Cafe Volunteer

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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?

As part of our Cafe team you will support the team to engage our service users in connection and a hot meal, providing a friendly face and listening ear.

Responsibilities

Volunteering at Change Grow Live

Volunteers contribute to Change Grow Live in a variety of ways. From Admin Volunteers to Service User Reps, from Peer Mentors to Healthcare Support Volunteers, from Independent Visitors to Community Mentors each volunteer brings a unique set of skills and talents. We are incredibly grateful for all that volunteers do to support our service users.

If there isn't a specific volunteering role listed for the service in your area, or have a skill you would like to donate to us you can use this listing to express your interest.

Most of our volunteer opportunities don't need any special qualifications. We'll make sure you get all the training and support you need. All we ask is that you're kind, open-minded and passionate about supporting people.

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.

Training:

You will need to be available for the following dates for training. This will be face to face and you will be required to attend one session for each topic:

Induction Training 26/02/25 (Burnley) 28/02/25 (Accrington)

Boundaries Training 05/03/25 (Burnley) 07/03/25 (Accrington)

Drug Awareness Training 02/04/25 (Burnley) 04/04/25 (Accrington)

Alcohol Awareness Training 09/04/25 (Burnley) 11/04/25 (Accrington)

Safeguarding Training 16/04/25 (Burnley) 18/04/25 (Accrington)

Trauma Informed Care Training 23/04/25 (Burnley) 25/04/25 (Accrington)

Interview Dates

Interviews will take place face to face (wherever possible) at Nelson (Grassroots) Inspire W/C 17/02/25

Closing Date

24/1/2025

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

Nina Cole | Nina.cole@cgl.org.uk | 07435983821

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