Alcohol Counsellor
GCA Salary Grade 6 £26,002 to £28,891 per annum (pro rata)
7.5 hours per week on Saturdays
Based within the GCA office in North Claremont Street, Glasgow
Flexible working, part-time hours, or job-sharing arrangements will be considered for the right candidate.
GCA deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire
Role:
To provide an alcohol counselling, advice and information service for individuals aged 16 and over with problematic alcohol use or affected by other people’s problematic alcohol use. The service will be provided from North Claremont Street Office and community settings.
There may be an opportunity to provide practice supervision to volunteer counsellors.
Key-holder responsibilities. The counsellor will have keys for the office and will open the premises on Saturday mornings.
In return for choosing to work for GCA, the benefits you will receive are:
* Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of bank holidays) which increases to 38 days after 2 years, 40 days after 5 years and 42 days after 10 years length of service.
* 5 duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.
* Death in service policy of 2 times salary.
* Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.
* Training and development commitment to help employees perform to the best of their abilities.
Organisation Profile:
Glasgow Council on Alcohol (GCA) was founded in 1965 and is the oldest established Council on Alcohol in Scotland. GCA is a voluntary organisation working to reduce the harm caused by alcohol misuse through the provision of a range of high quality advice, information, counselling, support, prevention and education and training services.
For an application pack please click on the Apply button now.
Please note: A PVG membership will be required for this post. This will be arranged by Glasgow Council on Alcohol. You will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK.
No CV’s please.
Closing date for applications Friday 14th February 2025
Date of appointment ASAP
N.B If you have not received a phone call/email inviting to interview by 5pm on Thursday 20th February 2025 your application has not been successful.