Recruit Resilience Counsellor (RAF Halton, Bucks)

Permanent/Full Time. Competitive salary for the right candidate plus great benefits.

Do you want to make a difference? The RAF Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity for the RAF. Every year we make a real difference to the 40,000 plus people who benefit from our services. Working at the Fund is more than sitting at your desk. In this role you will have the opportunity to be part of our RAF Family. Alongside helping our beneficiaries, we also get to hang out with Spitfires and Typhoons, take part in a Dambusters bike ride, attend events like Royal Ascot, the Chelsea Flower Show, and the Bomber Command Memorial Service. Every day you will make a difference and play your part in changing the lives of others and helping people in the RAF Family get through the toughest of times.

People are at the heart of what we do. Together we:

• Help reduce social isolation and loneliness among veterans.
• Support ill or injured men and women to have a safe place to call home, a home that meets their specific needs.
• Fund youth services on stations to provide clubs and activities for the children of serving personnel who move every few years.
• Provide grants to help with the cost of living.

But this is just a few of the ways we help. Working at the Fund means you can play your part in changing the lives of people who serve or have served in the RAF and supporting them through some of life’s challenges. It doesn’t matter how long someone served or when. If they were part of the RAF, they and their family are part of our RAF Family. We will always be here to support them when they need it most.

Join The RAF Family and play your part in making a difference. The RAF Benevolent Fund has an exciting new role based on site within the Recruit Training School at RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire. As an experienced and qualified Counsellor, you will work closely with recruits and staff at the school, supporting recruits to develop the required resilience to successfully complete training. The focus of the role is to offer wellbeing and emotional support, including one-to-one sessions for recruits struggling with anxiety, low mood, or stress - and where capacity allows to offer these same services to staff.

You will work as part of a wider team of staff at RAF Halton, including military training staff, other pastoral support staff, and an on-site medical team. Importantly as a member of the RAF Benevolent Fund team, you will have access to a whole range of support and resources to call upon – for those you support, and for your professional development.

This role will require the post holder to be proactive and identify areas for enhancing and improving how the job operates. Shaping strong relationships with the RAF team around you will be vital; as such, you will need to be a clear and confident communicator. Being able to understand the unique culture and challenges of a military environment is key – the Recruit Training School is an OFSTED inspected training school and is the entry point for all non-commissioned joiners to the RAF. The youngest of these are aged 16, however trainees may also be older, and married with children. You will need to be flexible in your approach to supporting a range of ages and needs.

We are excited to be able to work in partnership with the RAF and offer vital support to new entrants to the service. This role requires a flexible, experienced, and resilient practitioner who can work across teams, as well as delivering 121 support services. If that sounds like you, then please get in touch if you have any questions or would welcome an informal discussion.

We offer an excellent package of benefits, and the salary for the role will be commensurate with your skills and experience.

Additional Information:

• Full driving licence and own vehicle required.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, outside of traditional office hours.
• This role will primarily cover work based at RAF Halton, with occasional travel to London and other RAF units.

The role is based at RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire. The successful candidate for this role will need to be DBS checked at the standard level and prove they have the right to work in the UK. To apply, please upload your CV together with a covering letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role and providing examples of how you meet the person specification. The closing date for applications is Monday 06 July 2026 at 16:00pm.

The role is based at RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire. A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund. The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 1081009).