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Location: Clouds House
Salary: A GBP 15,600 per annum
About The Role
Please be advised this is a part-time vacancy 21 hours per week, there is a requirement to work two weekend shifts per week and one evening shift (up to 8.30pm) per week.
We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Addictions Counsellor to join the team at Clouds House, working as part of our integrated One Team approach.
You will deliver safe, effective, and person-centred therapeutic interventions to support clients throughout their recovery journey. Working within the Clouds House model, 12 Step-informed principles, and trauma-informed practice, you will provide structured individual and group interventions and help clients develop the skills and recovery capital needed to build a sustainable life beyond residential treatment.
Collaboration is at the heart of the role. You will work closely with colleagues across Support, Facilities, Admissions, and other multidisciplinary teams to maintain continuity of care and a positive therapeutic environment.
You will also contribute to safeguarding, safe medication processes, infection prevention and control, accurate and timely record-keeping, and continuous improvement across the service. You will be expected to uphold Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion principles and maintain high professional and clinical standards at all times.
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About You
You will be a qualified and experienced counsellor with a Level 5 counselling qualification or above and experience working within a residential addiction treatment setting. You will have experience delivering structured individual and group therapeutic interventions and be confident working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
We Are Particularly Interested In Candidates Who Have
- Experience working within 12 Step residential treatment settings.
- Experience supporting people with complex needs or dual-diagnosis presentations.
- A health or social care qualification.
- A strong understanding of trauma-informed and person-centred approaches.
- Excellent communication, teamwork, and professional relationship-building skills.
- A commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality, accurate record-keeping, and professional standards.
- A genuine commitment to supporting people to achieve sustainable recovery and positive change.
Above all, you will share our One Team values, working collaboratively and openly with colleagues and recognising that every interaction contributes to creating a safe, supportive, and effective recovery environment.
About Us
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.
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Benefits
We are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally, the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us as an employee, we will offer you the following benefits:
- Flexible working
- Training and development opportunities
- Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Crisis Loan Scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
- 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Access to Blue Light Card
- 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
- Contributory Pension Scheme: Employer matched contributions of up to 6 in the first two years of service and up to 9 thereafter
- Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
- Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
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