Student Counsellor

**Location**: New College Pontefract

**Contract Type**: Full time, Term Time Only (38 weeks)

**Contract Term**: Permanent

**Dates**:
**Closing Date**: Sunday 18th June

**Start Date**: Thursday 24th August

**About this Opportunity**:
**_An Exciting Opportunity to Join an Outstanding Team_**

You will work alongside another counsellor and report to the Assistant Principal for Achievement and Support. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to work independently and as a member of a team.

New College is an outstanding place to work and study, regularly near the top of UK Sixth Form College results tables and awarded outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in 2014. With a dynamic, positive and supportive culture for staff and students, we have an enviable reputation for staff career progression and development. With over 2300 students, New College Pontefract is the founding member of the New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT).

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic team at the forefront of change and to make a real difference to raising standards of education in the local community. New College Pontefract delivers primarily A Level provision, alongside a number of Level 3 BTEC qualifications and some Level 2 provision.

If you believe that you have the skills and abilities to take on this role, we’d love to hear from you.