We are looking for an enthusiastic Young Person’s Resilience Volunteer to join our friendly and supportive team. The Corner provides support and treatment to young people under 18 in the Sheffield area who are experiencing problems with drugs and alcohol. This is a great opportunity to make a difference in the lives of young people.
Why volunteer for Change Grow Live
Make a difference with us!
We are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to the people we support, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating every young person as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.
Change Grow Live is one of the largest providers of substance misuse services in the United Kingdom. Volunteering with us is a great opportunity for you to support and inspire other people while gaining new skills and experience.
Our core values are ‘be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential.
Where: Sheffield city centre, at the office and operational sites in the local community.
When: We will work with you to be as flexible as possible, whether you can donate one day a week of your time or 3 days. The core activity of this role occurs during the day (9:00am – 5:00pm). If you'd like to discuss this in more detail before you apply, please email Gemma.
Volunteer Expenses: Travel and lunch expenses will be reimbursed as per CGL volunteer policy.
Key activities of the role –
- Support to engage young people who have drug and alcohol issues and provide them with advice, support and structured interventions to support their health and wellbeing needs
- Support Resilience Workers to carry out comprehensive assessments, risk assessments & plans and contribute to the development of recovery planning
- Document all Service User contact on case management systems in a timely manner
- Support Resilience Workers with one-to-one key work sessions; increasing drug and alcohol awareness and delivering harm reduction advice
- Work towards holding a small caseload of low-risk service users, coordinating their treatment options, and empowering them to achieve their goals
- Raise concerns you are experiencing or that you have about others with staff as required (e.g. safeguarding)
Overview of Project
The Corner provides support and treatment to young people under 18 in the Sheffield area who are experiencing problems with drugs and alcohol. We also provide advice and information to family members and significant others who may be worried about or affected by a young person's substance misuse
This Role Involves
Support to engage young people who have drug and alcohol issues and provide them with advice, support and structured interventions to support their health and wellbeing needs
• Support Resilience Workers to carry out comprehensive assessments, risk assessments & plans and contribute to the development of recovery planning
• Document all Service User contact on case management systems in a timely manner
• Support Resilience Workers with one-to-one key work sessions; increasing drug and alcohol awareness and delivering harm reduction advice
• Work towards holding a small caseload of low-risk service users, coordinating their treatment options, and empowering them to achieve their goals
• Raise concerns you are experiencing or that you have about others with staff as required (e.g. safeguarding)
Skills/Experience Required
Education Knowledge and Experience:
• Commitment to young people and an understanding of the factors affecting their lives
• Ability to work with professional boundaries
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• IT literacy
• Excellent time management skills, and an ability to work on own initiative prioritising accordingly
• Ability to liaise and work in partnership with a wide range of professionals and agencies
• Ability to respect and maintain confidentiality
Desirable:
• Previous experience engaging with or supporting young people in a professional, voluntary, or community setting
Benefits to Others
Early intervention and prevention.
Reducing stigma.
Positive role modelling.
Strengthening community wellbeing
Benefits to the Volunteer
Developing skills and experience working directly with young people within a substance misuse service.
Receiving accredited training.
Travel and lunch expenses.
Role Duration
Ongoing - no end date.
Time Commitment (hours Per week/month/year, etc)
Flexible
Training Information
Accredited Training - Induction, Boundaries & Confidentiality
Substance Misuse Training
Training available from other Organisations in Sheffield
Expenses Information
Lunch and travel expenses provided as per CGL Policy.