Volunteering opportunities

Please contact:

  • Matt Taylor (phone 01273 645067 or ) for Southern England & Wales,
  • Paul Haley (phone 07803 661088 ) for the North of England,
  • Joe Vincent (phone 07500 928 994 or ) for London region

to find out more about opportunities in your area.

Specific Vacancies

London and surrounding area || Blackpool || Bognor Regis || Brighton || Cumbria || Gwent || Hastings

London and surrounding area

Volunteers:

If you are interested in volunteering for CRI please see below for a list of current vacancies in the London region.

Please click on the links below for a full role description and person specification:

Bromley Admin and Data Support Volunteer

Bromley DIP Volunteer

Bromley Housing Support Volunteer

Bromley Open Access Support Volunteer

Bromley Outreach Support Volunteer

Ealing Open Access Volunteer

Havering Open Access Support Volunteer

Kensington and Chelsea Case Management Volunteer

Reading Open Access Support Volunteer

It is not necessary to have any experience as training is provided, but in most instances we will be seeking those with transferable skills.

You can download an application form here.

Important: Please return the application to the corresponding address on the role description for which you are interested.

Counselling Placements

CRI provide counselling placements for students (and qualified) counsellors and psychotherapists in many locations.

If you are seeking a placement and you match the criteria listed in the person specification, we would very much like to hear from you.

Important: Please contact the relevant counselling coordinator of the project you wish to apply.

Camden Drug Service: Lloyd Spence on 07779081499 or email lloyd.spence@cri.org.uk

Camden Families and Partners Support Service: Deirdre Vereker on 07500 859708 or email deirdre.vereker@cri.org.uk

Ealing: Veronica Hart on 07889075716 or email veronica.hart@cri.org.uk

East Berkshire: Louise Cromwell on 07747 560388 or email louise.comwell@cri.org.uk

Essex: Steven Mervish on 07877 299788 or email steven.mervish@cri.org.uk

Havering: Jill Wallace on 01708 747 614 or email jill.wallace@cri.org.uk

Download the Volunteer Application Form - London

HMP Belmarsh - CARAT Team

Location of voluntary work; HMP Belmarsh, Thamesmead, SE28

The CARAT Team (Counselling, Assessment, Referral, Advice, Through-care) at HMP Belmarsh provides support to adult male prisoners in a high security setting.

CARAT’s is a client led service whose aim is to reduce the harm caused by problematic drug use to themselves, their families, and the wider community. We support people through 1:1 sessions and groupwork as well as linking them up with services in the community after release.

This role offers you the chance to work in a challenging but rewarding environment, learn new skills and be part of a successful team.

Please contact Helen Kellythorn or Dawn Stevens on 020 8331 4664 for more information, or download the Role Description below.

Bognor Regis - Clockwalk Project

The Clock Walk Project is a Tier2, Tier 3 drug and alcohol assessment and treatment service. We provide both voluntary assessment and treatment as well as for those on DRR orders.

The Clock Walk Project offers adults in Bognor Regis and Chichester and surrounding areas a wide range of free services to treat and support individuals with their drug and alcohol misuse. This includes needle exchange, structured daily group activities, one to one support, and a daily drop in service. The aim of the service is to offer a safe, drug free environment to anyone affected by drugs or alcohol. We will provide full support, supervision and accredited training to gain a nationally recognised qualification.

For more information please contact Cheryl Spittle on: 01243 870005. Email:
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Download more information:

Brighton - CRI Counselling Service

CRI Counselling Service Brighton has an opportunity for volunteers to train as Drug and Alcohol Counsellors. Qualified or currently in counselling training, successful candidates will be offered a comprehensive training programme to work with this client group. Upon completion of the training, counsellors will commence a placement with CRI Counselling Service in Brighton , volunteering for at least one year with a minimum of 3 hours per week. Individual and group supervision and ongoing continuous professional development are all part of this exciting opportunity.

For more information or to request an application pack, please contact:

Fiona Philips at The CRI Counselling Service, 26 Ditchling Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 4SF Telephone 01273 265599/242280. Email: .

Download more information:

Cumbria DIP

Cumbria Drug Intervention Programme (DIP) provides a flexible and confidential support service for adults living in Cumbria who have a problem with drug use and who have had recent involvement with the criminal justice system.

Click on the links below to download more information or contact: Nicola Guthrie on 01228 882299 or e-mail .

Download more information:

Cumbria Harm Minimisation Service - Carlisle

Cumbria Harm Minimisation Service provides support to people actively engaged in the use of substances via open access needle exchange services both in-house and pharmacy based. We provide sterile equipment for using substances and a confidential environment for used works to be returned and disposed of safely. The service also provides advice and information on a wide range of issues such as safer injecting, blood borne viruses, overdose, treatment etc and signposting to a variety of local support services.

Download more information:

Oasis Night Shelter - Blackpool

Oasis Night shelter, Blackpool is an 8 bed shelter for homeless men and women Aged 26 and above. It is both a safe place of respite from having to sleep rough On the streets and a place of change where service users can receive practical help And advice to stabilise themselves and be linked into the services and organisations Which can help them to move on from homelessness? Oasis Night shelter works in Partnership with the Blackpool Single Homeless Rough Sleepers Team to ensure that the most marginalised of homeless individuals can engage with services.

Oasis needs committed volunteers for Outreach work also volunteers for support Within the shelter. We provide full support, supervision, training and the opportunity to gain a recognised accreditation.

For more information or to request an application pack please contact: Linda Raddon, Telephone 01253 623205 or email .

Young People and Families Service, Hastings, East Sussex - Allotment Scheme

CRI value the views of young people and aim to involve service users in the development, delivery and evaluation of projects run within the service. Young people could become involved in anything from consultation groups to participating in interview panels to appoint new CRI workers. CRI uses the Hear By Right standards to assess the progress of participation within the organisation.

As participation aims to give young people a voice within CRI, various workshops are offered with outcomes including confidence building, communication skills and accreditation to raise aspirations and access to education, employment and training opportunities.

Other projects include the Allotment scheme in Hastings for which we would like to recruit volunteers to work with young people and families to promote healthy living and eating; support them to grow their own fruit, vegetables and herbs.

Closing date for applications is 26th February 2010.

For further information or to request an application form, please contact Lucy Tutt at:

Participation Co-ordinator (East Sussex)
CRI Young People and Families Service
29a Grove Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 4TT
Phone: 01323 438692 or E-Mail: lucy.tutt@cri.org.uk

Gwent - Drug Interventions Programme

CRI's Gwent Drug Interventions Programme is now in a position to offer opportunities for potential volunteers interested in becoming part of a friendly, forward thinking and very successful drugs project in Gwent. Our main objective is to reduce the likelihood of substance related re- offending by providing one to one case management support to adults whose substance misuse is linked to offending behaviour. We offer a new, comprehensive induction to the work we do, giving each volunteer an opportunity to see every aspect of the project and also to meet every member of staff. We are particularly interested in those qualified or working towards qualification in social care related fields, in return for your time and commitment we hope to provide volunteers with valuable experience in this area of work and an opportunity to gain a relevant qualification via the Open College Network.

For more information or to request an application pack, please contact:

Lynn Giles, Volunteer Co-ordinator
Gwent Drug Interventions Programme, Powell's Place, Newport NP20 1EL
Tel - 07752 601887
Email - .

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