Specialist Harm Reduction Worker

Occy; Leven; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

WithYou seeks a Specialist Harm Reduction Worker to support clients across Fife, delivering harm reduction interventions and outreach in the community. You will coordinate care through partnerships, manage a caseload, and ensure respectful, dignified treatment at all times.

The role requires health/social care experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends. Salary starts at £26,250 per annum with progression to £30,900.

Qualifications

• Experience in health, social care, criminal justice or a related setting.
• Demonstrable ability to deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Experience delivering outreach and community-based group work.

Responsibilities

• Provide harm reduction interventions and structured one-to-one work.
• Carry out outreach harm reduction and multi-agency liaison with partners.
• Manage an active caseload with a focus on continuity of care and dignity.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and colleagues, ensuring high-quality service.
• Be flexible with hours and support other locations when needed.

Skills

Harm reduction

Outreach work

Relationship building

Group work

Health & safety

IT literacy

Driving license

Time management

Compassionate care

Education

Health/social care qualification

Job description

Our Specialist Harm Reduction Workers play a vital role in supporting clients, providing information and advice in relation to reducing drug and alcohol related harm, including promoting safer drug use practices; working with individuals most at risk.

In this role you will provide harm reduction interventions, structured one to one work, outreach harm reduction and multi agency liaison with our partners. You will play a key role in the development of Harm Minimisation interventions in a community setting.

This is a frontline role at WithYou, where you will provide continuity of care through effective partnership working, care coordination, key work responsibilities, and intervention delivery. You will manage an active caseload, connecting quickly with clients and ensuring they’re always treated with respect and dignity.

As a leading charity supporting people with drug, alcohol, and mental health challenges, we operate over 80 services across England and Scotland, providing free and confidential support to more than 100,000 people each year. WithYou is all about working with our clients to find the right path for them to get to where they want to be, and you will be joining an amazing team of people who go the extra mile to make that happen. Working within one of our services is always busy, sometimes challenging, but always rewarding.

We’re looking for a compassionate and motivated individual, with an exceptional ability to build meaningful relationships. You will have demonstrable experience working within the health, social care, criminal justice or other specialist setting, or a clear motivation for wanting to work in the drug and alcohol sector. A successful track record of providing efficient and reliable customer service is essential.

You will be highly organised, have excellent communication skills, and be able to manage your time effectively. You will work collaboratively as part of a team to ensure a high-quality service is maintained. Above all, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do and has a positive and engaging approach to our clients and key stakeholders.

To be successful in this role you will:

• have experience of working in a health, social care, or related setting
• have knowledge and understanding of delivering evidence-based interventions
• have experience of delivering group work, specifically in outreach and community settings
• have knowledge of health and safety, including assessing clients in high-risk situations
• have the ability to build and maintain effective relationships with clients and colleagues alike
• be resilient under pressure and able to prioritise your work
• be comfortable using IT and digital media
• able to be flexible with your working hours on occasion and be happy to support other With You locations when needed
• a driving license and access to a vehicle

Join our team as a Specialist Harm Reduction Worker in Fife on a permanent basis.

Are you a compassionate and motivated individual who wants to change people’s lives? Our team in Fife is looking for a Specialist Harm Reduction Worker to join them in providing high-quality recovery care to a diverse client group. If you are enthusiastic, creative and passionate about helping others, we’d love to hear from you.

As a Specialist Harm Reduction Worker, we offer a starting salary of £26,250 per annum. The salary for this role is on an incremental scale and will rise each year in line with our pay progression salary bands, to £30,900 per annum. For further details please reach out to a member of the recruitment team via [e-mail].

This is a full time, permanent position. This role will involve occasional evenings and weekend working.

The closing date for this role is 8th November 2026; however, please note that this role may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised.