Addiction Recovery Counsellor

Job Overview:
Saved2Save International is seeking a compassionate, emotionally grounded, and clinically structured Addiction Recovery Counsellor to deliver the Saved2Save recovery programme.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Deliver structured one-to-one counselling sessions across different stages of recovery, facilitate weekly recovery groups using the Saved2Save curriculum, support participants in identifying triggers, behavioural patterns, emotional difficulties, and relapse risks, adapt interventions based on participant readiness, emotional needs, and stage of change, support participants in developing practical coping strategies, accountability systems, and relapse prevention plans, maintain a safe, non-judgmental, and emotionally supportive therapeutic environment, conduct participant assessments using tools such as CORE-10 and the Readiness to Change Questionnaire (RCQ), maintain timely, accurate, and confidential clinical documentation in line with organisational and ethical standards, complete session notes, risk assessments, safeguarding reports, and participant progress documentation, participate in case discussions, supervision, and programme reviews where required, identify safeguarding concerns and escalate appropriately in line with organisational procedures, respond appropriately to participants presenting in emotional distress, relapse crisis, or elevated risk situations, maintain professional boundaries and ethical standards at all times, work collaboratively with leadership regarding participant welfare and risk concerns, integrate Christian spiritual principles appropriately and ethically within counselling work, use prayer, scripture, encouragement, and spiritual accountability in a way that supports — rather than replaces — structured therapeutic intervention, work respectfully with participants at varying levels of faith, readiness, and spiritual maturity.

Required Qualifications:
Degree in Counselling or Psychology, minimum of 2 years’ experience in counselling, mental health support, addiction recovery, or behavioural support work, experience facilitating both individual and group interventions, working knowledge of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) frameworks and techniques, strong understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality, and professional boundaries, ability to balance empathy with accountability in recovery work, strong emotional maturity and the ability to work within emotionally demanding environments, excellent communication, listening, and interpersonal skills, strong, active Christian faith, with the ability to integrate Biblical principles appropriately within therapeutic work, ability to work respectfully with individuals from different backgrounds and levels of spiritual engagement, emotional steadiness and maturity, compassion without enabling behaviour, strong professional judgement, ability to hold therapeutic boundaries, teachability and openness to supervision, structured and organised working style, genuine passion for recovery and behavioural transformation, ability to remain calm during emotionally intense situations.

Educational Background:
Degree in Counselling or Psychology

Experience:
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in counselling, mental health support, addiction recovery, or behavioural support work

Languages:
English

Additional Notes:
Experience working within addiction recovery or behavioural addiction services, training or experience in Motivational Interviewing and/or the Stages of Change model, experience within a faith-based, church-led, or non-profit recovery environment, experience supporting young adults or vulnerable populations, lived experience of recovery with clear professional boundaries and emotional stability, understanding of the Lagos community context, particularly Lekki and the surrounding areas.