Alcohol and Substance Worker (Focused Intervention Team)

Job title and organisation: Alcohol and Substance Worker (Focused Intervention Team) - Barca Leeds
Salary: £27,000 - £29,050
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Irford House, Seacroft, Leeds 14
Closing Date and Time: Sunday 15 November 2026 at midnight

What will the role look like?

As an alcohol and substance worker and member of the Focused Intervention Team, you will be at the forefront of the Forward Leeds drug and alcohol service. Your role will be to work with service users who identify as having problems with drugs (predominantly non-opiates) and alcohol, to deliver appropriate interventions in a time-bound manner.

You will also be required to promote the service and communicate advice and information to the general public through coordinated attendance at a wide range of city wide events, presentations to varied groups, one to one engagement, work within the night time economy and many other types of public interaction.

What we are looking for?

We are looking for someone with experience of working with people with issues surrounding alcohol and drugs and someone that has experience of effective interventions.

We would like someone approachable to be able to engage with members of the public in a one-to-one setting and be able to work with a caseload of clients.

To download the job description/person specification and to apply for the role, please click this link to the Barca website.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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