Addiction Counsellor
Homeless Services | Letterkenny and Co. Donegal
Cpl Healthcare is proud to partner with a leading non-profit organisation in the Northwest that provides vital support to people who have experienced long-term homelessness, chronic trauma, mental health challenges and addiction.
About the Role
As an Addiction Counsellor, you will play a key role in empowering service users to move towards recovery, stability and improved wellbeing. Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will provide person-centred addiction counselling and support using a harm reduction and recovery-oriented approach that meets individuals where they are in their journey.
You will have the opportunity to build meaningful therapeutic relationships, advocate on behalf of clients and support them both within their homes and throughout the wider community. This role offers the chance to work with some of the most vulnerable individuals in society while helping them achieve positive, lasting change.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide therapeutic addiction counselling and recovery-focused support to service users.
- Build trusting, supportive relationships with clients who have experienced homelessness, trauma and addiction.
- Deliver interventions using harm reduction principles and person-centred approaches.
- Develop and implement individualised care and recovery plans.
- Advocate for service users and support access to appropriate services and community resources.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure coordinated, holistic support.
- Liaise effectively with external agencies, housing providers, rehabilitation services and healthcare professionals.
- Support service users to engage with pathways towards housing stability, community integration and long-term recovery.
About You
To succeed in this role, you will have:
Essential Qualifications
- A professional qualification in Counselling or Psychotherapy at a minimum of Level 7 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).
And
- Accreditation with one of the following professional bodies:
- Irish Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (IACP)
- Irish Association of Alcohol and Addiction Counsellors (IAAAC)
- A recognised body within the Irish Council for Psychotherapy (ICP)
Essential Experience & Skills
- A minimum of 2 years' full-time experience in a counselling setting where addiction formed a significant part of the work.
- Experience using harm reduction approaches and recovery-focused interventions.
- Strong understanding of:
- Substance misuse and addiction
- Homelessness and social exclusion
- Dual diagnosis and complex mental health presentations
- Community-based rehabilitation and recovery pathways
- Housing and training support services
- Experience developing and reviewing care plans.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and advocacy skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Proven ability to develop positive working relationships with clients, colleagues and external agencies.
- A full clean driver's licence and access to a vehicle.
What's on Offer?
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
- Permanent contract with a 35-hour working week.
- Excellent work-life balance.
- Generous annual leave entitlement.
- Pension scheme.
- Paid sick leave.
- Paid maternity leave.
- Bike-to-work scheme.
- Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.
- A supportive, values-driven working environment.
- The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals facing some of society's most complex challenges.
Apply Today
If you're passionate about supporting people affected by addiction and homelessness and are looking for a rewarding role where your work creates real and lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Email: zoe.lawlor@cplhealthcare.com
Call: +353 1 947 6238
