Harm Reduction Volunteer

Change Grow Live, in West Lothian, are opening a Harm Reduction Cafe and are looking for a volunteer to support the smooth running of this.  You must be over 18 and available during the cafe opening times. 

As a harm reduction volunteer, you will play a key role in supporting the service and the people who use the service.   The harm reduction café is designed for individuals who continue to use alcohol and drugs, without any pressure or requirement to stop or change their usage.  

If this sounds like something you are interested in then please continue reading and click the link to view the full volunteer role description and to apply to volunteer.

At Change Grow Live you will be supporting people who use alcohol/substances to help them change the direction of their life, grow as an individual and live life to its full potential. 

As a harm reduction volunteer, you will play a key role in supporting the service and the people who use the service.   

You will be volunteering in a harm reduction café, which is designed for individuals who continue to use alcohol and drugs, without any pressure or requirement to stop or change their usage.  Its primary purpose is to provide support for substance users by educating them on harm reduction strategies and, ensuring that their choices are as safe as possible. Additionally, the café will offer attendees access to training, educational opportunities, and meaningful social connections.  Unlike a recovery café, this initiative does not emphasize transitioning away from substance use toward recovery but rather keeping you safe with harm reduction advice. 

Volunteers will play a crucial role in promoting harm reduction techniques, with a particular focus on training and distributing Naloxone.  You will be required to complete mandatory training prior to undertaking the role and will receive further training in injecting equipment provision (IEP), sexual health, and blood-borne viruses (BBV), and may then be involved in dry blood spot testing. 

The café runs every Monday, on an evening from 5pm to 7pm.  This is a great volunteering opportunity for someone who has approximately 3 hours once a week to offer their time to support the opening, running and closing of the harm reduction café.