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Peer Mentor

Location Walthamstow-Greater London
Job ID 2025-15893
Number of Vacancies Remaining
2
Category
Volunteering in Substance Misuse Services

Overview

Overview

 

Do you want to volunteer as a Peer Mentor here at CGL Waltham Forest working for a caring organisation that believes in people?

 

Do you want to make a difference?

 

As a Peer Mentor with Change Grow Live you will support staff working with people who use our services; helping the service users get to where they want to be.

 

With this role you will be working as part of the CGL Waltham Forest team.

 

Responsibilities

 

The service supports people with their, or their loved ones drug and alcohol issues. We treat every person as an individual, so flexibility and a non judgemental attitude are essential.

 

We are looking for people who have experienced drug and alcohol issues and have been through treatment services themselves.

 

You will support staff to provide a variety of different activities and interventions for our service users.

 

Full training and supervision will be provided. This is an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people who are affected by substance use.

 

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

 

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

 

  • demonstrating visible recovery and acting a positive role model as you support people in recovery and the wider service

 

  • supporting our reception, playing a vital role in helping people coming into treatment to feel welcome and safe

 

  • assisting with the delivery of recovery group sessions

 

  • helping out with day-to-day tasks within the service

 

  • offering a listening ear and ad hoc support to people using our services

 

  • helping us to promoting the service

 

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:

Corey Walker | corey.walker@cgl.org.uk

 

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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We believe that having diverse people working as part of our team makes us the organisation that we are.

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and to make Change Grow Live a great place to work. If you have any feedback on our recruitment processes (good or bad) we’d love to hear from you so that we can make sure they are fair and we attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible.

The safety of vulnerable children, young people and adults is our absolute priority. We will support you in your role to make sure that you are equipped to support the safety of people who use our services and those around them, to the highest standard possible.