Key Responsibilities:
? Use applied psychology and work in collaboration with professionals from other disciplines to develop supports and mechanism that lead to positive outcomes for children and young people and mitigate barriers to learning.
? Undertake needs analysis with services we support (internal and external to the school) to ensure needs are captured and supported effectively.
? Engage in consultation and assessment using specialist assessment tools and knowledge of complex needs, and produce specialist psychological reports for schools, families and key stakeholders where needed.
Provide counselling support for students by:
? In collaboration with the pastoral leaders to evaluate the needs of referred students and determining the correct level of support that is required for each one;
? Managing a caseload of students who require confidential one to one counselling or therapeutic group work, ensuring that support is provided in a timely and time-bonded manner;
? Identifying next steps for students for whom the school has worked and who require further support.
? Maintaining accurate and detailed records of work undertaken with each student;
? Building positive relationships with the parents of students who are receiving support;
? To be a visible and known member of the staff community to students across the School such that they are aware of the support available.
Support the work of pastoral teams by:
? Developing schemes of learning for identified students to support positive mental health, well-being and barriers to learning;
? Proactively support the pastoral program through the delivery of assemblies that address issues related to well-being, emotional resilience and self-confidence, among other agreed topics;
? Being a source of informal support and provide formalised training for teaching and support staff that are providing support to students;
? Contributing to the pastoral daily operations by ensuring that all students that visit the team are dealt with professionally and are able to return to lessons, if appropriate, following an evaluation of their needs;
? Any other actions that are deemed necessary by the Chinese Principal in order to develop Therapeutic input and provision at Harrow School.
Professionalism
? Proactively and accurately reporting safeguarding concerns;
? Maintaining an expertise in issues such as mental health well-being and counselling strategies in order to be able to provide expert support to the students;
? Maintaining confidentiality, except in those circumstances outlined by BACP/ School safeguarding;
? Maintaining high standards of professional practice, complying at all times with counselling regulatory body guidelines and pastoral team expectations.
? Attending supervision, training courses and team meetings as required.
Welfare and Discipline Matters
? To handle sensitively and in line with Pastoral Team guidelines and expectations and the safeguarding policy the support of students with social, emotional, behavioural, and mental health needs.
Leadership in Action
? Proactively participate in the well-being and therapeutic direction across the Whole School in close collaboration with key stakeholders
Professional Development
? Seek out opportunities for professional development to support the role.
? Actively engage in CPD opportunities within the School/Family of Schools.
Collegiality
? Attend meetings designed to share information necessary for the smooth running of the school and the successful delivery of its programmes regarding students that are/may require counselling input.
? Behave at all times in a manner befitting a role model for the students of the school and in a manner that brings only respect to colleagues and the reputation of Harrow School.
Safeguarding
? Take seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of students, and to work together with others to ensure adequate arrangements within the Boarding House help to identify, assess, and support students who are suffering harm.
? Ensuring that the School’s safeguarding policies on child protection and health and safety are implemented effectively.
Requirements:
Educations, qualifications, and training:
? (Essential) Degree in either Educational Psychology or (Clinical/Child) Psychology
? (Desirable) Training/specialism in autism, special educational learning Needs
Experience and skills
? Post qualification experience supporting in educational settings.
? Experience of working with children or young people with complex needs including learning disabilities and/or Autism Spectrum Conditions and/or with mental health needs.
? Experience of undertaking psychological assessments and providing recommendations and support plans.