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Location
Preston, Lancashire | United Kingdom
Job description
Actual Salary £20,049.78 to £21,795.27 per annum.
Temporary – Part-time
We welcome applications for this support post to take up post as soon as possible, for a period of one year, to cover a period of maternity leave.
The Role
To ensure students and staff have access to a trained counsellor for personal support and for advice in supporting others.
The Counselling team is an integral part of the holistic pastoral care system at Cardinal Newman College. They offer counselling to all students at the college and work closely with the Achievement Tutor team and the Designated Safeguarding lead and their deputies.
The counselling team is part of the wellbeing services offered to c.4000 students across the college in both years 12 and 13 as well as students from our HE provision. The team consists of 3 qualified counsellors and 3 wellbeing practitioners. All counsellors are registered members of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapy (BACP) and abide by their ethical framework. The wellbeing services team is centrally placed in the college and includes a wellbeing room and private counselling rooms.
The main duties and responsibilities of this role include:
For the full job description please see attached ‘Job Pack’.
The Successful Candidate
Cardinal Newman College is a wonderful place to work, and this is an exciting opportunity for anexperienced candidate to join our friendly and well established Counselling team.
The Counselling team is looking for someone who has an understanding of the developmental, emotional, social and educational issues of students, very good interpersonal skills and someone who has a qualification in Counselling, minimum Diploma standard.
You should display the values, attitudes, and behaviours consistent with the Catholic Ethos of the College and have a commitment to equality/diversity and the safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults.
Terms and Conditions
Hours: 25 hours per week, term time only. Starting and finishing times as agreed.
Salary: The post will be paid on the Sixth Form Colleges’ Support Staff Pay Spine at points 20 to 23 – pro rata to £34,391 to £37,385 per annum. Actual Salary £20,049.78 to £21,795.27 per annum
Closing date for receipt of applications: 11.59pm on Sunday 4th February 2024.
Why work at Cardinal Newman College?
We are a happy and thriving Catholic Sixth Form College committed to equality and diversity, welcoming colleagues from all backgrounds into our community irrespective of their religion or belief, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, marital or pregnancy status.
An outstanding college in every aspect, Cardinal Newman is one of the highest performing Sixth Form Colleges nationally for Value Added. We recognise the invaluable contribution our dedicated staff make to the success of our students and the College as whole. As such, our aim is to foster a culture where staff feel valued and supported.
We also offer a range of excellent staff benefits, including:
More detailed information on further staff benefits can be found within our staff perks document attached.
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