Part-time School Counsellor (Two-term contract)

LBR7 £37,068- £38,058 full time equivalent salary

3 to 4 Days Per Week/Term Time Only (days negotiable) (£18,904 - £25,879 pro rata)

Required for 1st September 2025 to 31st March 2026

Woodbridge High School is a successful school situated in the heart of Woodford Green, North East London. It is fully comprehensive with an ethnically and socially diverse intake. The school has a strong and distinctive ethos of kindness, strength in diversity, respect, excellence and pride in achievement, which we call ‘The Woodbridge Way’. We enjoy an excellent reputation within the local community. We achieve impressive results year after year from a fully comprehensive intake.

We are currently seeking to appoint a School Counsellor to provide individual students with counselling/therapy using a range of appropriate approaches based on the needs of the individual students. Carrying out appropriate assessment. Working with an ethical framework, ensuring confidentiality at all time in line with safeguarding requirements and requirement for disclosure.

The successful applicant should have experience of working with children and young people; an appropriate qualification in Counselling or Psychotherapy at a minimum of Level 4, and an additional recognised qualification in Child and Adolescent Counselling. Post-qualification experience preferred with at least 100 clinical hours of experience; BACP, UKCP or BPC Membership; further therapeutic training, experience or qualification in working with children and young people and Level 2 Safeguarding Training.

Woodbridge High School offers you:

• The opportunity to work in a highly regarded school
• A welcoming and friendly staff body
• Motivated, well-behaved and friendly students
• Clear behaviour systems and students who understand boundaries
• Access to state-of-the-art sports and leisure facilities
• Tailored professional development and training
• A comprehensive staff wellbeing package

Woodbridge High School welcomes applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We actively seek to ensure that our staff is reflective of the diversity of our student body.

The school is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and overseas checks where necessary. Shortlisted candidates will also be subject to an online search.

Further details about the post are available below.  To apply, please complete the online application form HERE.