Mental Health and Wellbeing Coordinator
Part time, 19.5 hrs per week, term time (including INSETS). 3 days, 8.30 am - 3.30pm, to include Thursday and Friday.
Salary: £12615 pa – 13976 pa
This is a dedicated role that supports the work of all staff at St. Katherine’s School to support students’ mental health and wellbeing. The successful applicant will work directly with individual students and small groups to deliver mental health and wellbeing interventions. They will also coordinate the work of the wider wellbeing team to triage referrals and liaise with external agencies such as the School Nurse, Off the Record and the school counsellor to ensure an efficient and expansive wellbeing service.
Further details of the role can be found in the job description and person specification. If you can demonstrate that you possess the necessary experience, knowledge, qualifications and skills and aspire to our vision and values, we would like to hear from you.
St Katherine’s is an oversubscribed and successful school with a strong sense of community. The school was rated good by Ofsted in December 2021. We are a community school without a faith designation and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, beliefs, and religions. We respect and value diversity and inclusivity in our community.
Our mission:
We are St Katherine’s — a nurturing and inclusive community, united in the pursuit of excellence
We are located in a beautiful rural setting on the edge of Bristol. Our thriving, diverse community is founded on our core values of respect, responsibility and resilience; we actively encourage everyone within our community to ‘live and breathe’ our values every day. The school aims to create an environment where all students feel confident, secure and valued to help them perform at their best.
We are committed to professional development and offer internal and external training, and shadowing opportunities. Coaching is embedded within our school to support and develop leadership potential and career progression for all staff. In addition, we actively promote opportunities for Trust wide working and collaboration across the trust is integral to our development.
St Katherine’s School is part of the Cathedral Schools Trust. Cathedral Schools Trust is an equal opportunities employer and recognises the strength in diversity. Our schools have a wide range of cultural, socio economic and religious influences and we use this to ensure that we broaden our understanding of each other and the world. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status.
If you would like to find out more about the school please visit the school website
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midnight 20 November 2024
Interviews will be held during w/c 2 December 2024
We reserve the right to appoint before the deadline for an exceptional candidate.