Volunteer Homeless Recovery Support Volunteer

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options. 

Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Volunteer Homeless Recovery Worker who has the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs.  

No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key. 

Where: Ealing

When: We are looking to get the right person into the team ASAP 

Hours: Max 22.5 per week (3 days a week)

About the role: 

• Support the Rough Sleepers DAT team to engage and support individuals who are experiencing homelessness and have multiple needs/substance misuse
• You will be working alongside the team, responding to referrals, targeting known locations within the community
• Actively engaging and building a positive relationship with people who are rough sleeping/experiencing problems with substance misuse.
• Carry necessary supplies such as food, paperwork and other provisions
• Provide confidential, easily accessible, non-judgmental advice around substance misuse,
  safer injecting overdose and what to do in an emergency
• Support rough sleepers/service user by signposting and advocating for them to access
  support, being a central person between them and other services

About you: 

• Ability to work with professional boundaries
• A non-judgmental attitude
• Good verbal communication skills
• Ability to respect and maintain confidentiality
• Willingness to work some unsociable hours
• Polish and Punjabi speakers are encouraged to apply

What we will give to you: 

• Access to our Employee assistance programme(EAP)
• Free eye tests when you start using display screen equipment for your volunteering role
• Our wellbeing hour, which entitles all our colleagues to one hour each week to do something that makes them feel good.
• Retail Discounts and access to Health Services Discounts
• Bluecrest Health Checks
• Gym Flex Discounts
• My Active Discounts
• Insurance support such as life assurance, pedal sure and phone insurance
• Discounts on Gourmet Card

Please read attached Job Description for a more detailed out line of responsibilities and Person Specifications 

If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you.