Volunteer Service User Representative and Advocate

Change Grow Live; Sefton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable organization in the United Kingdom seeks Volunteer Service User Representatives and Advocates to support service users and contribute to various community roles. Training is provided for interested volunteers. The ideal candidates should be kind, open-minded, and passionate about assisting others. Join us in making a real difference in people's lives.

Qualifications

• No special qualifications required for most volunteer opportunities.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Training attendance is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to Change Grow Live in various volunteering roles.
• Attend all mandatory training sessions.
• Support service users with respect and kindness.

Skills

Kindness

Open-mindedness

Passion for supporting people

Job description

Volunteer Service User Representative and Advocate

Change Grow Live Bootle, Merseyside, L30 4UA

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?

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.

Training Dates:

Attendance on training dates is an essential part for the volunteer role, please check training dates and your availability to attend all training sessions, all training is QLS accredited.

• Mandatory: Volunteer induction training P1 4th November and P2: 6th November 2025 10am-2.30pm
• Mandatory: Boundaries/Confidentiality training 7th November 2025 10am-4pm
• Required: Drug awareness training 20th November 2025 10am-3pm
• Required: Harm reduction training 21st November 2025 10am-3pm
• Required: Alcohol awareness training 24th November 2025 10am-3pm

21/10/2025
Paddy Smith | [e-mail] | 07786 555 290

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) Scheme check at a basic level.