School Counsellor

We are seeking a compassionate, skilled, and motivated School Counsellor to provide high-quality therapeutic support to students across Bradley Stoke Community School and Patchway Community School. This is a part-time role (13.5 hours per week), with time split between both sites (7 hours per week at Bradley Stoke and 6.5 hours per week at Patchway). The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting pupils' emotional wellbeing, helping them to develop resilience, manage challenges, and achieve their full potential. Key Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one counselling sessions to students in a safe and confidential environment
• Support pupils with a range of emotional and mental health needs, including anxiety, stress, and behavioural challenges
• Work collaboratively with safeguarding teams, pastoral staff, and senior leaders
• Maintain accurate and confidential records in line with safeguarding and data protection requirements
• Liaise with parents/carers and external agencies as appropriate
• Contribute to the wider wellbeing and safeguarding provision across both schools, We recognise that candidates may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools when preparing their application. The Trust does not prohibit the use of AI; however, any use must be appropriate and must not undermine the principles of safer recruitment, as set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education (Part 3). Applications must be an honest and accurate reflection of your own experience, skills, values, and suitability to work with children and young people.
  
  We are looking for a candidate who:
• Holds a recognised counselling qualification (e.g. Level 4 or above)
• Is a member of a professional body (e.g. BACP or equivalent) or working towards accreditation
• Has experience working with children and/or young people, ideally within an educational setting
• Demonstrates strong communication, empathy, and professional boundaries
• Can work flexibly across two school sites
• Has a good understanding of safeguarding practices and procedures
  
  Our overarching aim and vision is for our schools to deliver an exceptional education for children and young people, ensuring that students have access to the highest standards of teaching, resources and learning opportunities.
We are ambitious for our academies. We live in a demanding educational landscape that brings with it challenges, but also opportunities. We are excited by the opportunities for talented and inspirational educators to make an impact and create a powerful legacy. We seek applicants for our roles who can align with our vision and have the talent, drive and determination to deliver that vision successfully. We support all our schools with our leadership and management, school improvement, legal, financial, administrative, admissions, marketing, premises, safeguarding and HR expertise. We think our roles are tremendously exciting ones to perform supported by the expert Olympus team. We are inspired by our academies' journey and consider it a great privilege to design and develop a 21st century school education. We will be very interested to hear your ideas and aspirations too. We are looking for staff who will deliver an exceptional education for the young people in our care.


• Pension Scheme, We offer the opportunity of flexible working patterns where possible to assist with a work/life balance and welcome applications from people wishing to work on a part-time or job share basis for all roles including full time. We are happy to discuss flexible working from day one.