Assertive Outreach Volunteer
Overview:
Making the decision to enter treatment can be an intimidating experience for the people we support. You can make a difference.
As a Assertive Outreach Volunteer with Change Grow Live you’ll work with people who use our services, helping them get to where they want to be.
Responsibilities:
With this role you’ll be working as part of the criminal justice team, based in Edinburgh.
The team supports people with their drug and/or alcohol issues.
As an assertive outreach support volunteer, you will play a pivotal role within the local community promoting our services and engaging with our service users/individuals with complex needs and partner agencies.
Your role will be to support the team to engage and support individuals who are experiencing substance misuse issues. You will be responding to referrals, targeting known locations within the community actively engaging and building a positive relationship with people who are experiencing problems with substance misuse.
As part of a team, you will be working with partner agencies, signposting individuals, empowering and assisting them to access relevant services. Supporting them to achieve their goals and make positive changes as well as managing expectations of all involved.
This is what one of our people who use our service had to say
“My key worker helped me to come off illicit substances and helped me get into volunteering where I was able to give back to my community and make a difference how others helped me”.
Our values are to be compassionate, open and bold. If this sounds like you we’d love to hear from you so click apply.
Closing Date: 30/1/2025
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Dave Sheriff | David.Sheriff@gmail.com | 07894964275
: 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 at an enhanced level.