Job Description

Abbeycare Scotland's mission is to consistently deliver exceptional evidence-based addiction treatment, creating recovery opportunity for clients, their loved ones, and our communities.

Set at Erskine Mains House in Erskine Renfrewshire, Abbeycare Scotland provides a specialist residential abstinence based addictions recovery detoxification and rehabilitation service.

Closing Date: 5pm on Monday 15th September 2025

Job Purpose

As an Addictions Recovery Therapist, you will be responsible as part of the therapeutic team for the day-to-day delivery of a high-quality treatment programme primarily for clients.

The rehabilitation of clients with substance use and addictive behaviours issues is our primary purpose and this involves structured psychosocial interventions in a safe environment.

Knowledge and Skills

Conducting effective clinical assessments and drafting evidence-based treatment plans and delivering a structured therapeutic programme through group-work sessions and one to one interventions.

Core standards of counselling practice and code of conduct outlined by your registered professional body and Abbeycare Scotland.

Excellent IT skills and computer literacy.

Strong verbal client communication, organisational and time management skills.

Abide by ethical obligations in addictions therapy, with a strong sense of professional integrity, national and recovery care standards and counselling best practice.

Specialist mental health knowledge or skills relating to specific areas, e.g. physical, emotional, mental, physical and spiritual difficulties common to assisting those through recovery from addiction.

Confidence to work on own initiative as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Understanding of the importance of maintaining professional boundaries, upholding quality standards and performance monitoring.

Understanding of safety and legal obligations, including patient rights, consent, safeguarding and harm reduction interventions

Experience

2 years of qualified experience of direct client work with at least one year's experience of working with addiction in a therapeutic setting (preferred)

Experience of direct work with substance-use clients or those with addictive behaviours

Experience in developing and delivering therapeutic support programmes

Understanding and experience of the main therapeutic interventions utilised within the Abbeycare programme CBT / 12 step / DBT.

Experience in providing direct client services particularly assessment, group-work and one to one counselling.

Experience in underlying issues associated with substance use such as past trauma, loss, grief, shame, co-dependency, anxiety and depression.

Experience in working in partnership with a range of statutory and non-statutory agencies.

Qualifications and Abilities

A professional qualification in counselling.

Professional counselling body membership

A current driving licence.

The ability to effectively promote the community recovery guidelines and maintain professional boundaries without threatening or antagonising clients.

Demonstrate the ability to resolve conflict, build supportive relationships, be engaging, open, honest and possess personal resilience

At Abbeycare Scotland, our values are very important to us, so if you believe you can bring your experience, talent and integrity to the role and be a part of our future, we are waiting to hear from you.

Please apply by sending your CV and covering letter before the closing date above, outlining why you are the right person for the job.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 35,880.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:

Erskine PA8 7ED: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 15/09/2025