Job overview

Working as part of a dedicated team across Leeds, you will provide support and interventions to individuals affected by alcohol use, operating within a range of community settings as well as the Forward Leeds service. This is an exciting opportunity to engage with individuals who may struggle to access or engage with traditional treatment services, helping to address unmet needs within the community.

In this role, you will deliver timely, responsive assessments and work collaboratively with colleagues and professionals from other services to ensure cohesive, person-centred care. Your support will include preparing individuals for alcohol detoxification—whether through residential facilities or community-based detox pathways.

Our goal is to ensure that service users and their families receive coordinated, appropriate care tailored to their individual needs, promoting recovery and improved well-being.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape detox services in Leeds and make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals affected by alcohol dependency.

Main duties of the job

• You will work closely with the Team Manager and will be responsible for your own case load of service users.
• You will organise face to face appointments and deliver therapeutic sessions including safe alcohol reduction plans, risk assessments and harm reduction/relapse prevention work.
• You will also link in with GP’s, Healthcare Assistants, Hospital Teams, and Rehab Facilities to work holistically in supporting services users to achieve their planned treatment goals.
• Using your own initiative to identify unmet needs within our service and work collaboratively with partnership agencies.

You will be fully supported by the Service Manager, Team Manager and Senior Detox Practitioner to deliver positive outcomes for your service users. This role is both exciting and rewarding, you will have access to fantastic learning and development opportunities to help build your skill set and knowledge.

St Annes staff based within Forward Leeds also have the added benefit of access to training and personal development opportunities via the Forward Leeds consortium.

Working for our organisation

St. Anne's wants to reward its employees for their hard work. Employee benefits include;

• Rising 20 to 25 days plus statutory bank holidays
• 24 Hour Employee Assistance Programme
• Continuous opportunities for ongoing training and career development
• Cycle To Work scheme
• Refer A Friend recruitment initiative
• Flexible working opportunities (where applicable) upon successful completion of probation period
• Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Discounted income protection scheme
• Free car parking at most services
• Free life assurance cover