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Job title: Full time counsellor/ keyworker 5 days (Drug & Alcohol Residential).
District: Southampton – Hampshire
Wage: Salary: £26,325 to 29,250 (£13.50 to 15.00 per hour)
Hours: 5 days per week, hours to be arranged to include: some bank holidays, working 1 late per week, plus some out of hour’s on-call.
Duration: Permanent
Holiday: 6.6 weeks of annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays.
Rewards: As a Counsellor/Keyworker you will benefit from:
• Wellbeing Support, 1-1 Counselling, Advice and Guidance -via our Employee Wellbeing Package
• Competitive salary
• Free onsite parking
• A pension scheme
• Staff discount package
• Contributing to a vastly qualified, experienced, caring and multi-disciplinary team
• Being part of the process that helps people recover
• Bespoke training packages throughout your employment with us
• Allocated training days per year
• Supervision: both 1-1 line management and external clinical supervision (group)
• DBS: We cover the cost of your Enhanced DBS check and renewal
Details:
We are looking for a Full time Counsellor/ Keyworker to work in our Southampton based residential unit.
Qualifications and experience:
The ideal candidate will have or be willing to working towards: Counselling skills Level 3/4 or degree in Addictions Counselling.
Duties include:
Care planned counselling, one to one sessions, therapeutic and structured groups, relapse prevention, presenting workshops, 12 step facilitation etc.
Employees must be willing to undergo essential training
A full Driving Licence and access to a vehicle preferred
Good people skills and computer literacy is essential
Responsibilities
• Create risk management and care plans, and review regularly
• Keep all caseloads up to date
• Liaise with other agencies
• Deliver the programme and interventions
• Provide emotional support for individuals and group
• Ensure the environment is homely, clean and safe
• Ensure that people have access to primary healthcare and update care plans
Desired skills:
• The ability to communicate clearly and sensitively when talking to people
• Good listening skills
• Great problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt and act accordingly to situations
• The ability to work both alone and as part of a team
• A high level of patience and emotional resilience
• Being empathetic and compassionate towards everyone
Closing date: Friday 24 July 2026
Email enquiries to: recruitment@streetscene.org.uk
StreetScene is an Equal Opportunities employer and we welcome people from all minority groups.
If you require reasonable adjustments, please inform us ASAP so, we can support your requirements.
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