Recovery Coach Volunteer

Overview:

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?

Responsibilities:

It’s often overwhelming for the people we support to make changes in their lives, as a recovery coach volunteer you will be using your own experiences of recovery to help others and demonstrate change is possible.

You will be working alongside the Cambridgeshire Recovery Service team and wider teams to promote recovery and support service users on a group and one-to-one basis, guiding them to achieve their goals and build recovery capital.

This can include sign posting them to attend a mutual aid groups or appointments, helping them to build their own recovery community.

You will also be making telephone calls to service users providing them with a listening ear, guidance and support.

We are looking for someone who will be a positive role model to our service users, motivating, encouraging and inspiring them to reach their potential.

We provide a full training programme to equip you with all the skills, training and support you will need to undertake the role.

Closing Date: 9/12/2024

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Bex Poyser | Bex.Poyser@cgl.org.uk | 07778145545

 : 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.