• Job Description

  Req#: req23055
  Drug and Alcohol Practitioners x 4 - Barca Leeds
  To apply please visit our website for details and application pack
  Barca Leeds - Charities
  Salary	£23,478 - £25,709
  Hours	37 per week
  Contract Type	Permanent
  Closes	Wednesday 12 July 2023 9:00 AM
  Job Ref	req23055
  
  Job Description and Person Specification
  We wish to appoint:
  
  
  4 x Drug and Alcohol Practitioners (BL164)
  37 hours a week – Permanent.
  Salary: £23,478- £25,709 (Depending on Experience)
  
  
  We have an excellent opportunity for an alcohol and drug practitioner with experience, who is able to work as part of the BARCA focussed intervention team at Forward Leeds. The successful candidate will motivate service users and will support them to make positive changes to their drinking or substance misuse.
  
  
  They will have a good knowledge of harm reduction messages, risk management, recovery planning, therapeutic interventions and be able to support clients to address their alcohol and drug (non-opiate) problems. They will need to be confident in their abilities, have good communication and record keeping skills and be self motivated.
  
  
  This role will require a combination of hub based and home working.
  
  
  They will be part of the Forward Leeds drug and alcohol service, and draw support from the rest of the service, including drawing upon the experience and expertise within one of the largest treatment services in the country. They will be based at one of the three Forward Leeds hubs and help contribute to the excellent recovery focussed outcomes that Forward Leeds delivers. They will need to be able to travel across the city and thus require their own transport.
  
  
  Please visit our website for details and application pack: www.barca-leeds.org
  
  
  Completed applications should be sent to recruitment@barca-leeds.org by no later than 9:00am on Wednesday 12th July 2023
  
  
  Interview dates: W/C 17th July 2023
  
  
  Applicants should quote the job reference number in the subject header of your e-mail (BL164)
  
  
  Barca-Leeds is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. It is the organisation’s policy to require the successful applicant to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check at a level appropriate to the role, before appointment is confirmed.
  
  
  Our values are to; be compassionate, act with integrity, be responsive, and be empowering.
  Barca-Leeds strives to be an equal opportunities employer.
  Registered Charity Number. 1048996 Company limited by Guarantee No 2949419
  
  
  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.
  
  
  If the attached documents do not meet your accessibility requirements, please contact the recruiter directly. For more information about the accessibility of this website, please click this link https://jobs.leeds.gov.uk/accessibility
  
  
  This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

• About the company

  Leeds City Council is the local authority of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.

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