Addiction Counsellor – The Bridges

Location: The Bridges

Salary:  £26,187

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Advertising End Date: 30 Mar 2026

About The Role

Are you passionate about supporting people on their journey to recovery from substance misuse?

The Bridges, Forward’s residential treatment centre in Hull, is looking for a dedicated Addictions Counsellor with a minimum Level 4 counselling qualification to join our Treatment Team.

We provide structured 3–6-month programmes for adults committed to abstinence, using evidence-based approaches like the 12-step model, Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), and “Seeking Safety.” Over 20 years, we’ve built a thriving recovery culture, and we want you to help it grow.

What You’ll Do as an Addictions Counsellor:

• Manage a caseload, creating tailored recovery plans and risk assessments.
• Deliver structured group sessions and individual 1:1 support.
• Provide a full range of psycho-social interventions to meet client needs.
• Support reintegration into the community, helping residents build sustainable recovery.
• Oversee admissions, accompany clients on external activities, and supervise medication self-administration.
• Carry out drug and alcohol testing, maintain accurate records, and communicate effectively across the team.

What We’re Looking For:

• Minimum Level 4 counselling qualification with practical experience.
• Understanding of holistic recovery needs, beyond immediate therapeutic support
• Commitment to quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Creative, proactive, and solution-focused team players who put service users first.
• Ability to work flexibly across services and maintain high professional standards.

At The Bridges, you’ll make a real difference in people’s lives while being part of a supportive, learning-focused environment.

You’ll work with a team committed to innovation, excellence, and building sustainable recovery outcomes, and you’ll have access to ongoing training to help you grow professionally.

This is your chance to contribute to Hull’s wider recovery community and be part of a service that genuinely changes lives.

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)

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.

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.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

https://careers.forwardtrust.org.uk/vacancies/520/addiction-counsellor--the-bridges.html

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