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Dependency & Recovery Support Volunteer (Dudley)

Location Dudley-West Midlands
Job ID 2025-16528
Number of Vacancies Remaining
1
Category
Volunteering with Offenders/ Ex-Offenders
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Overview

We have an exciting volunteer opportunity based at Dudley Probation Office, supporting the Change Grow Live Dependency and Recovery team.

Responsibilities

Probation Community Rehabilitation Services

Volunteering in Dependency and Recovery Projects

We are a specialist service dedicated to supporting people on probation impacted by substance misuse.

As a Dependency & Recovery Support Volunteer, you will work closely with Dependency and Recovery Coordinators to deliver a range of tailored activities to adult males who are on probation.

 

Our Dependency and Recovery Coordinators deliver psychosocial interventions 1 to 1 and in group sessions. The interventions cover

  • alcohol and drug use
  • harm minimisation
  • offending behaviour
  • consequential thinking
  • developing positive coping strategies

This volunteer role is a great opportunity for anyone wanting to gain experience of working in both Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Prison and Probation field.

You will join a supportive team and receive comprehensive training and guidance to help you to develop in the role.

 

Please note before applying

  • The volunteer role is based at Dudley Probation office on Wednesday during office hours (4hrs)
  • Some of the training for this role is elearning and so access to a laptop in order to complete this will be beneficial
  • This post is subject to a DBS check at an enhanced level and vetting enhanced level 1 by HMPPS 
  • We welcome applications from those with or without Lived Experience of drugs, alcohol and the criminal justice system.
  • Please remember to complete the Personal Statement part of the application as this forms part of the shortlisting process

 

To find out more about this exciting opportunity please read the attached role description.

If you have any questions before you apply please do get in touch.

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

Amanda Bancroft | amanda.bancroft@cgl.org.uk | 07741629003

 

Please note that we require you to be 18 years of age or older to be considered for this volunteering role.

 

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.