Vacancy: Academy Counsellor

Place: Ormiston Forge Academy, Wrights Lane, Cradley Heath, West Midlands. B64 6QU. 

Salary:  £26,077-£28,923 (Grade 7. Pro-rata approx salary shown)

Hours/weeks: 37 hours per week/ Term time plus training days (39 worked weeks)

Job start: Feb 2022 (subject to employment clearances)

Contract type: Fixed term 12 months

Deadline for applications: Friday 7 January 2022 at 12.00 noon

Interviews will be held: week commencing 10th Jan 2022

We are seeking to appoint a professional, experienced school Counsellor who is incredibly effective at working with young people and listening to the concerns of vulnerable students. The Counsellor will be an excellent communicator and capable of building relationships with staff, students and families and is keen to work as part of our safeguarding and student services team. 

Qualifications required:

• To be considered for the post you must have achieved a minimum of GCSE Grade A to C or Grade 4 or above passes in maths and English.
• Undertaken professional counselling training and be registered with a relevant professional body. 
• First Aid certificate is desirable or willingness to complete this.

For further information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or for an informal discussion contact Mrs Genna Griffiths, Senior Leader Safeguarding/DSL on 01384 566598 or email: genna.griffiths@oatforge.co.uk

Visit us online at www.oatcareers.co.uk where you can find further information and details on how to apply. Please note that CV’s are not accepted.

The appointment will be subject to employment checks including identity, Right To Work, 2 satisfactory references, medical clearance and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check with Children’s Barred list check included.

Ormiston Forge is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Compulsory Declaration of any Convictions, Cautions or Reprimands, Warnings or Bind-overs.

It is the academy’s policy to require all applicants for employment to disclose any previous ‘unspent’ criminal convictions and any cautions which have not expired, or any pending prosecutions. In addition, the job you are applying for is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions order 1975) which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) and are not subject to disclosure to employers on DBS certificates and cannot be taken into account. Guidance on the filtering of “protected” cautions and convictions which do not need to be disclosed by a job applicant can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website. 

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Ormiston Forge Academy,
Wrights Lane,
Cradley Heath,
West Midlands,
B64 6QU

Telephone: 01384 566598
Email: information@oatforge.co.uk