Overall Responsibilities • To provide a high-quality counselling service to students experiencing a wide range of issues. • To work with pastoral leaders throughout the school to identify and support those students that may be ‘at risk’ or need an additional layer of support. • To support staff and particularly housemasters/year group leaders in key areas such as, but not limited to how to handle eating disorders, self-harm, depression, anxiety, stress, relationships and any other pastoral issue that a counsellor might be reasonably expected to encounter. • To provide support, guidance and advice to parents, carers and the school. • Contribute to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare and personal care of children and young people. Key Responsibilities • To be responsible for the confidential counselling services for students as needed. • To prioritise response to the level of need after initial referral. • To be responsible for advice and support to staff. • To maintain a suitable and well-resourced room for students to feel relaxed. • To be responsible for maintaining appropriate and confidential records. • To liaise with the Designated Safeguarding Lead on a frequent basis. • To have a thorough knowledge of the Mental Health provision locally and nationally. • To continually review and evaluate the counselling service. • To attend pastoral, safeguarding meetings as required. • To maintain a high level of knowledge and awareness of changes and developments in the fields of counselling and education and their impact on the delivery of counselling; • To respond to acute and challenging issues/situations in a timely manner. • To offer support to colleagues in developing approaches to vulnerable students. • To support other colleagues in meetings or conversations with parents or students. • To be responsible for own supervision and management of self in accordance with the requirements of own professional body. • To contribute in any other reasonable fashion to promote the safety and wellbeing of the pupils.