Counsellor

Department: Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Office Location: Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Level of DBS required for this role: Enhanced barred list check adults and children

Salary: £49,140 - £55,000 per annum (including Inner London Weighting), dependent on experience and performance

Contractual Hours: 21 hours per week, term time plus make-up weeks (40 weeks per year)

Guildhall School is a vibrant, international community of musicians, actors and production artists in the heart of the City of London. Ranked as number one in Arts, Drama & Music by the Complete University Guide 2025, and in the top four in the world for Music and Performing Arts by the QS World University Rankings 2025, we deliver world-class professional training in partnership with distinguished artists, companies and ensembles.

A global leader in creative and professional practice, we promote innovation, experiment and research, and are also one of the UK’s leading providers of lifelong learning in the performing arts, offering inspiring training for children, young people, adult learners, and creative and business professionals.

We are seeking an exceptional professional who is committed to supporting students throughout their studies and providing high-quality wellbeing services. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time Counsellor to join our Student Services team. As a professionally qualified counsellor, you will have experience of working within the higher education sector and supporting vulnerable students, ideally with an understanding of the particular needs of students undertaking intensive professional training in the performing arts.

Most counselling is delivered on a one-to-one basis through a hybrid model, combining in-person and online provision. You will bring a thorough understanding of higher education within a legislative, policy and practice framework and, working alongside fellow counsellors, will represent the Student Services Counselling team on relevant institutional, local and national networks.

Enhanced DBS clearance will be required for this role. Accreditation with, or eligibility for accreditation by, an appropriate professional counselling body is essential.

Guildhall School of Music & Drama is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the City of London Corporation are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Guildhall School welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. We are particularly keen to encourage interest from people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+, Black, Asian, and other global majority backgrounds who are currently under-represented at Guildhall School.

In recognising the positive value of diversity, we want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. We support and provide adjustments for people with disabilities – if you have a disability and need help with the application process please contact us.

The Guildhall School is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk and expects all employees, workers, and volunteers to share this commitment.