Guidance Counsellor

Timaru Girls High School – Timaru, South Island
We are seeking a guidance counsellor to support our students and work collaboratively within the pastoral team at our kura from the start of 2025.
Ideally, the successful candidate will:
Have experience counselling teenage girls
Naturally promote emotional and mental wellbeing among students and staff at TGHS
Be able to create and maintain strong relationships with external support agencies
Be someone who is a lifelong learner and is always seeking to improve themselves both personally, and in their work
Be focused around building resilience and self-confidence within the students that they counsel
Have a proactive, solution-focused approach to counselling
You would be responsible for counselling students from Y9 to 13
Timaru Girls' High School was established in 1880. We are a strong community school that places an emphasis on building healthy relationships with every girl. Our four guiding pou are:
Whai ako – learning culture
TGHS is a state day and boarding school catering for girls from Y9–13. 15% of our students declare themselves as Maori, and our Pasifika community makes up 7% of our student roll.
The school is situated in the heart of Timaru, an attractive city of 48,400 people, on the east coast of the South Island about half-way between Christchurch and Dunedin. As well as being located on the coastline within minutes of the beach and harbour, Timaru provides easy access to the mountains, lakes and ski fields of the Mackenzie country little more than an hour inland.
Please send your CV, and direct enquiries to:
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Guidance Counsellor UPDATED OCT 2024

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