Counsellor - Residential Rehabilitation Drugs and Alcohol

We have an exciting and rewarding new opportunity for a Counsellor - Residential Rehabilitation to join our innovative Enhanced Therapeutic Community Residential Service in Oakwood, Derby. This service is brand new and features on-site bedrooms with en-suite, gym and parking.

This new role is an excellent opportunity for the post holder to develop their practice around addiction and complex needs to support people within a residential rehabilitation setting. Working as part of Phoenix's residential rehab team to deliver enhanced mental health support to people with co-existing mental health and addiction needs.

Your Role

To provide support for people with their recovery from drug or alcohol misuse through 1 to 1 counselling and group work.
The post holder will also carry out strength-based assessments, and work with individuals to create care plans, and promote visible recovery.
The post holder must work as part of a multi-disciplinary team made up of Therapeutic workers, Nurse's and support staff.
The post holder should be a qualified counsellor with BACP accreditation.
They should have good office IT skills and be used to working in the substance misuse field or similar.
The post holder will be experienced managing a case load, engaging in partnership working and delivering CBT based interventions.
Provide supervision of academic placements ensuring that trainees acquire the necessary skills, competencies and experience to contribute effectively to good mental health care and to contribute to the assessment and evaluation of such competencies.
You will be able to utilise theory, evidence-based literature and research to support evidence-based practise in individual work and work with other team members.
Your Rewards

• Brand new refurbished service



• On site Gym, staff changing rooms and showers
  
  Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years' experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment.


Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future.

We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing. We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.


• Starting salary of £24,250 per annum, pro rata with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to £28,750 per annum, pro rata.



• 25 days' annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days) (pro rata)



• Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance



• Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities



• Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system



• Opportunity to complete the Care Certificate, a robust induction to roles in health and social care developed by Skills for Care and Health Education England.