School Counsellor in Leicester

The Mead Educational Trust has an exciting opportunity for an experienced, dedicated School Counsellor to join our Trust, to be responsible for the confidential counselling services to pupils, taking on caseloads of pupils identified as part of a graduated response to mental health across the Trust, providing a high-quality counselling service to pupils experiencing a wide range of emotional problems.

Job overview

We are seeking a dedicated School Counsellor to join our team at The Mead Educational Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to provide a high-quality, confidential counselling service to pupils across our schools, supporting their emotional wellbeing and mental health as part of a graduated response. You will work closely with pupils, families, and staff to deliver guidance, advice, and interventions that make a real difference. This role is pivotal in promoting positive mental health and safeguarding across our Trust.

The hours are: Monday - Thursday, 8.00am-4.00 pm, Friday 8.00am-3.30 pm 37 hours a week 38.6 weeks per annum. You will have a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.

School Counsellor - Grade 8 Points 23-26 (£39,485 - £42,1310 FTE) Pro rata salary £33,721.71 - £35,981.49 per annum. Interviews will commence the week beginning: 8th December (tbc)

We can offer you

• Opportunities for continuing professional development
• Be part of TMET, a vibrant and outward looking multi academy trust
• A dynamic, committed and professional staff
• Ability to deal sensitively with vulnerable pupils and their families. (Essential)
• Sound understanding of confidentiality issues. (Essential)
• Experience of working effectively with children and young people in a learning environment. (Essential)
• Awareness of child protection issues. (Essential)
• Respect for pupils' social, cultural, linguistic, religious and ethnic background. (Essential)
• Experience of working to support young people’s learning (Desirable)

About The Mead Educational Trust

TMET is a growing family of 15 schools in Leicester and Leicestershire. We believe that together we make a positive difference – to the life chances of our children, to our communities and each other. Many organisations say that their staff are their greatest asset; at TMET we truly believe it.

• A happy and fulfilling workplace – 96% of Mead staff say this is a friendly place
• Career development pathways – for staff at all layers and in all roles
• Cross school networks to share and learn from each other
• Discounts and savings from the UK’s major retailers
• 24/7 confidential helpline for mental, physical, financial or personal issues
• 24/7 GP telephone helpline
• Health Cash Plan
• Generous employer pension contribution for all staff

As a family of schools, we use our collective strength and talents in order to make a positive difference to our children, young people and communities. Every person who works for TMET has a role in helping our children succeed, from caretakers to teaching assistants to IT professionals. At the heart of all we do is a commitment to provide our children with access to a world-class education, our schools with excellent school-to-school support, and our staff with high quality professional development. Our people really are our greatest asset and we are always looking for ways to help them develop and grow their careers. We have a brilliant team of staff who support and encourage each other, within and across our schools and central Trust.

Safeguarding Statement: This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind-overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.