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Volunteer Group Support (Stafford)

Location Stafford-Staffordshire
Job ID 2025-18608
Number of Vacancies Remaining
1
Category
Volunteering with Offenders/ Ex-Offenders
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Overview

Make a Difference – Volunteer in Stafford

Do you want to help people change the direction of their lives and reach their full potential? Join our Dependency & Recovery Service as a Group Support Volunteer and play a vital role in supporting individuals on probation impacted by substance misuse.

Responsibilities

What you’ll do:

  •  Support our group sessions alongside experienced coordinators
  •  Help plan and prepare activities
  • Promote sessions and encourage attendance
  • Engage with service users and provide one-to-one support
  • Receive full training and ongoing guidance 

Why volunteer with us?
 Make a real impact in your community
 Gain valuable experience in recovery and rehabilitation work
 Develop transferable skills in communication, facilitation, and support
 Enhance your CV and boost career prospects in health, social care, or criminal justice
 Receive full training and ongoing support

 Be part of a passionate, supportive team

 

When & Where:

  • Staitheford House, Stafford
  • Wednesdays, 10:00–11:30 AM

Requirements:

  • This role will require us to complete an Enhanced DBS check
  • Enhanced Level 1 vetting for National Probation Service

 

If you’re passionate about helping others grow and live life to the fullest, whether you have lived experience or not, your unique perspective can make a real difference. We welcome people from all walks of life who want to share their time, skills, and compassion. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

 

 

Closing Date

25/1/2026

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.