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We seek a committed and experienced School Counsellor who will be responsible for providing a confidential counselling service to students in Years 7 to 13 through individual sessions. The ideal candidate will respond to students personal, social, emotional or educational concerns; and contribute to the whole school’s SEND provision as required.

 Some Key Responsibilities include:

• To offer a confidential counselling service for students who are referred via Head of Year, responding appropriately to their issues
• To promote a caring and supportive environment where concerns can be explored.
• To develop and use a range of solution focused interventions to support the students.
• To work closely with the Pastoral Teams to ensure the wellbeing of students, sharing information as appropriate as well as guidance and support where necessary.
• To ensure good communication with the DSL and DDSL in relation to students at risk
• To provide information on the counselling service and the role of the counsellor to parents and carers 

2.     For more information please see the attached Job Description 

We offer our staff an excellent induction programme within a friendly and supportive environment, and are committed to providing high quality professional development. This enables continuous improvement in teaching and learning.

The Appleton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.