Counsellor SR2 (12—17) (£19,939 — £21,712 Actual) £26,421—£28,770 FTE (Based on 32.5 hours per week, 5 days a week, 39 weeks per year) The Duston School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Closing Date: midday, Monday 2nd September 2024

This is a great opportunity to work as part of tour team of professional staff working in our Positive Impact Centre (PIC). The Ethos within the PIC mirrors that of the school as a whole; the environment is underpinned by the core values; RESPECT - RESILIENCE - ASPIRATION. Enabling students to gain the knowledge of themselves to access the knowledge of the wider curriculum. Supporting students across our 7 strands of impact to become successful in any classroom or wider social environment by providing a personalised learning experience. Strands of Impact: Alternative Provision ( 12 week full-time programme) Wellbeing Interventions Tailored personalised support following a period of absence/suspension Counselling Service Further Mental Health Support Peer Mentoring Programme EAL Provision The PIC offers a firm, consistent, safe learning environment in which pupils can work on and develop their full social, emotional and academic potential. Students will have the opportunity to address challenges and barriers relating to their current behaviour / attitude and adopt practical strategies, coping mechanisms and explore different approaches to grow and develop as a confident learner. We would welcome applications from Newly Qualified Counsellors who have a desire to become BACP registered. The Counsellor will work within a high-quality counselling service within the school setting as part of the Positive Impact Centre (PIC). To deliver counselling to students aged 11-18 experiencing a wide range of emotional and wellbeing concerns. Concerns may include; anger management, self-harm, extreme bullying, bereavement and personal confidence. The Counsellor will deliver a counselling service that will enable students to build their resilience to help them cope with the difficulties they face. To administrate the service and manage the waiting list using a referral process to triage for risk and urgency. You will work with the PIC manager as required to report on the progress of the service and discuss any issues of concern.

Do you want to work in a hugely successful and dramatically transformed school? Do you want to work in a school that operates on common sense and places people at the centre of all that it does?

Do you want to work in a hugely successful and dramatically transformed school? Do you want to work in a school that operates on common sense and places people at the heart of all that is does? In joining the Duston School you will be joining a school that is:

• Built upon strong values and principles

• Places people at the heart of all that it does

• Heavily over-subscribed

• Nationally recognised, heralded and applauded

• A Behaviour Hub Lead School

• The 27th most improved school nationally, with GCSE outcomes in 2019 placing the school in the top 20% of all schools nationally and A Level results in the top 5% of all schools

• GCSE and A Level outcomes in 2022 were the best in the school’s history

• A school of Character

• An Investors in People Gold School

• An Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM) Flagship School

• A Global Equality Collective School

• The home of ResearchED Northampton

• A PKC Curriculum Hub

• An Ofsted ‘Good’ school

The Duston School is looking to appoint a Careers Lead to provide professional career guidance services, including personal guidance interviews, in order to improve pupils’ skills, knowledge and understanding for career planning and management. The careers leader will take lead responsibility and accountability for the delivery of our school’s programme of careers advice and guidance

Please refer to the job description for full details of the role.

The school offers competitive working conditions and packages, including:

· Future progression resides at the heart of the school’s ethos

· Personalised and bespoke CPD is offered to all staff

· Opportunities to attend external CPD courses and visiting other schools are positively encouraged

· An enhanced induction programme to support all new staff to the school, with a bespoke package of support for ECT’s.

· Westfield Health - Private Health Plan for permanent, salaried employees

· On-site car parking

· A laptop

· On-site Before & After School Club for Primary Phase pupils available *

· A detailed Workload Charters, which sets out the school’s commitment to support all staff with their workload

· No emails are sent at weekends nor holidays, we respect as a school the need to rest

· Co-planning is a guiding principle upon which our curriculum is built, with the use of workbooks and knowledge organisers across the school

· On-site restaurant for staff to use on a daily basis

· The lion share of directed meeting time is handed to staff to work on the curriculum

· Two faculty away days

· 4 traded days (which includes one day off to thank staff for the extra miles that they go)

· A priority place for staff children at the school

· Face-to-face meetings for all staff with the Principal to discuss your wellbeing, professional development and career aspirations

· Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme for teaching staff

· Membership of the LGPS Pension Scheme for non-teaching staff

For support staff 

· Generous Holiday entitlement, including bank holidays (or pro-rata of) which increases with service

· Non-contractual discretionary days leave for school shutdown over Christmas

* Fees apply

Candidates are welcome to visit the school prior to application