Residential Counsellor (Female)


Company:	The Nelson Trust
Salary:	from £29,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Stroud, GL5 2QJ
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Sept 2026
Closing date:	7 Oct 2026

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Summary

The Nelson Trust is a leading charity supporting people affected by addiction, trauma and multiple disadvantages.

As a Residential Counsellor, you will play a vital role in supporting clients through their therapeutic journey within our residential treatment service. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide one-to-one addiction counselling, facilitate group therapy sessions and help clients develop the skills, resilience and recovery capital needed to achieve lasting change.

Salary: £29,000 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week (flexibility required as needed)

Location: Brimscombe, Stroud

What will you do?

Provide one-to-one therapeutic counselling and support clients throughout their recovery journey

Deliver weekly interpersonal group therapy sessions and therapeutic interventions

Develop, review and update person-centred care plans and risk management plans

Work closely with clinical colleagues, families, referrers and partner organisations to support positive treatment outcomes

Conduct assessments, support client engagement with treatment programmes and contribute to recovery-focused planning

Maintain accurate records, contribute to reporting requirements and uphold safeguarding and professional standards

What we offer

Holidays: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), increasing by 1 day for each year of service up to a maximum of 30 days

Pension: 6% employer contribution

Investment in your development through training, supervision and career pathways

Access to wellbeing and employee assistance support

Death in service benefit (2x salary)

Refer a Friend scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

Eye care scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

This role will close once a suitable candidate has been appointed. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

Due to the nature of the work carried out in our Women’s Centres this role is restricted to female applicants only in accordance with the provisions of the occupational requirement (Equality Act 2010, pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1).

The Nelson Trust is committed to safeguarding, the successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

We have become known for the quality of our work and ability to provide bespoke care and support services. While we are proud of our achievements so far, we are ambitious and want to continue to grow and diversify our workforce.

We recognise that employees from different backgrounds bring unique knowledge, perspectives and experiences and we are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from individuals across all sectors of society.

This is an opportunity for new, challenging and highly rewarding experiences. Our staff make a real difference to people’s lives and in return for your commitment and enthusiasm, we offer a comprehensive training and development programme a generous pension scheme and a positive working environment.

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