Group Support Volunteer

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Overview

We are seeking Volunteer support for our programme group schedule, based at one of several venues which include West Bridgford, Hucknall, City and Arnold.

Making the decision to enter treatment, and as part of that, to benefit from group activities and interactions can be daunting for the people we support. You can make a difference.

As a Group Support Volunteer with Change Grow Live, you will work with people who use our services, helping them get to where they want to be.

Responsibilities

We are seeking volunteer(s) to cover our groups programme, which currently runs several sessions at community venues which are satellites of our county south hub at Hucknall. The groups are themed on foundations of recovery and recovery capital, they are defined as psychosocial intervention groups.

You will participate in preparation for the groups, administration of them, and facilitation of the material.

It would be an advantage to have some knowledge of substance misuse, the ethics and techniques involved and methodology of recovery.

You will gain confidence and experience in facilitating groups, knowledge of pathways and approaches to recovery, plus a rewarding experience as participant's Change, Grow and Live.

You will need a level of computer literacy sufficient to handle emails, complete online training, and use our patient records system.

Whilst your volunteering time will be spent at a community venue, there may be occasions when you will need to travel to the nearest parent 'Hub' - which is at Hucknall. It is likely that induction training may be held at Hucknall, and you should be able to use public, or your own transport, to attend. Completion of both our online learning and classroom induction phases is necessary prior to deployment in the workplace.

All volunteering expenses are reimbursed.

We plan to hold value-based discussions with suitable applicants one to two weeks after the closing date. If you are unavailable during this period, please make reference to it in your application and identify when you are likely to be available again.

The nature of the role necessitates a Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records and barring check at an enhanced level, for this you will need three forms of suitable identity documents and a provable address history of five years.

It would be advantageous to have some familiarity with the geographic area and services available in the vicinity you are applying to volunteer in.

Presently the groups are run on weekdays and during office hours, you should have a consistency of availability to become familiar with the group you opt to work with.

Closing Date

28/3/2025

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

John Haskew | john.haskew@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.