School Counsellor

School Counsellor (Part Time) at Kimbolton School

This vacancy is only available to internal candidates who are currently employed at Kimbolton School. Please do not apply if you are not currently employed at this organisation as your application will not be considered.

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• Internal Applicants ONLY
• Job Reference # EDV/2026/KS/84698
• Location: Kimbolton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 0EA
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Contract Term: Part-Time
• Salary: £21.49 Hourly
• Hours Per Week: 7.5 (one day)
• Weeks Per Year: 34
• Closing Date: 9:00am, Fri 28th Aug, 2026
• Start Date: Required at the earliest opportunity
• Positions Available: 1
• Interview Date(s): 8th and 9th September 2026

About this Role

Kimbolton School is seeking to appoint a permanent, part-time Counsellor to support the excellent work of our Health Centre team. This role will be for 7.5 hours per week, 34 weeks per annum. Offering counselling services to both pupils and staff, the successful candidate should be approachable and have good listening skills with a manner that encourages a climate for safe and trusting relationships.

The successful candidate should be aiming for, or have obtained BACP or UKCP accreditation, CPC registration or UKRC or equivalent. Evidence of additional specialist training with working with children aged from 4 years upwards is essential.

This position is currently only open to internal candidates, however there may be an opportunity for this to be opened to external candidates at a later date.

Further details on this position and a full job description can be found in the attached application pack.

The safeguarding responsibilities of this role are clearly outlined in the application pack, and candidates are requested to make themselves aware of these requirements if considering an application.

Please note: we reserve the right to appoint to the post, prior to the closing date.

We welcome direct applications from candidates. Recruitment agencies are kindly asked not to contact us.

Kimbolton School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and implements a rigorous and robust recruitment process that gathers and evaluates child protection relevant evidence about candidates prior to interview. All appointments are subject to satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check and proof of right to work in the UK. All applicants are requested to read the Safeguarding Policy document. Please note that Kimbolton School does not have a sponsored Licence to recruit non-UK workers and therefore all candidates are expected to be able to work in the UK.

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Kimbolton School is seeking to appoint a permanent, part-time Counsellor to support the excellent work of our Health Centre team. This role will be for 7.5 hours per week, 34 weeks per annum. Offering counselling services to both pupils and staff, the successful candidate should be approachable and have good listening skills with a manner that encourages a climate for safe and trusting relationships.

The successful candidate should be aiming for, or have obtained BACP or UKCP accreditation, CPC registration or UKRC or equivalent. Evidence of additional specialist training with working with children aged from 4 years upwards is essential.

This position is currently only open to internal candidates, however there may be an opportunity for this to be opened to external candidates at a later date.