Thomas's London Day Schools - School Counsellor

South West London
Thomas's London Day Schools
Competitive
Part-time

Summary

We are thrilled to be advertising for the role of School Counsellor (Part-Time), a key appointment in our Pastoral Team.

Detail

We are thrilled to be advertising for the role of School Counsellor (Part-Time), a key appointment in our Pastoral Team.

Our vision is that every pupil at Thomas’s develops core values and a strong sense of social responsibility; inner strength, outward assurance and positive physical and mental health; academic success and a wide range of skills, interests and attributes; curiosity about the world and a love of learning.

The overall goal of a Thomas’s education is to equip all of our pupils with optimism and readiness for the future, to become net contributors to society, and to flourish as successful, conscientious and caring citizens of the world.

Essential Skills :

Qualified Counsellor or psychotherapist: recognised qualification in counselling or psychotherapy.
BACP/UKCP Registration: full membership or accreditation with the British Psychological Society, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), or an equivalent body.
Safeguarding: familiarity with safeguarding policies and practices in educational settings, with up-to-date safeguarding training.

Key Responsibilities:

To carry out one-to-one therapeutic work with children and adolescents, to support their personal, social, emotional and related educational needs
To abide by either the BACP or UKCP ethical framework of good practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy
To work as part of a Counselling team
To liaise with parents where necessary (respecting appropriate confidentiality) for the purposes of assessment, consultation and reviews.
To liaise with teaching and other pastoral staff where necessary
To co-ordinate where appropriate (in discussion with Head of Pastoral Care and Student Experience) with external parties such as CAMHS, GPs and psychiatrists to ensure the young person’s well-being and safety is protected
To keep and maintain appropriate records ensuring privacy and confidentiality is safeguarded at all times.
To adhere to the school’s Safeguarding Policy as well as all other policies at all times
To have Professional Indemnity Insurance
To have external clinical supervision, as appropriate

Thomas’s College has a dedicated Counselling Room and another part-time Counsellor, with whom this role will work closely. The school counsellors report to the Head of Pastoral Care and Student Experience.

Applications are invited from experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic leaders excited by the scope of this opportunity. For further details visit the Thomas’s London Day Schools website: thomas-s.co.uk/join-our-team or email hrcollege@thomas-s.co.uk

To apply for this post please go to thomas-s.co.uk/join-our-team and click apply by noon on Thursday, 15th May 2025. Should you wish to send a covering letter or supporting statement following your application, please forward it to hrcollege@thomas-s.co.uk

In person Interviews will take place at Thomas’s Putney Vale on Friday, 23rd May 2025. Please note that referees will be contacted prior to the interview.

The role will be subject to the successful completion of the required employment checks, including an enhanced DBS and reference. Full details of all checks that will be carried out are detailed in our recruitment policy.

Thomas’s London Day Schools are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment and work in accordance with our child protection policies and procedures. All posts are subject to screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the DBS service. The school will undertake online searches on shortlisted applicants and may require applicants to provide details of their online profile, including social media accounts. For details of the checks which will be undertaken as part of our recruitment process, please see our Safer Recruitment Policy which can be found here www.thomas-s.co.uk/policies/ under the ‘Thomas’s Policy’ tab.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

As an equal opportunities employer, Thomas's is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity or marriage and civil partnership. Thomas's aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workspace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Group.

For details of the checks which will be undertaken as part of our recruitment process Thomas’s London Day School’s Recruitment Policy is applicable and can be found here www.thomas-s.co.uk/policies/ under the ‘Thomas’s Policy’ tab.