Advertised from 10 July 2026

Role

About Us:

Murray’s Initiative (formally known as Glasgow Council on Alcohol) is an independent Scottish charity that works to reduce alcohol and drug-related harm at both individual and community levels. Established in 1965, Murray’s Initiative adopts a long-term, trauma-informed and asset-based approach to changing the culture around substance use. Its services are built on a person-centred, harm-reduction model, supporting people whether their goal is to reduce consumption or achieve abstinence.

Murray’s Initiative offers free, confidential counselling services for people concerned about their own or someone else's drinking. Murray’s Initiative delivers a range of interventions including groupwork and employability support as well as a number of holistic and inclusive services, such as a women’s service for survivors of gender-based violence, young person’s peer education service, LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing support and tailored wellbeing programmes.

Murray’s Initiative is also a recognised provider of professional development, offering a comprehensive training portfolio including education aimed at increasing awareness of alcohol use and promoting healthier lifestyles, COSCA Counselling Skills and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Murray’s Initiative deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire and North Lanarkshire, helping people make meaningful, positive change in their lives.

The foundation of Murray’s Initiative is our supportive and inclusive culture for all who engage and work with us. 

About the Role:

The role of Counselling Practice Manager

The Counselling Practice Manager will lead and manage Murray’s Initiative’s Integrated Counselling Services, which includes commissioned counselling services for adults seeking support for their alcohol and / or drug use and a privately funded wellbeing counselling service. 

The Counselling Practice Manager will manage and support all counsellors working in Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire and North Lanarkshire, student placements from the Murray’s Initiative Diploma and volunteer counsellors. The post holder will contribute to service delivery by managing a small caseload of clients. The post holder will support the Head of Client Services/Deputy CEO in managing and co-ordinating a high-quality service within Murray’s Initiative, whilst ensuring that staff counsellors, volunteers, and students receive appropriate supervision, support, and guidance. 

As part of the Service Management Team, the Counselling Practice Manager will develop, influence and drive forward the strategy for Murray’s Initiative.

The Counselling Practice Manager will report to the Head of Client Services / Deputy CEO. 

This post requires membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme for children and protected adults. Successful applicants will be required to join the PVG Scheme.

Application notes

Interested candidates are invited to apply by completing the online application form which can be found here: https://murrays.livevacancies.co.uk/#/job/details/55

If you require our application form in another format, please contact HR@murrays.scot

The following is the timescale for the process:

Closing date for applications: Sunday 2nd August 2026

Shortlisting: Thursday 6th August 2026

Date of interviews: Wednesday 12th / Thursday 13th August 2026

Start date: Mid September 2026

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Murray’s Initiative is an Equal Opportunities Organisation. We are committed to treating all workers and job applicants fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital / civil partnership status, age, race, disability or gender identity and expression or any other personal characteristic.

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