Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen at King Edward VI Handsworth School for Girls for a skilled, compassionate and well-qualified School Counsellor to join our dedicated pastoral team. We are seeking an experienced practitioner with a strong understanding of adolescent mental health, who can provide high-quality, confidential counselling support to our students aged 11–18.
You will work closely with pastoral and safeguarding staff to support the wellbeing of students across all year groups, using a range of counselling and therapeutic techniques tailored to individual needs. The successful candidate will be committed to the emotional development and wellbeing of young people and will be fully supported through regular supervision and access to high-quality CPD.
The King Edward VI Foundation, Birmingham, is a progressive charitable organisation which has supported excellence in education across the city since 1552. Our schools are diverse in nature but have a common purpose and commitment to achieving our mission of “making Birmingham the best place to be educated in the UK”.
Our Academy Trust currently consists of two independent schools, six selective, and five non-selective academies. Our recent expansion into a wider diversity of local communities is enabling us to accelerate our strategies for improving the life chances of young people in Birmingham, whatever their background.
The King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham (“the Academy Trust”) was established in 2017 and is made up of the academies outlined above. The academies receive back office central support services including governance, from the Foundation Office (a central support services function), with several staff being seconded from the Foundation to deliver support services to the Academy Trust and the academies themselves.
