Volunteer Peer Mentor

Change Grow Live; City Of London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-based recovery organization in the UK is seeking volunteer Peer Mentors to support young people in recovery. As a mentor, you will assist service users in making positive changes, provide feedback to improve services, and help shape community support. This is a great opportunity for individuals with lived recovery experience who want to make a difference. Training and support will be provided.

Qualifications

• Lived experience of drug and alcohol recovery.
• Ability to be a positive role model.
• Passion for supporting others and making a difference.

Responsibilities

• Support other young people and contribute to service improvement.
• Attend events and support training delivery.
• Provide one-to-one support to service users.

Job description

Overview

Do you have lived experience of drug and alcohol recovery?

Are you ready to give something back? Do you wanting to develop your skills and take on a bit of challenge?

We are looking people with previous lived experience to become part of our building recovery in communities (BRIC)- Peer Mentor team.

Responsibilities

It’s often overwhelming for people to make changes in their lives. You can help by giving your time as a volunteer peer mentor.

There are lots of different ways you could help support other young people and our services, this can include:

Being a voice for other service users, getting their feedback and sharing ideas on how to improve the service and letting us know what is and isn’t working. You can help shape how we deliver our services contributing to what we post on social media, who we recruit and the types of support we offer. You will be a positive role model promoting our service to other service users and those in the local community. Attending events and supporting the delivery of training.

You could also have the opportunity to be matched with a service userworking alongside them on a one to one basis. This can include supporting them to attend a group or appointment or just checking in with them to see how they are getting on once they have left the service. You will be a positive influence to the mentee motivating, encouraging, and inspiring them to reach their potential.

You will be provided with all the skills, training and regular 1.2.1 support needed to help you carry out the role. This is the perfect role for someone who wants to be a positive role model, has a passion for supporting others and wants to make a difference.

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

TERRY HEYWOOD | [e-mail] | [phone]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.