Volunteer Harm Reduction Support

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

Job summary

A community support organization in Birmingham is looking for a Harm Reduction Volunteer to provide vital support to those making positive health choices. Responsibilities include delivering harm reduction interventions, promoting health awareness, and connecting service users to various support services. Ideal candidates will have good communication and interpersonal skills, and they will engage in community outreach efforts. Comprehensive training will be provided, along with a chance to make a real difference in people's lives.

Benefits

Comprehensive training in harm reduction approaches

Opportunity to develop valuable skills

Satisfaction in making a difference to people's lives

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Willingness to work in community settings.
• Experience in public health and community outreach is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential harm reduction interventions.
• Educate service users on harm minimisation strategies.
• Connect individuals to support services.

Skills

Good communication skills

Empathetic approach

Reliability

Interpersonal skills

Job description

If you're passionate about helping people make positive changes in their lives and want to be part of creating healthier communities, we'd love to hear from you. As a Harm Reduction Volunteer, you'll play a key role in supporting people to make positive, informed choices about their health and wellbeing. Working alongside our dedicated team, you'll help provide vital support that can truly change lives.

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing Support and Resources
• Deliver essential harm reduction interventions to people who use our services
• Distribute lifesaving equipment and information to help service users protect themselves
• Provide access to Needle and Syringe Programmes, ensuring clean equipment is available and used safely

Raising Awareness and Education

• Engage with people who inject drugs about the benefits of Naloxone (the overdose reversal medication)
• Promote HIV and Hepatitis testing through Dry Blood Spot Testing
• Share vital safer sexual health information and advice
• Educate service users on harm minimisation strategies

Connecting People to Support

• Encourage service users to explore treatment options available through our service
• Provide information about pathways into recovery
• Signpost and refer individuals to other support services that meet their needs
• Act as a bridge between service users and the help they need

Community Outreach

• Build relationships with people in local communities
• Offer non-judgmental information, advice, and practical interventions
• Work proactively to create safer public spaces through the responsible collection and disposal of used injecting equipment
• Help reduce drug-related harm in neighbourhoods across Birmingham
• Your placement will be determined by service need, but we'll always take your location preference into account and work with you to find the best fit.
• A non-judgmental, empathetic approach to working with people who use our services
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Reliability and commitment to regular volunteering
• Willingness to work in community settings
• An open mind and desire to learn
• Comprehensive training in harm reduction approaches
• Experience in public health and community outreach
• The opportunity to develop valuable skills in a supportive environment
• The satisfaction of making a tangible difference to people's lives

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.