Counsellor

Service Care Solutions are currently supporting a Substance Misuse Charity, and they are looking for a Counsellor to join their team. You must have experience Counselling clients with Drug & Alcohol related issues, and have experience with ages from 16 and above.

Person Specification;
The day-to-day delivery of high quality therapeutic support to substance misusing clients who access our clients services via statutory or self referral.

Role Purpose of a Counsellor;

• To provide counselling, support in relations to substance misuse.
• To communicate our clients vision and deliver its mission
• To provide direct client services by way of group and key work
• To meet key service objectives in line with our clients policies, procedures and data collection systems.

Main Duties & Responsibilities ofa Counsellor;

• To deliver a structured therapeutic support programme through group-work sessions and one to one interventions.
• To contribute to regular reviews of the client with probation (where appropriate) and health workers or other relevant agencies.
• To counsel individuals about their substance use using recognised theoretical models.
• To help individuals address their substance use and offending behaviour through an agreed action plan.
• To maintain records of the client attendance and participation in the group programme.
• To explore, implement and supervise a range of approaches, activities and exercises, which are designed to promote health and support individuals through detoxification/stabilisation.
• To utilise recording and statistical systems to collect and collate data and to ensure that all administration, case recording, written reports etc are maintained to agreed standards.
• To utilise a flexible approach and where required participate in activities and tasks which directly respond to client need.

Requirements of a Counsellor;

• Experience of direct work with Substance Misuse clients.
• Two years experience of direct client work
• Experience of developing and delivering therapeutic support programmes
• Experience of providing direct client services, particularly assessment & Group Work
• Experience of working in partnership with a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies

Pay rate;

£19.70 PAYE Per hour - Exclusive of holiday pay
£22.07 PAYE Per hour - Inclusive of holiday pay
£25 Umbrella rate per hour

Our client offers comprehensive, integrative and holistic drug and alcohol addiction treatment services in a residential inpatient setting. Providing effective and treatment for a variety of other Mental Health concerns.
What we offer for a Counsellor;

• £250 Training Allowance
• Excellent Pay Rates
• A fantastic £250 Referral Bonus
• Specialist Substance Misuse consultants offering single point of contact

If you want to hear more about this Substance Misuse Nurse role please send us your CV by clicking 'apply now'!