Floating Recovery Support Volunteer

Change Grow Live; Chorley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Change Grow Live as a Floating Support Volunteer and help individuals affected by substance misuse. Your role will include supporting service users through their treatment journey by assisting with assessments, recovery plans, and encouraging engagement in recovery activities. This position offers valuable experience in housing and recovery support.

Benefits

Full training and ongoing support from experienced team

Opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives

Qualifications

• Understanding of the challenges faced by our client group.
• Good IT, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong time management and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Assist with housing assessments, triage, and risk management plans.
• Support the development of individual community recovery plans.
• Deliver 1:1 key work sessions including harm reduction advice.

Skills

IT skills

Communication

Time Management

Job description

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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?

Responsibilities

Are you passionate about supporting people on their journey to recovery and independence? Join Change Grow Live as a Floating Support Volunteer and help individuals affected by substance misuse take positive steps toward a brighter future.

What You'll Do:

As a Floating Support Volunteer, you'll work closely with our Housing Team to support service users through every stage of their treatment journey. Your role will include:

• Assisting with housing assessments, triage, and risk management plans
• Supporting the development of individual community recovery plans
• Delivering 1:1 key work sessions, including harm reduction advice and recovery planning
• Helping service users achieve their care plan goals
• Encouraging engagement in recovery activities within the service and wider community
• Accurately documenting sessions using our case management systems

What You'll Gain:

• Valuable experience in housing and recovery support
• Skills in communication, assessment, and partnership working
• The opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives
• Full training and ongoing support from our experienced team

What We're Looking For:

• Understanding of the challenges faced by our client group
• Good IT, written, and verbal communication skills
• Strong time management and the ability to work independently
• A respectful, empathetic, and non-judgmental approach
• Commitment to confidentiality and professional boundaries

Please note this role is suited to someone who can offer 2 or more days volunteering.

Interview date: 23/07/2025

Closing Date

16/7/2025

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

Sharon Zdan-Michajlowicz | [e-mail] | 07778146030

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.