Counsellor Peripatetic Team

Location: Essex

Salary: £24,000 per annum plus benefits

Vacancy Type: Permanent, Full Time

Make a real difference in people’s lives. Join our dedicated Essex Community Rehabilitation service as a Counsellor.

We are looking for a skilled and compassionate Counsellor to deliver a range of psychosocial and psychoeducational programmes, including The Brink of Change and Prep for SHARP, alongside 1:1 therapeutic support. You’ll be based across multiple community partner hubs in Essex, supporting clients on their recovery journey.

 What you'll do:

• Facilitate group therapy sessions and workshops
• Provide 1:1 tailored therapeutic interventions
• Manage a caseload and contribute to treatment planning
• Collaborate with families, professionals, and stakeholders
• Support clients with safeguarding, onward referrals, and aftercare planning

 What we’re looking for:

• Experience delivering structured therapeutic interventions
• Knowledge of substance misuse and recovery support
• Strong communication and assessment skills
• A collaborative, values-driven approach
• Commitment to professional development

 Qualifications

• Recognised counselling qualification (Level 4 or above)- Essential
• Accreditation with a recognised counselling body- Desirable

 Why join us?
You’ll play a vital role in transforming lives while gaining ongoing clinical supervision and development opportunities.

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, 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 are committed to our cause and the work we carry out as a charity. Equally the wellbeing and the employees who work for us are also important. Joining us an employee, we will offer you the following benefits - 

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
• 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 proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

https://careers.forwardtrust.org.uk/vacancies/198/counsellor-peripatetic-team.html

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.

Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work

We recognise the importance of safeguarding, 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.

Contact information

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