Job overview

🌟 Join Our Team as a Harm Reduction  Worker! 🌟
Location: Forward Leeds
Service Area: Harm Reduction & Social Support

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? Do you believe in inclusion, compassion, and community? If so, we want to hear from you.

At Forward Leeds, we’re looking for a Harm Reduction Social Support Worker to join our dedicated Harm Reduction Team. You’ll be at the heart of our mission—supporting individuals who use drugs and alcohol to live healthier, safer, and more empowered lives.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide non-judgmental, person-centered support to people using substances.

• Advocate passionately for service users, helping them access the health, housing, and social support they need.

• Work shoulder-to-shoulder with a wide network of services, and build new partnerships that strengthen the safety net around our community.

What We’re Looking For:

• Someone who’s passionate about harm reduction and social justice.

• A strong communicator who builds trust and rapport easily.

• A team player who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-agency environment.

• Experience in the field is great—but attitude, empathy, and drive matter most.

Why Forward Leeds?
Because every day here is different—and every day, you’ll help someone move forward. You’ll be part of a supportive team that’s committed to inclusion, compassion, and real impact.

Main duties of the job

In this dynamic role, you’ll deliver hands-on harm reduction support while advocating for some of the most vulnerable members of our community—balancing frontline care with partnership working and case management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide needle and syringe provision, safer injecting advice, and harm reduction equipment tailored to individual needs.

• Deliver overdose prevention advice and Naloxone training to service users.

• Offer specialist guidance on safer drug use and alcohol-related harm.

• Support safe return of injecting equipment by building trust with service users.

• Join partner agencies for outreach sessions, including early mornings and evenings.

• Manage a caseload, developing tailored support plans based on health and social needs.

• Provide practical advice on housing, benefits, and welfare.

Above all, you’ll play a vital role in helping people stay safer, feel heard, and move forward—one step at a time.

Working for our organisation

St. Anne's wants to reward its permanent 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