Job Description
Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency looking for an experienced and dedicated Counsellor/Therapist to work in Guildford on a full-time basis (40 hours per week).
The salary for this permanent Counsellor/Therapist job is up to £27,000 per annum.
Benefits:
- Progression Opportunities
- Free training and development opportunities
- 28 Days Holiday rising to 33 Days after 5 continuous years of service
- Company pension scheme
- Free On-site parking
- Blue Light Card
- Wellness programme
- Employee of the month vouchers
Duties:
- Contribute to assessments of clients within agreed timescales
- Deliver therapeutic support through group-work sessions and one to one interventions
- Contribute to regular reviews of the client with probation and health workers
- Counsel individuals about their substance use
- Help individuals address their substance use and offending behaviour
- Maintain records of the client attendance and participation in the group programme
- 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 needs
Requirements of the Counsellor/Therapist:
- Have a passion to help people
- Experience of direct work with substance misusing clients
- Level 4 or higher qualification in Counselling or equivalent
- Experience of direct client work with 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
Contact:
This Counsellor/Therapist job is advertised by Ryan Mann; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Global Healthcare Jobs takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Global Healthcare Jobs is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.