Volunteer Meet and Greet, Needle Exchange and Service User Involvement at change grow live CGL

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Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

08 Jan, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Communication, Reception Support, Appointment Coordination, Signposting, Confidentiality, Listening, Feedback Representation, Community Engagement

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Overview 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 You will be the first point of contact within the service greeting all our visitors promptly in a friendly and courteous manner. You will be supporting reception dealing with initial queries, coordinating appointments, signposting to support available within the service and the community. A key part of the role will be to support our Needle and Syringe Provision you will ensure our needle exchanges are confidential, welcoming, non-judgmental and friendly environments. We believe that those who access our services should be at the heart of everything that we do and those who have lived experience have a unique and valuable insight into how our services can work best. An important part of the role is listening to people and sharing what you have heard with the service, representing their views, and using their feedback to help inform how we develop and improve our services. You will help to ensure people hear about any decisions or changes that are made because of their feedback. You will be working with Change Grow Live staff and connecting with the wider community. What You’ll Get Out of Volunteering Personal Growth – Build confidence, learn new skills, share your expertise and gain hands-on experience in health and social care. Career Development – 20 hours of online training modules, accredited organisational training, gain insight into the sector and boost your CV for future opportunities. Make a Difference – Support people in their recovery and help create safer, healthier communities. Flexible Opportunities – Fit volunteering around your schedule with a variety of roles available. Join a supportive team – Work alongside passionate, friendly people who share your values. Feel Valued – Your time and effort will be recognised and appreciated. We also expect an assertive approach to ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, young people and adults, and applicants to these posts will need to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to best safeguarding practice. We are actively recruiting people who can offer us 1 – 3 days per week to work within our drug & alcohol service; we are specifically looking for people who are keen and enthusiastic and would be able to commit to staying as a volunteer with us for up to one year. Interviews will take place after 30/03/26 All candidates must be available for training which will commence from 20/04/26 and will involve one day/week over seven weeks as follows: Mondays at Bradnor Point, Wythenshawe, M22 4TF Wednesdays at The Old School House, Clayton, M11 4HA Closing Date 20/2/2026 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Nina Cole | nina.cole@cgl.org.uk | 07435983821 This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

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Responsibilities

You will greet visitors and support reception by handling queries and coordinating appointments. A key part of the role is to ensure needle exchanges are confidential and welcoming while representing service user feedback.