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Volunteer Harm Reduction Support

Location Burnley-Lancashire
Job ID 2026-20318
Number of Vacancies Remaining
1
Category
Volunteering in Substance Misuse Services
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Overview

Join our Team as a Volunteer! 

 

Are you passionate about helping people make positive changes in their lives?

We are looking for dedicated and compassionate volunteers to join our team supporting people affected by drug and alcohol use.

Responsibilities

Make a Difference in Your Community

 

As a Harm Reduction & Recovery Support Volunteer, you will play a vital role in helping individuals stay safe, access support, and move towards recovery.

No two days are the same, this is a rewarding opportunity to gain experience, build skills, and make a real impact in your local community.

 

What you will be doing

  • Providing non-judgmental advice and support around substance use and harm reduction
  • Supporting needle and syringe programmes and promoting safe use practices
  • Delivering overdose awareness and naloxone training
  • Engaging with individuals in services and the community
  • Promoting HIV and Hepatitis testing and safer sexual health options
  • Encouraging people to access treatment and recovery services
  • Assisting with outreach work and community engagement
  • Supporting the team with assessments, risk management, and recovery planning
  • Helping maintain a safe environment, including safe disposal of used equipment

We are committed to creating an environment that respects and values diversity, with a positive and supportive culture where everyone feels welcome, empowered, and represented.   

   

Interested? Please get in touch, we’d love to hear from you!  

Closing Date

7/7/2026

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

Mohammed Amad | mohammed.amad@cgl.org.uk

 

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.