Day Programme Recovery Worker
Location: Liverpool
Salary: £24,000 per annum
Are you passionate about helping people and looking for a new challenge?
Do you want to work for a company where you are valued and be a person who can make a difference?
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.
What you will be doing?
We are looking to recruit an experienced, enthusiastic and flexible individual to work as part of our professional Counselling Team and this role will require you:
- Deliver the SHARP programme (Self Help Addiction Recovery Programme) and our Contining Care programme to a high quality, enabling clients to complete treatment and sustain abstinence
- Facilitate group therapy sessions, including interpersonal and step groups
- Conduct one to one counselling and case management sessions
- Set therapeutic assignments
What are we looking for?
We are ideally looking for somebody with the skills and experience below but can also accept someone who is passionate about working with vulnerable individuals as we can offer a robust induction and training programme for the right person
- Speaker of multiple languages is desirable but not essential.
- Carry out assessments, designing and implementing SMART care plans.
- Understanding of 12 step approach.
- Experience and knowledge of the range of psychosocial interventions including structured programme facilitation and how they benefit the service user group we work with.
- Level 2/3 Counselling qualification (or working towards)
- Quick thinking with a high level use of initiative
What we offer
- Training and development opportunities
- Flexible working
- Simply Health Cashback Scheme (Optional)
- £90 per month External Therapy Allowance
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Crisis Loan Scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
- 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
- Access to Blue Light Card
- 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)
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
Please note: We reserve the right to close vacancies early