Specialist Harm Reduction Worker - Fixed Term

We Are With You; Leven, Kennoway; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

We Are With You is recruiting a Specialist Harm Reduction Worker for their Fife service on a fixed-term 12-month contract. The role involves providing harm reduction interventions, one-to-one support, outreach activities and strong multi-agency liaison to clients at risk.

The salary starts at £26,250 and will rise through pay bands to £30,900 per annum, with a requirement for occasional evenings and weekend work. Candidates should submit their CV and a covering letter.

Responsibilities

• Provide harm reduction interventions
• Structured one-to-one work with clients
• Outreach harm reduction with communities
• Multi-agency liaison with partners
• Care coordination and intervention delivery
• Manage an active caseload and provide continuity of care

Job description

About the role

Join our team as a Specialist Harm Reduction Worker in Fife on a fixed term 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, fixed term contract for 12 months from the start date. This role will involve occasional evenings and weekend working. Please refer to the linked job description to support your application. 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. All applicants should submit a CV and a covering letter on why you would like to be considered for this role. 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.