The school currently has an opening and is looking for a suitably qualified individual to join the LICS community as a School Counsellor effective 1st August 2025.
1. Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in counselling or Bachelor’s Degree (unrelated field) but include a Post Graduate Diploma / Master in Counselling
- Prior experience working as a counsellor in a school setting.
- Minimum three years of work experience in counselling with children/adolescents
- Further therapeutic training or qualification in working with children, young people, and schools.
- Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
2. Qualities
- Ability to work independently, manage own caseload, and use initiative.
- Ability to understand and empathise with social and cultural diversity.
- Maturity to exercise sound judgment.
- Excellent communication skills, self-driven and motivated, good listener, empathetic, excellent organisation skills, team player.
3. Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Counselling or Bachelor’s Degree (unrelated field) but include a Post Graduate Diploma / Master in Counselling
- Additional qualifications relevant to the role.
4. Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities
- Whole School Counselling
- Offer confidential counselling to students and staff, addressing personal, social, emotional, and educational concerns.
- Utilize solution-focused approaches to tackle barriers to academic, social, and emotional well-being.
- Ensure confidentiality except when Safeguarding policies require disclosure.
- Make appropriate referrals to external agencies with student consent, and maintain communication with staff.
- Actively participate in safeguarding efforts, reporting concerns to appropriate authorities.
- Stay updated on counselling and education developments to enhance service delivery.
- Collaborate with teachers, parents, and leadership to support students effectively.
- Monitor attendance and provide interventions for at-risk students, coordinating with stakeholders.
- Address mental health needs of students and assist families seeking resources.
- Utilize data analysis to develop strategies for supporting emotional, social, and learning needs.
- Liaise with relevant teams regarding student support and language needs.
- Lead PSHE initiatives and monitor their effectiveness.
- Propose resource requirements annually.
- Provide regular reports on service usage and user concerns.
- Maintain membership in relevant professional organizations.
- Conduct educational workshops for staff, students, and parents.
- Contribute to overall student well-being through bulletins and initiatives.
- Review and evaluate counselling services for continuous improvement.
- Develop workshops for emotional well-being.
- Implement a self-assessment program for professional development.
- Flexible in duties within the scope of the role.
- Data Management and Protection
- Adhere to legal provisions such as GDPR for confidentiality and data security.
- Provide termly reports according to LICS guidelines and conduct an annual review of the school service.
- Utilize data to improve practice and effectiveness.
- Maintain secure case records and records of students accessing the service.
- Input data accurately and in a timely manner into the LICS School Management System and School MIS.
- Support for school/place of work.
- Attend staff meetings.
- Contribute and participate in the holistic life of the school through the activities programme and participation in school events.
- Travel and work may be required during term time, school breaks (rarely), and occasional evenings and weekends.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other staff and parents/carers.
- Follow school policies, practices and procedures
