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Therapist / Counsellor

Job Description

Therapist / Counsellor

Service Care Solutions are currently working with a Local Charity to fill a full time, permanent position for a Therapist / Counsellor within their Substance Misuse & Addiction services.

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:

  • 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:

  • To contribute to assessments of clients within agreed timescales.
  • 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:

  • 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

This is a full time position working 40 hours a week Monday - Friday. This service is open 7 days a week so there would be a rota for weekend shifts.