Addictions Counsellor (Bank Staff) - Clouds House

Looking for a role where your therapeutic skills genuinely change lives? At Clouds House, we are looking for a Bank Addictions Counsellor to join our residential treatment service, working within a fully integrated One Team model where collaboration, shared accountability and recovery-focused care are at the heart of everything we do. This is a flexible bank role within our therapeutic community, supporting individuals through structured, trauma-informed and 12 Step-informed recovery programmes.

What you'll be doing:

• Deliver structured individual and group therapeutic interventions within a residential addiction setting
• Work in line with 12 Step principles and trauma-informed practice
• Complete assessments, treatment planning and risk management documentation
• Support clients to build recovery capital, life skills and relapse prevention strategies
• Contribute to safe medication processes (including eMAR where required)
• Maintain high-quality, accurate and inspection-ready clinical records
• Support practical needs including housing, benefits, budgeting and employment readiness
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and external partners to ensure continuity of care

What we're looking for:

• Level 5 counselling qualification (or above)
• Experience in residential addiction treatment
• Strong understanding of 12 Step recovery frameworks
• Experience delivering structured group and 1:1 therapeutic work
• Confident safeguarding and risk awareness
• Strong communication, reflection and documentation skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment
• Emotional resilience and a commitment to ongoing professional development

Desirable experience:

• Dual diagnosis / complex needs experience
• Previous work in 12 Step residential settings
• Health & social care qualification

You’ll be part of a supportive, purpose-driven team where every role contributes to a shared mission: enabling meaningful, lasting recovery. Our One Team culture means open communication, shared learning, and collective responsibility for delivering high-quality care.

If you're a compassionate practitioner who thrives in a structured residential environment and is available for flexible bank work, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Diversity at Forward Trust:

The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with Lived Experience of addiction, offending, or homelessness. When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.

To find out more about Forward's commitment to being an inclusive employer and our current EDI strategy, please visit our website.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.

Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work:

Dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview. If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the Eligibility to Work in the UK requirements.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding:

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk. Forward Trust follow safer recruitment practices and support a culture of openness and accountability.