Counsellor - 3 Months FTC initially - Liverpool

Counsellor - 3 Months FTC initially - LiverpoolPermanent£24,000

Are you a passionate Counsellor looking to make a genuine impact in people’s lives?

We’re looking for a motivated and compassionate professional to join our team in Liverpool, working across SHARP Rodney Street and Brink Parr Street. This is a full-time (35 hours) 3-month fixed term contract with strong potential to become permanent for the right person.

In this rewarding role, you’ll work within a community-based treatment setting supporting adults (18+) affected by drug and alcohol use. You’ll be part of a service that delivers an integrated range of clinical, psychosocial and wellbeing interventions designed to support lasting recovery and meaningful change.

You’ll play a key role in delivering The Forward Trust’s SHARP programme, combining the 12-Step model with an ITEP (CBT) approach within a structured community day rehab programme. Working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team, you’ll help clients build the skills, resilience and confidence needed for transformational recovery.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting the delivery of the Liverpool Day Programme and pre-abstinent services
• Delivering 1:1 interventions and facilitating structured daily group programmes
• Supporting client assessments, psychometrics and recovery planning
• Helping clients engage with the 12-Step programme and assignment work
• Working closely with Recovery Practitioners to support admissions and client journeys
• Building effective partnerships with internal teams and external agencies
• Supporting clients to access and fully engage with the day programme

You’ll also contribute to:

• Maintaining a strong recovery culture across services
• Supporting programme performance targets and team objectives
• Ensuring high standards of safeguarding, quality and professional practice
• Accurate case recording and effective use of case management systems
• Continuous service improvement and professional development

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about supporting recovery and positive change
• Can build professional, supportive relationships with clients and colleagues
• Is organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities
• Works with integrity, professionalism and strong boundaries
• Is committed to safeguarding, quality and continuous improvement

This is an excellent opportunity to join a values-driven organisation where your work will directly support people to rebuild their lives and futures.

If you want a role where everyday matters and the work you do creates real change, we’d love to hear from you.

Please see attached Job Description for full details

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)

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 click here .

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.