School Counsellor

Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Start Date: ASAP

TeacherActive are proud to be working with a specialist academy in Birmingham to recruit an experienced and qualified School Counsellor.

This is an exciting opportunity for a compassionate and dedicated professional to join a supportive pastoral, safeguarding and wellbeing team, providing a confidential counselling service to students aged 14–19.

The Role:

• Provide professional counselling and therapeutic interventions to students.
• Support young people with mental health, emotional wellbeing and personal development.
• Build trusting therapeutic relationships while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
• Carry out safeguarding procedures, risk assessments and appropriate referrals.
• Work closely with pastoral, safeguarding, SEND and attendance teams, as well as external agencies.
• Support students in developing resilience, coping strategies and positive outcomes.

The Ideal Candidate:

• A recognised qualification in Counselling, Psychotherapy, Counselling Psychology or equivalent.
• Membership or accreditation with a recognised professional body such as BACP, UKCP or NCPS.
• Experience delivering counselling or therapeutic interventions to young people.
• Experience supporting adolescents with mental health and emotional wellbeing difficulties.
• A strong understanding of safeguarding, risk assessment and confidentiality.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed and relational approaches.
• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in a secondary school, sixth form or further education setting is desirable.

In return for the above you can expect to receive:

• A dedicated team of consultants available 24/7 to help you with the easy onboarding process
• Guaranteed Payment Scheme Terms and Conditions apply
• CPD Courses and certificates as part of the My-Progression channel
• Market leading rates of pay
• TeacherActive Referral Scheme – Receive up to £100 when you refer a friend. Terms and Conditions apply

Our staff are paid on a PAYE basis, so you can rest assured that you’re paying the right level of TAX and National Insurance and there’s no messing around with admin charges coming out of your hard-earned cash.

If you are a qualified and experienced Counsellor who is passionate about supporting young people's emotional wellbeing, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today to find out more about this exciting opportunity!

About TeacherActive

TeacherActive is one of the UK’s leading education recruitment agencies, with over 20 years of experience supporting schools and education professionals. We place teachers and support staff into a wide range of temporary, contract and permanent roles, helping candidates find rewarding opportunities that suit their experience, availability and career goals. We pride ourselves on providing an excellent service to both our schools and candidates.

TeacherActive is an equal opportunities employer and operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency in providing temporary, contract and permanent job seeking services.

Registration may involve an enhanced DBS check, ID checks and the supply of good professional references, depending on the role. We are committed to safeguarding and compliance across all placements.

Regular external audits have shown repeatedly that our standards are exceptional. We are passionate about finding the right staff for each education environment.