Volunteer Alcohol Support (Wallasey)

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

Job summary

A community support organization in Wallasey seeks volunteers for the role of Alcohol Group Worker. The role involves facilitating various group interventions to assist individuals on their recovery journey from alcohol dependence. Volunteers will provide support to service users, helping them engage with treatment and develop coping strategies. No special qualifications are needed, just a kind and open-minded approach towards helping others. A DBS check is required, and the role is aimed at individuals aged 18 and over.

Qualifications

• Kind, open-minded, and passionate about supporting people.
• No need for personal experience of drug and alcohol recovery.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and support group interventions for recovery.
• Provide one-to-one support to service users.
• Help individuals engage with treatment and build recovery-focused skills.

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

At Change Grow Live, we believe that structured group work is a powerful tool in the recovery process. As an Alcohol Group Worker, you will play a key role in facilitating and supporting a range of group interventions designed to assist individuals in their recovery journey. This will include relapse prevention groups, pre-detox groups, and post-detox groups.

You will work closely with service users to help them engage with treatment, build recovery-focused skills, and develop long-term coping strategies. You will also provide one-to-one support where needed and contribute to the development and review of group content to ensure it meets the needs of those accessing our services.

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.

Closing Date

5/12/2025

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

Jacob Jones | [e-mail] | 01515561335

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.