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School Counsellor - Liberton High School - 16540_1790165861

CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL • UK

Salary

£40k – £50k

Posted

23 September 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL is hiring a School Counsellor - Liberton High School - 16540_1790165861 in UK, a teaching role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £40k – £50k. CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Children, Education & Communities School Counsellor - Fixed term to 29th June 2027 Liberton High School Salary: £34,452 - £40,501 Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks per year We are seeking to appoint an appropriately skilled individual to the post of School Counsellor in Edinburgh Schools. This is part of our exciting citywide initiative providing counselling as a key component of our mental health and wellbeing support within our high schools. Counsellors will also have a role offering counselling t…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £50k
How this salary compares: about 60% above the £31,200 median across 1,565 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK
Similar roles nearby: 176 other live teaching roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 23 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Teaching roles in secondary and further education are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa, with particularly strong demand for STEM subject specialists, modern foreign language teachers, and SEN support staff. Both state academy trusts and independent schools appear on the Home Office sponsor register and recruit internationally.