Volunteer Harm Reduction Peer Educators

Change Grow Live; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community support organization is seeking Harm Reduction Peer Educators in Edinburgh. This role supports individuals in overdosing awareness and naloxone training. Candidates should have lived experience with substance misuse and the ability to educate others. The position is volunteer-based and aims to enhance community resources. Join a compassionate team dedicated to making a difference in people's lives.

Qualifications

• Experience with substance misuse issues as a harm reduction peer educator.
• Ability to train individuals on overdose awareness and naloxone administration.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the HRPE team based in Edinburgh.
• Provide training and support for overdose awareness.
• Make direct supplies of naloxone to trained individuals.

Skills

Fundraising

Communication skills

Physical Examinations

Hospice Care

Workers' Compensation Law

Computer Literacy

Grant Writing

Music Therapy

Memory Care

Public Speaking

Volunteer Management

Writing Skills

Job description

Overview

Making the decision to enter treatment can be an intimidating experience for the people we support. You can make a difference.

CGL Harm Reduction peer educators will be a great community asset and will complement the existing provision of overdose awareness and naloxone training. Under the scheme Harm Reduction Peer Educators (HRPE) will make direct supplies of naloxone and injecting equipment provision to individuals they have trained/educated using the CGL Supply Framework.

Responsibilities

• Working as part of the HRPE team based in Edinburgh.
• Having lived or current experience with substance misuse issues as a Harm Reduction Peer educator.
• Using personal experience to help provide and train individuals around overdose awareness and how to administer naloxone.

Legislation in 2015 was passed to allow the supply of naloxone to be made without the need for a prescription or Patient Group Direction. This legislation is specific to services engaged in providing drug treatment and means that people undertaking other roles within these drug treatment services can now make supplies of naloxone in addition to nurses and pharmacists.

"I like the team spirit that we all bring something different and we always put the people who use our service first."

Our values are to be compassionate, open and bold. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you – click apply.

Contact

David Sheriff

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 Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme check level 2 disclosure with PVG.

Key Skills

• Fundraising
• Communication skills
• Physical Examinations
• Hospice Care
• Workers' Compensation Law
• Computer Literacy
• Grant Writing
• Music Therapy
• Memory Care
• Public Speaking
• Volunteer Management
• Writing Skills

Employment Information

Employment type: Unclear

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1