Harm Reduction Lead

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They care.

At Change Grow Live, our commitment to making a difference in the lives of our Service Users is unwavering. We provide support, respect, and a safe environment, tailoring our approach to each individual's needs to find the best treatment and support options.

Guided by our core values of being open, being compassionate, and being bold, our team embodies these principles daily, striving to empower individuals to reshape their lives, foster personal growth, and embrace life to its fullest.

Are you wanting to develop your career and make a difference to the lives of people in Kirklees? Do you want to use your expert Harm Minimisation knowledge to ensure that everyone has the right information to make informed choices?

If so, join our vibrant and passionate team in Kirklees as our Harm Reduction Lead.

Location: Across Kirklees, based in either Dewsbury or Huddersfield.

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Full time Salary: £35,220.59 - £37,184.90 dependent on experience

Full-time hours at Change Grow Live are 37.5 hours per week. For part-time roles, the salary and payments will be pro rata based on contracted hours.

About the role

Building on the strong Harm Reduction focus in our service delivery we’re looking for an expert to lead the harm reduction offer across CGL Kirklees, working with a range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure both the ethos and the evidence base of harm reduction informs all aspects of service delivery.

You’ll champion an organisational and wider systems culture which believes in people who use drugs and alcohol, giving them the respect and freedom of choice to improve their health and wellbeing.  

You’ll also lead on internal and external training and awareness raising to improve understanding and outcomes for people who use drugs and alcohol.

Key activities include:

• To maintain an awareness of, implement, maintain, and evaluate effective Health Promotion and Harm Reduction strategies and programmes
• To be responsible for delivery of the Needle and Syringe Programme provision in Kirklees, ensuring colleagues are trained and competent, as well as appropriate advice and equipment is provided in all needle exchange locations in Kirklees.
• To monitor local intelligence around overdose and changes in drug trends, creating drug alerts as needed and feeding into LDIS systems locally and nationally.
• Lead the service Naloxone provision, including Naloxone Champions and stakeholder training, stock management, and leading on peer to peer Naloxone distribution.
• Engage with people who use drugs or alcohol to ensure the service continues to offer the appropriate levels of quality harm minimisation advice, building in feedback to shape and enhance the service offer.
• Oversee the delivery of harm reduction education, awareness and prevention training within service and ensure a bespoke offer is available to external partners and community members.
• To lead on the service offer for people who use Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (IPED’s) ensuring access to both equipment and advice is available and delivered to high standards.
• Work with internal and external partners to develop resources, participate in, and where possible lead on research into areas of harm reduction which would benefit service users and wider communities.

Becoming a part of our team involves joining a supportive environment dedicated to making a difference.

We offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Ongoing professional development and training.
• 25 days holiday pro rata(+ bank holidays), increasing by 1 day annually in the first five years.
• Wellness initiatives and employee assistance programs.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Various discounts and benefits.
• Opportunities for career development and progression.
• Refer a Friend Scheme

Apply Today! If you're prepared to advance your career and make a positive difference in the lives of people in Kirklees.

Please ensure that when applying that you either upload your CV or complete the application form, including the supporting statement. In this you’ll need to tell us how you meet each of the essential criteria in the job description in order to be shortlisted for interview. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.

Direct applications only — we will not be engaging agencies for this vacancy.

Please note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. For applicants with time-limited visas, unfortunately, we are unable to support new visa applications or extensions. More information about eligible roles and occupations can be found here: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.