Volunteer Recovery Support

Volunteering with Change Grow Live in Warwickshire is a great way to make a real difference in people’s lives whilst gaining valuable experience. Whether you want to give back to your community, develop new skills, or meet like-minded people, there are plenty of reasons to get involved. As a Recovery Support Volunteer, you will be working in close collaboration with the team, assisting them in their caseload management, supporting the service user through all aspects of their treatment journey. This can include completing assessments, supporting people to attend community and inpatient detoxes, supporting group work and undertaking one to one work. You will be an integral team member and will play an active role in helping our service users achieve their goals. You will receive training and support and work towards holding a small caseload of low-risk service users.

What you’ll do:

• Support the Recovery Coordinator to carry out comprehensive assessments, triages, risk assessments, risk management plans and to contribute to the development of individual community recovery plans
• Provide 1:1 key work sessions including harm reduction advice and recovery planning
• Support those who use our services to achieve their recovery plan goals
• Support and empower service users to engage in recovery activities both within Change Grow Live and the wider community
• Work towards holding a small caseload of low-risk service users and coordinating their treatment options
• Document sessions on case management systems

An important part of the role is listening to people and sharing what you have heard with the service, representing their views, and using their feedback to help inform how we develop and improve our services. You will help to ensure people hear about any decisions or changes that are made because of their feedback. You will be working with Change Grow Live staff and connecting with the wider community.

What You’ll Get Out of Volunteering   

• Personal Growth – Build confidence, learn new skills, share your expertise and gain hands-on experience in health and social care
• Career Development – 20 hours of online training modules, accredited organisational training, gain insight into the sector and boost your CV for future opportunities  
• Make a Difference – Support people in their recovery and help create safer, healthier communities
• Flexible Opportunities – Fit volunteering around your schedule with a variety of roles available
• Join a supportive team – Work alongside passionate, friendly people who share your values
• Feel Valued – Your time and effort will be recognised and appreciated
• Everyone is welcome at Change Grow Live. As a volunteer you will be treated with respect and accepted for who you are. You don’t need to have personal experience of drug and alcohol recovery to get involved 

We also expect an assertive approach to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults, and applicants to these posts will need to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to best safeguarding practice. We are actively recruiting people who can offer us 1 – 3 days per week to work within our drug & alcohol service; we are specifically looking for people who are keen and enthusiastic and would be able to commit to staying as a volunteer with us for up to one year.

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

Chris Saunders - chris.saunders2@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) Scheme check at an enhanced level.