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

Barking || Brighton || Cumbria || Ealing || Essex || Hastings & Eastbourne || Hull || 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 .

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Volunteer - CRi Brent Outreach and Reach Support

Managed and supported by: Project Worker

Purpose: to assist in the day to day duties of the CRi Brent service and to support clients. 

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Ambulatory Detox – CRI Brighton

The ambulatory (out-patient) detox is a two way treatment programme for people who have been unable to reduce or stop heavy drinking, or for those currently using alcohol at such high levels that to stop drinking without the aid of a medically assisted detoxification could be dangerous. The purpose of the programme is to provide a clinically-supported community detoxification.

The programme is abstinent based. The first week is held at Millview Hospital. The second week is held at Vantage Point, Brighton where you will be part of a team working with the clients on the group-work programme, designed to support clients in consolidating and building on the changes made possible by having completed the first week. We will provide full support and supervision.

For further information please contact Ann Parsons on; 01273 265598 or click here to contact by e-mail.

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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: .

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Brighton - Rough Sleepers Street Services Team

We carry out assertive outreach work targeting people sleeping rough on the streets of Brighton and Hove, people who drink alcohol or use drugs on the street and people who beg for money from passers by. This is achieved through early morning outreach during the week in addition to daytimes and evenings.

Our aim is to support people to get off the streets and into accommodation working alongside other agencies such as: hostel and supported accommodation providers, mental health team for the homeless, Street Community Policing team and local authority.

Roles previously undertaken by volunteers include: accompanying outreach workers on street shifts, attending drop-in sessions at daycentres, facilitating service user feedback from residents in hostels and assisting with administrative duties.

We will provide full support, supervision and accredited training to gain a nationally recognised qualification.

For further information please contact Caroline Roundhill on:- 01273 265672

or by e-mail @ caroline.roundhill@sussexpartnership.nhs.uk

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 .

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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.

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Ealing DAIS - Volunteer Counsellors & Project Volunteers

Ealing DAIS Provides a flexible confidential treatment and support for adults living in the Borough of Ealing with substance misuse issues. Ealing DAIS provides Tier 2/3 services that include Drop – in, Outreach, 1:2:1, Keyworking and Counselling, specialist group work including Women’s groups, Stimulants and Relaxation. We also provide alternative therapies and a Needle Exchange and Health Care Nurse. The service also provides advice and information/onward referrals and support in accessing a variety of other local support services. We are a very busy Project with great clients and a Fabulous Team

We are currently recruiting for the following roles:

To request an application pack or to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Veronica Hart on 07889075716 or by e-mail @ veronica.hart@cri.org.uk.

 

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.

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Hastings and Eastbourne Substance Misuse Service

Location of voluntary work: Hastings and Eastbourne

The Hastings and Eastbourne projects provide support to people actively engaged in the use of substances via open access needle exchange services both in-house and pharmacy based. We provide clean 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 and signposting to a variety of local support services. CRI is a non-judgmental service that works to advise, inform, empower, encourage and support the needs of people actively engaged in substance use. The aim of the projects is to reduce the negative impact of substance use upon the individual and their community by promoting and encouraging safer injecting practices and the safe disposal of drug using equipment. We also work closely in partnership with the Sussex Partnership Trust (NHS) as well as the Probation Service to deliver treatment and court ordered group work programs.

For further information please contact Nikki Ward-Smith on: 01424 452 580 or by e-mail nikki.ward-smith@cri.org.uk

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Hull Drug Intervention Programme

The Hull Drug Intervention Programme (DIP) provides support for adults with substance misuse problems and who have had recent involvement in the criminal justice system. Support is offered on a voluntary basis, alongside support that complies with national standards or bail conditions. The Hull DIP offers individuals support on a one to one basis. This would be in the form of assessment, onward referrals, harm minimisation advice, psycho-social interventions, motivational work and practical support. To complement our service we would like to recruit volunteers for the following posts:

Please click on the links to download information on these opportunities.

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: Kirsty Beautridge on 01482 620013 or by e-mail to kirsty.beautridge@cri.org.uk.

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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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 .

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