Counselling Support Worker Salisbury, England
The Forward Trust
Full Time
Salisbury, England
25746 - 30007 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Overview:
We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with ‘Lived Experience’ we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.
What you will be doing?:
The Support Worker will provide support to the counselling team over a 7 day week, to cover some evenings up to 10pm. The role will involve providing one to one support and structured low-level psychoeducational sessions and group work. Also providing motivational support to clients in individual sessions and assisting the Clouds House team in the effective organization of all appropriate treatment sessions.
Attention to security, health and safety and risk will also be key aspects of the role.
What we are looking for?:
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We are The Forward Trust (formerly RAPt and Blue Sky), 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.
We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with ‘Lived Experience’ we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.
Clouds House is one of Forward’s residential substance misuse treatment centre in East Knoyle, Wiltshire. Clouds delivers a structured 12 Step treatment programme, designed to help dependent substance users maintain abstinence and develop long term sustainable recovery. Over the last 38 years Clouds has helped over 12,000 clients work towards a life in recovery and helped to create a growing recovery culture through our alumni. Our ambition is to significantly increase this recovery capital, offering treatment to as many clients, irrespective of means, as possible.
The Support Worker will provide support to the counselling team over a 7 day week, to cover some evenings up to 10pm. The role will involve providing one to one support and structured low-level psychoeducational sessions and group work. Also providing motivational support to clients in individual sessions and assisting the Clouds House team in the effective organization of all appropriate treatment sessions.
Attention to security, health and safety and risk will also be key aspects of the role.
- Good observational and reporting skills.
- Understanding of and commitment to the principles of equality and diversity, confidentiality, health and safety.
- Ability to engage effectively with the client group, including holding strong professional boundaries, conflict resolution and working with challenging behaviour.
- Ability to work alone using own initiative
- A thorough knowledge of and commitment to the 12-step process of recovery from addiction.
- Experience of working in a residential rehabilitation setting or similar.
- Experience of delivering therapeutic groups.
- Training opportunities and career development
- Flexible working
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- 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’ service and up to 9% thereafter
- Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
- Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)
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Person specification:
Counselling Support Worker, Clouds House
The Forward Trust
www.forwardtrust.org.uk
London, United Kingdom
Mike Trace
Unknown / Non-Applicable
501 to 1000 Employees
Non-profit Organisation
Healthcare Services & Hospitals
1991
