THERAPIST - ADDICTION
Linwood House, Barnsley
£25,000 - £27,000 per year – Full time, Permanent
40 Hours per week
Do you have a passion to help people? Come and work for The UK's leading Alcohol & Drug Rehab provider. Our mission is to provide high quality, person-centred, safe and effective treatment. We believe that anyone experiencing challenges with addiction & mental health is able to recover and achieve their true potential.
If you're a compassionate, genuine and courageous Therapist looking to make a difference in people's lives, we want to hear from you! Come and be a part of a company that prides itself on providing a world-class treatment in comfortable and affordable facilities across the UK. You'll be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of high quality therapeutic support to substance misusing clients at Linwood House.
UKAT Values:
* Integrity & Respect
* Being accountable for our own actions
* Passionate about our services
* Having a humility & hunger to learn
* We LOVE success & encourage employee development for progression
* Simplicity & Excellence!
The benefits of being a Therapist in the team:
* Supportive PDP.
* Training and development opportunities, we love to see employee progression!
* 28 Days Holiday rising to 33 Days after 5 continuous years of service.
* Birthday Off!
* Company pension scheme.
* On-site parking.
* Blue Light Card- discounts at thousands of retailers.
* Wellness programme with BUPA.
* Employee of the month (£100 voucher).
* Employee appreciation days (the chance to win prizes and win outstanding contribution awards).
Main duties of the Therapist:
* To contribute to assessments of clients within agreed timescales.
* To deliver therapeutic support through group-work sessions and one to one interventions.
* To contribute to regular reviews of the client with probation and health workers.
* To counsel individuals about their substance use.
* To help individuals address their substance use and offending behaviour.
* 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.
* Ensure that all administration, case recording, written reports etc. are maintained accurately.
* Where required, participate in activities and tasks which directly respond to client need.
Essential criteria:
* Experience of direct work with substance misusing clients.
* Level 4 or higher qualification in Counselling or equivalent
* Two years' experience of direct client work with at least one years' experience of working with substance misusers in a therapeutic setting.
* Experience of developing and delivering therapeutic support programmes.
* Experience of providing direct client services particularly assessment & group-work.
* A flexible open approach and proven communication skills in the management of sessional staff, volunteers and clients.
* Experience of working in partnership with a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies.
* Proven skills in planning and administration.
* Ability and willingness to develop the treatment programme to suit client need.
* Understanding of the importance of upholding quality standards, performance monitoring and collating appropriate statistical information for purchasers.
* Knowledge of health and safety, including assessing high-risk situations for clients.
Personal qualities of the Therapist:
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Good communication and inter-personal skills
* Ability to respond flexibly to the demands of the post
Recruitment process:
If you have been successful in your initial application;
* You will have an initial phone conversation with the talent acquisition specialist which will be an informal chat and opportunity to ask questions about the position
* If you are successful in your initial phone conversation, you will be required to undertake an interview on-site and then successful candidate will be invited back to carry out a second stage interview.
* Our shortlisted candidates will be notified if they are successful within 5 working days post interview.