Volunteering opportunities
Please contact Matt Taylor to find out more about opportunities in your area. Phone 01273 645067 or .
Specific Vacancies
Barking || Blackpool || Brighton || Cumbria || Essex || Greenwich || Islington|| Southend
Barking SMET (Substance Misues Engagement)
SMET is an outreach team aimed at engaging hard to reach substance misusers in the treatment system. This is achieved by visiting clients at home or elsewhere in the community and assessing their needs to identify how we can support them in engaging with appropriate services. SMET do not provide treatment, but do motivational work, harm minimisation, onward referrals and support in accessing other services.
SMET needs committed volunteers to support the delivery of outreach services. Full support, training and the opportunity to gain a recognised accreditation are available.
To request an application pack please contact Sophie Macgregor on 020 8591 8588 or .
Download more information:
- Role description (PDF)
- Project information (PDF)
Blackpool - Night Shelter
Night Shelter Blackpool - Volunteers required for varying days and times to
assist the staff in the operation of the shelter and facilitate community
activities.
Brighton - CRI Counselling Service
CRI Counselling Service Brighton has an opportunity for volunteers to train as Alcohol Counsellors. Qualified or currently in training, successful candidates will be offered a comprehensive training programme, run on Fridays and Saturdays which commences in January and concludes in February 2009. Upon completion of training, counsellors will commence a placement with CRI Counselling Service in Brighton with a minimum of 3 hours per week. 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:
- Role description (PDF)
- Project information (PDF)
- Person specification (PDF)
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:
- Role description (PDF)
- Information about this project (PDF)
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:
- Project Information (PDF)
Essex - Volunteer Counsellors
CRI services in Essex have a need for volunteer counsellors who can commit to providing counselling for individuals with substance misuse problems on a weekly basis. Volunteers must be suitably qualified or training and must be affiliated with a relevant professional body. If you are interested in becoming involved please call Sam Ball, Service Manager on 07834 482134.
Download more information:
- EPACS Leaflet (PDF)
- EPACS Poster (PDF)
- Information about this opportunity (PDF)
Greenwich - SMET (Substance Misuse Engagement)
SMET is an outreach team aimed at (re-)engaging hard to reach substance misusers in the treatment system. This is achieved by visiting clients at home or elsewhere in the community and assessing their needs to identify in which way we can support them in engaging with appropriate services. SMET do not provide treatment, but do motivational work, harm minimisation, onward referrals and support in accessing other services. SMET also runs satellite services 3 times a week and will be starting a needle exchange.
Download more information:
- Volunteer Role Description (PDF)
- Project Information Form (PDF)
Islington DAAP - Volunteer Counselling Service
CRI Service in Angel, London has an opportunity for Volunteer Counsellors who can commit to providing counselling for individuals with substance misuse problems on a weekly basis. Volunteers must be suitably qualified or in training and must be affiliated with a relevant professional body. Successful candidates will commence a placement with CRI Counselling Service in Angel with a minimum of two hours per week. In house supervision and ongoing training are all part of this placement.
For more information or to request an application pack, please contact:
Farya Barlas, Psychosocial Intervention Coordinator
332c Goswell Road, London EC1V 7LQ
Tel: 0207 812 5464 / 0207 833 9899
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Download more information:
- Volunteer Role Description (PDF)
- Project Information Form (PDF)
- Person specification (PDF)
Southend - Gateway Service
Gateway Service - Southend is a flexible service designed to meet the needs of clients within the Southend area.
Gateway provides: Drug Intervention Programmes, Needle exchange, Tier 2/3 services that includes 1:2:1 work, counselling and specialist group work that includes women's, DRR, Stimulant, cannabis and after groups.
For more information contact Cliff Murrell on 01702 613392 or .
Download more information:
- Volunteer Role Description (PDF)
- Project Information Form (PDF)
- Person Specification (PDF)
