**Salary**:
MPS

**Job type**:
Part Time, Fixed Term

**Start date**:
22/04/2025

17 March 2025

**Job overview**:
**This is a part-time role, 1 year fixed term, 2 days a week, term-time only (39 weeks per year) Pro-rata will apply.**

**Job Purpose**

The Academy counsellor plays a pivotal role in supporting students' academic, emotional, and social development. The counsellor works with students individually and in groups to address personal challenges, improve mental well-being, and enhance Academy performance. They collaborate with teachers, parents, and administrators to create a positive, inclusive, and nurturing Academy environment.

**Key Responsibilities**
- To offer Counselling to students for a range of issues including academic problems, difficulties with peers. Behavioural difficulties in the classroom emotional issues arising from parental separation and divorce, bereavement, relationships with parents, attendance problems, anxiety and any other concerns students exhibit.
- To liaise with the Partnership Safeguarding Lead where necessary. A clear understanding of child protection policy and procedures and commitment to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults.
- Continues to keep up to date with safeguarding policy and developments.
- Demonstrate a strong track record of providing emotional support to children.
- Communicate effectively within the Counselling setting to establish positive relationships with young people. Is pro-active in reporting safeguarding issues and concerns with regards to children and vulnerable adults, to Academy and line management, in accordance with Academy policies.
- To keep suitable case records on each Counselling session in a secure place, in accordance with the Data Protection Act and be registered with the ICO.
- Undertake one to one clinical work with young people.

**Additional Responsibilities**
- Attend team meetings and staff meetings as required.
- To maintain a ‘knowledge bank’ through written procedures to enable cover to be provided in the job holder’s absence.
- Maintain confidentiality inside and outside the workplace.
- Undertake any reasonable additional responsibilities requested at any time by the COO, Principal SKA and Senior Leadership teams.

**About**The Skinners' Kent Academy**:
**The Skinners' Kent Academy**
- Sandown Park, Tunbridge Wells
- Kent
- TN2 4PY
- United Kingdom

+44 1892 534377

The Skinners’ Kent Academy is a co-educational, non-denominational secondary school for children aged 11-18 with around 1,100 students currently on its role. Located in Tunbridge Wells, the Academy is a non-selective school in a local authority that operates a selective system.

The Academy is part of the Skinners' Academies Trust who are supported by The Skinners’ Company, one of the 12 great livery companies in the City of London.

**Principal**

Miss Hannah Knowles

**Values and vision**

The Academy is founded on principles of high standards and high aspirations. It aims to be a emotionally enriching place with a culture of active participation.

Teachers seek to create, develop and maintain an education that provides opportunities for success for all. The Skinners’ Kent Academy aims to celebrate the achievement of everyone, in all aspects of life.

**Ofsted report**
- “The school motto of ‘pride in our success’ permeates through how pupils conduct themselves around the school. They strive to become well-rounded and respectful members of society. Pupils show kindness and consideration to each other because they want everyone to feel included. A strong pastoral provision in every key stage means that pupils feel well supported and have someone to go to if they need help. Should bullying happen, pupils know that staff will help them resolve issues quickly. Relationships between staff and pupils are nurturing and positive. This means that pupils feel safe and well looked after._
- View The Skinners’ Kent Academy's latest Ofsted report