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Behaviour Change Support Volunteer

Location Preston-Lancashire
Job ID 2025-16897
Number of Vacancies Remaining
1
Category
Volunteering in Substance Misuse Services
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Overview

Volunteers make an enormous contribution to our work at Change Grow Live.

 

Last year over 1400 volunteers donated over a quarter of million hours of their time to our organisation.

 

Would you like to join our growing team of volunteers, and make a real difference?

Responsibilities

Are you passionate about helping others make positive changes in their lives? Do you want to be part of a supportive team that empowers people on their recovery journey?

Join Change Grow Live as a Behaviour Change Support Volunteer and play a vital role in helping individuals grow, recover, and thrive.

 About the Role:

As a Behaviour Change Support Volunteer, you’ll work closely with our Behaviour Change Practitioners to support people in recovery. From making support calls and co-facilitating groups to helping with triage assessments and 1:1 session you’ll be a key part of someone’s journey to a better life.

You’ll also help service users connect with wider support networks such as mutual aid groups (AA, NA, SMART Recovery), education and training opportunities, and community volunteering.

Key Activities:

  • Welcome new service users into treatment
  • Support individuals in achieving their care plan goals
  • Assist with triage assessments and 1:1 mapping session
  • Co-facilitate recovery groups such as Alcohol Pre-Detox and Here & Now
  • Make aftercare support calls to check in on service users
  • Signpost individuals to community resources and recovery motivators

What You’ll Gain:

  • Full training and ongoing support
  • Experience in a professional recovery-focused environment
  • Valuable skills in communication, assessment, and group facilitation
  • The chance to make a real difference in people’s lives

What We’re Looking For:

  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Basic IT literacy
  • Strong time management and ability to work independently
  • Respect for confidentiality and professional boundaries
  • A compassionate, non-judgmental attitude

Be Part of the Change:

At Change Grow Live, we believe in the power of people to change. As a volunteer, you’ll be part of a team that supports individuals to live life to its full potential.

Ready to help someone take their next step?
Apply today and start your journey as a Behaviour Change Support Volunteer.

 

Please note this role is suited to someone who can offer 2 or more days volunteering.

Interview date: 29/07/2025

Closing Date

22/7/2025

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

Sharon Zdan-Michajlowicz | s.zdan-michajlowicz@cgl.org.uk | 07778146030

 

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.

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