Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Addiction Counsellor to work in Barnsley on a full-time basis.
The salary for this permanent Addiction Counsellor job is £18,803 - £27,100 per annum.
Are you passionate about helping people transform their lives?
Join the UK’s leading Alcohol & Drug Rehab provider as an Addictions Counsellor in Barnsley. If you're looking for a role that offers true job satisfaction, a supportive team environment, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.
What’s in it for you?
- Personal development opportunities: A tailored personal development plan (PDP) to help you grow in your role.
- Career progression: Ongoing training and development to enhance your skills.
- Holiday allowance: 28 days, rising to 33 days after five continuous years of service.
- Company pension scheme
- On-site parking
- Blue Light Card: Enjoy discounts at thousands of retailers nationwide.
- Employee of the Month: Recognition with rewards of up to £100.
Your role as an Addictions Counsellor will include:
- Delivering therapeutic support through group sessions and one-on-one interventions.
- Collaborating with probation officers and healthcare professionals to conduct regular client reviews.
- Conducting assessments of clients and counselling them on substance use and its impact.
- Helping individuals address their substance use and related behaviours.
- Maintaining accurate records of client attendance, participation, and progress.
- Supporting clients through detoxification and stabilisation using a range of therapeutic techniques.
- Ensuring all documentation, case reports, and administrative duties are kept up to date.
- Responding to client needs with compassion and flexibility.
What we’re looking for:
- Experience working with substance misuse clients – you’ll have at least two years of direct client work experience, with at least one year specifically in a therapeutic setting.
- Counselling qualification: Level 4 or higher.
- Experience in developing and delivering therapeutic support programmes and providing assessments and group therapy.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to manage sessional staff, volunteers, and clients effectively.
- Proven ability to work in partnership with statutory and non-statutory agencies.
- A flexible, open approach to client care, with a commitment to high standards.
- Knowledge of health and safety, including assessing high-risk situations.
Contact:
This Addiction Counsellor job is advertised by Craig Osborne; 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, Sanctuary Personnel 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. Sanctuary 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, Sanctuary 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.
