Director of Addiction Services – Residential & Community, Co.
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Our client, a long-established and professionally accredited social enterprise, is seeking to appoint a Director of Addiction Services to lead its residential and community-based programmes.
Reporting to the CEO, the successful candidate will provide strategic, operational, and clinical leadership across a comprehensive suite of addiction services, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, evidence-informed care aligned with recovery-oriented and trauma-informed practice.
This senior leadership role involves oversight of both the Residential and Community Services Managers, fostering a strong culture of collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement across multidisciplinary teams.
The Director will play a key role in service development, clinical governance, quality assurance and stakeholder engagement, while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and organisational priorities.
Qualifications and Criteria
Educated to a Degree Level 8 of the NFQ or equivalent, in Counselling, Psychotherapy, Psychology or other related fields.
Postgraduate qualification in leadership, management, or addiction studies desirable.
Hold full professional accreditation in a relevant discipline.
Qualified and accredited to provide clinical supervision.
Minimum 3-5 years relevant post-qualification senior leadership or service management experience ideally gained in Addiction Treatment Services or related psychotherapy/psychology/health services.
Demonstrable experience of facilitating group clinical supervision.
Experience in strategic planning, service development, risk management and innovation.
Experience in leading, supporting and developing staff and building high-performing teams.
Strong knowledge of clinical governance, quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
Full clean driving licence with insurance indemnity to our client.
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