We are recruiting for a Addiction Counsellor for UKAT. There are the UK’s leading Addiction Rehab Centre provider. Their purpose is to provide excellent care and treatment to enable all those suffering from addictive disorders to achieve a goal of life-long recovery. They treat addiction as an illness, not a life choice and ensure that all of their practitioners are highly trained and motivated to enable individuals to embark on a life-changing process.
Do you have a passion to help people? Come and work for The UK's leading Alcohol & Drug Rehab provider. As an Addiction Counsellor at our centre in Bradford, West Yorkshire, the benefits are endless.
- You will have endless job satisfaction, and make a difference to people's lives
- You can be a support system for others, and your presence will have a huge impact
- Your experiences as an Addiction Therapist can shape who you are and the decisions you make in life
Main Duties:
The following is not an exhaustive list of duties but an overview of the work required.
- To provide counselling, support, information and advice to individuals in relations to substance misuse.
- To ensure appropriate streamlined referral into Oasis
- To improve access to appropriate services for clients with substance misuse issues
- To communicate the Oasis vision and deliver its mission
- To complete triage assessments/care plans for all clients
- To provide direct client services by way of group and key work
- To meet key service objectives in line with Oasis policies, procedures and data collection systems.
- 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.
- To carryout Drug Testing as required.
- To uphold all Oasis policies and procedures and actively promote equality of opportunity in the course of your work.
- To maintain a safe and welcoming environment ensuring health and safety standards are adhered to.
- Ensure regular consultation with service users and promote their equality, diversity and rights
- To contribute positively to relevant internal and external forums.
- To collaborate effectively with partner agencies and bring a proactive approach to partnership work.
- To undertake any other duties as instructed by the Manager and Directors that will contribute to fulfilling the Oasis aims.
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Work Location: In person