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School Counsellor
VOLUNTARY ACTION - LEEDS
14,154.77 per year (pro rata)
Leeds
Part-time
3rd October 2025

School Counsellor

GIPSIL Ltd

Job Title : School Counsellor

Team : Community, Health and Prevention

Responsible to : Counselling Manager

Responsible for : n/a

Hours : 18.5 (Tuesday all day, Friday all day plus 1 extra half day to be agreed)

Salary                         : £14,154.77 – (pro-rata)
Benefits                      : Fully funded Clinical Supervision and BACP membership

Leave : Term Time Only

The Schools Counsellor / Therapist role is an exciting opportunity for a qualified and experienced therapist to be part of a creative and supportive team delivering therapeutic interventions for children within a predominantly secondary school setting (there may also be opportunity to work in primary schools).

The role involves providing short term, evidence-based therapeutic interventions for children referred for support through schools and clusters.

At GIPSIL our Counselling Team and Wellbeing Team work side by side under Community Health and Prevention, working together across schools and communities. The successful applicant will be one of 12 counsellors and will benefit from our team culture, supported by an experienced Counselling Manager and Senior Counsellor.

To support and promote team work, we offer a work space within our Community Health and Prevention Office. Here, we hold a library of resources to support your learning and development and have access to various rooms to enable the teams to come together for meetings, training and clinical supervisions regularly.

It’s also really important to GIPSIL that we have a good working relationship with every school and you feel supported in your role, therefore we work closely with the clusters and individual schools to ensure you are embedded with the school team, everyone understands your role with school and that you have the appropriate space and technology within the school setting.

We cover BACP membership costs, provide regular training around specialist areas and offer additional benefits such as access to Simply Health providing a range of physical and mental health support from Counselling to Physiotherapy.

How to Apply

To apply for this role please visit Vacancies – Gipsil  and download the application

pack.

To arrange an informal conversation about this role please contact Hannah Railton via email Hannah.railton@gipsil.org.uk

Please note that GIPSIL will not accept CV’s. No agencies.  

  • Deadline for applications: Friday 3rdOctober 9am
  • Shortlisting Date: Friday 3rdOctober
  • Interview Date: Friday 10thOctober

If you do not hear from us within 5 days post the shortlisting date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

 

GIPSIL Ltd

  • Added

    18/09/2025

  • Closing

    03/10/2025

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Hours

    Part Time 18.5 Hours per week

  • Salary

    £14,154.77 (pro-rata)

  • Contact

    hr@gipsil.org.uk