
1594 on roll; 400 post-16
School Counsellor
To start: 2nd November 2020 or as soon as possible
Working Hours: 8.00am to 4.00pm, 37 Hours per week
Term Time only: 44.65 paid weeks per year
Salary Grade 8 – SCP 12 – SCP 20
Full time salary – £22,183 – Pro-rata salary £18,988 per annum
Queen Elizabeth’s School is looking to appoint a School Counsellor to be responsible for and provide a confidential counselling service to students.
The postholder should hold relevant qualifications in counselling and in working with children and adolescents and be able to develop and use a range of solution focused interventions to support the students.
We can offer you:
• A friendly and supportive department
• A busy and lively environment
• A positive, supportive community of staff and parents
• Modern school buildings with state-of-the-art facilities
Please see the vacancy page of our website for full details and an application.
Closing Date: Monday 28th September 2020 at 9am
Queen Elizabeth’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the Welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to have a DBS check in line with the Government’s safer recruitment guidelines.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will also need to be verified.
Initio Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2023). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.