Volunteer Young Adults Outreach

We are looking for a confident Young Adults Outreach Volunteer, with a passion for harm reduction, and understanding of nightlife and nighttime economy, to join our friendly and supportive team.

The Place provides support and treatment to young people under the age of 25, who use or are curious about drugs and alcohol. We take a harm reduction approach through open conversations, to reduce stigma and equip people with knowledge to help keep themselves safe. This role is a great opportunity to make a difference in the lives of young people.

Make a difference with us!

We are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to the people we support, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating every young person as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options. 

Change Grow Live is one of the largest providers of substance misuse services in the United Kingdom. Volunteers are essential to Change Grow Live, bringing valuable skills, lived experience, and passion that strengthen our teams, improve outcomes, help us break down barriers and supports meaningful change. We are committed to valuing, supporting, and developing our volunteers.

Volunteering with us is a great opportunity for you to support and inspire other people while gaining new skills and experience.

Our core values are ‘be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.

The role:

Please click the ‘role description’ link above to read more detailed information about the role and the key responsibilities

Closing date: Monday 17^th August

Interview dates: Monday 24^th August & Wednesday 26^th August (in-person)

Where: Nottingham

When: Whether you can donate one day a week of your time or 3days+, we will work with you to be as flexible as possible.

Our service is open 9AM – 5PM, and the core activity of this role will take place 9AM – 5PM for daytime activities and 5-9PM for nighttime economy activities.

Volunteer Expenses: Travel and lunch expenses will be reimbursed as per CGL volunteer policy.

Key activities of the role:

• Support staff to provide confidential, easily accessible, and non-judgmental information about drugs, alcohol and harm reduction advice
• Promote the support our service offers at drop-ins/stalls within colleges, universities, health centres, student nights, student unions and night clubs
• Promote how people can get in touch and receive support from us
• Help to create a warm and friendly atmosphere and engage young people in interactive activities at drop-ins/stalls

• Support staff with preparations for outreach activities e.g. setting up and packing away stall materials and displays
• Help staff to keep track of key themes from interactions with the young people and professionals

• Signpost people to other specialist support services where appropriate

• Raise concerns you are experiencing or that you have about others with staff as required, e.g. safeguarding
• Opportunities to contribute to service social media posts related to outreach

Before starting in role our volunteers:

• Complete mandatory training sessions on areas including boundaries & confidentiality, drug & alcohol awareness
• Submit 2 references
• Complete an enhanced DBS check