Overview:
Join our Team as a Volunteer!
Volunteering with Change Grow Live is a great way to make a real difference in people’s lives whilst gaining valuable experience. Whether you want to give back to your community, develop new skills, or meet like-minded people, there are plenty of reasons to get involved.
Responsibilities:
This is an exciting volunteer role where you can make a real difference. The Harm Reduction Volunteer plays an important role in helping to reduce drug-related deaths. A key part of the role is engaging with service users, family members, carers, and visitors to increase awareness of overdose prevention, provide naloxone training, support stock management, and contribute to blood-borne virus (BBV) testing initiatives.
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Actively promote naloxone to service users, family members, carers, and other relevant individuals.
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Provide information on opioid overdose risks and prevention.
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Deliver naloxone awareness and administration training in line with service procedures.
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Encourage individuals at risk of witnessing or experiencing an opioid overdose to carry naloxone.
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Support the distribution and replacement of naloxone kits.
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Accurately record naloxone interventions, training sessions, and distributions on CRiiS.
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Monitor naloxone stock levels and report shortages to the relevant team members.
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Promote BBV testing to service users.
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Offer and complete BBV testing in accordance with training, competency requirements, and service procedures.
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Provide information on BBVs, harm reduction, and appropriate referral pathways.
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Accurately record BBV testing activity on CRiiS.
As part of your journey with us attending our training sessions is essential to support you in your role. Our sessions will equip you with what you need to thrive in your volunteer role.
Training:
Mandatory: Volunteer Induction training
Mandatory: Boundaries/Confidentiality training
Required: Drug Awareness training
Required: Harm Reduction training
Required: Alcohol Awareness training
Required: Blood Borne Virus training
Required: Naloxone training
We are committed to creating an environment that respects and values diversity, with a positive and supportive culture where everyone feels welcome, empowered, and represented.
Interested? Please get in touch, we’d love to hear from you!
Closing Date: 11/8/2026 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details:: Lynne Jaap |
[email protected] | 07800528464 : 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.
