Division: Education for Industry Group
Hours: Part-Time (0.6 FTE)
Contract: Permanent
Location: FRA Academy: Electra House – London, Moorgate EC2M 6SE and LCBT Academy: 3-5 Fashion Street, London, E1 6PX
About EFI Group
EFI Group has a bold mission to transform lives, careers and industries through pioneering, industry-led education in fashion, beauty and apprenticeships. Our vision is to deliver exceptional learning experiences, driven by innovation, inclusion, employability, and excellence.
About the role
We are seeking a Counsellor to provide wellbeing support to students at the EFI Group. This involves short to medium term counselling or therapy to individuals to encourage healthy mental and emotional development, promoting longer term resilience; support to the safeguarding team including acting as a DSL. Early intervention and support are key to ensuring we support our students and enable them to achieve to the best of their ability.
The post holder will be personable, highly compassionate, and genuinely interested in education. This role's purpose is to ensure all students (aged 16+ across our FE course portfolio, HE and Apprenticeships), including the most vulnerable, make excellent progress both academically and with their social and emotional development.
About you:
* Qualifications: Diploma/ Degree in Counselling or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Level 6 or 7) and Membership of BACP, UKCP, or BABCP.
* Experience: You will have experience of supporting young people and working with a range of stakeholders in a pastoral and student support setting.
* Expertise: You will be familiar and comfortable with the importance of student confidentiality when working with young people in crisis and of building and maintaining effective professional boundaries with staff and students. The ability to be creative and to think outside of the box will be essential to success in this role as well as working within a multidisciplinary team.
* Passion: You will be personable, highly compassionate, and genuinely interested in education, and most importantly will have the students' aspirations and mental health at the heart of your vision.
If you feel your skills and experience would fit well within our team and you meet many, but not all of our listed qualifications for this role, please apply or get in touch with our Recruitment Team to discuss further.
Why The EFI?
We foster a culture where our team members can lean on each other, recognise each other, and celebrate together! At EFI, we prioritise your growth and wellbeing with a range of fantastic benefits, including:
* Funded Professional Qualifications: Support for personal and professional development, including a personal growth allowance and annual CPD.
* Generous and Flexible Leave Options: Including an around-the-world trip after five years of service.
* Market-Leading Family-Friendly Pay: Including six months of fully paid maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave.
* Monthly Wellbeing Allowance: Including a customisable monthly wellbeing allowance, and funded counselling/CBT through Education Support Employee Assistant Programme.
Salary:
From £26,550 per annum, subject to qualifications and experience
How to apply/Next Steps:
Click 'Apply for this job' to submit your application.
Closing Date:
8am on 27 January 2026.
Interviews/Recruitment Day:
Week commencing 3rd February, in-person at FRA Academy: Electra House, Moorgate, EC2M 6SE or LCBT Academy: 3-5 Fashion Street, London, E1 6PX
More Information/Contact us:
Click here to download a full job description
For more information about the EFI Group, visit our EFI, FRA, LCBT, websites and refer to the job description.
Please contact recruitment@efigroup.ac.uk for further information.
The EFI is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. Candidates offered positions will be required to undergo thorough safeguarding background checks as a condition of the offer.
Thank you for sharing our values and commitment to student safety.