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School Counsellor

Peacehaven Community School · Peacehaven · East Sussex

Job description

  • £39,260 - £43,132 FTE - SAT G
  • £20,626 - £22,660 Pro Rata
  • 22.5 hours per week
  • Term Time + 5 staff development days
  • October 2026 start
  • Interviews: w/c 7th September 2026

Peacehaven Community School is seeking to recruit a qualified and experienced School Counsellor to join our SEND team. We are particularly interested in employing a candidate who will have positive communication & listening skills, with a patient, tolerant and sensitive nature.

The candidate will be:

- Able to provide an independent and confidential counselling service to students responding to their personal, social, emotional or education concerns.

- Provide one to one counselling sessions to students.

- Implement a robust referral and case management system to ensure all students can access appropriate counselling support within a timely manner.

Please note that interviews may be held prior to the application closing date.

At this stage agencies need not apply.

Full details of the requirements of the post can be found in the accompanying recruitment pack.


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About this school

Peacehaven Community School

Academy converter · Secondary · Ages 11–16

Good
Pupils
903
Avg teacher salary
£52,984
Pupil:teacher ratio
15.2:1
Academy trust
SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST

Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25

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Ofsted rating key

OutstandingGoodRequires ImprovementInadequateNot rated

Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.

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Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 8RB

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Salary
£39,260 - £43,132 FTE
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part time
Posted
13 July 2026
Closing date
2 September 2026

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