Addictions Counsellor
Location: Hull
Salary: £26,187 per annum
We are looking for an Addictions Counsellor. This is an exciting new opportunity to join our team.
We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.
The Bridges is Forward’s residential substance misuse treatment centre in Hull for people of all genders over the age of 18 years, who have committed to remain abstinent from drugs and alcohol. We provide a structured 3- 6 month treatment programme based on the 12-step principles of Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous which incorporates Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) and the "Seeking Safety" approach.
What you will be doing?
As part of the Treatment Team you will:
Manage a caseload, providing risk assessments, and recovery plans.
1. Deliver a programme of structured group-work sessions and individual 1-1 sessions.
2. Create effective and comprehensive plans for re...