Lived Experience Volunteer.
| Opportunity: Lived Experience Volunteer. Each lived experience volunteer will provide short -term intervention (2-4 weeks) to clients referred form custody arrest referral team. Volunteers will connect with clients quickly, using their lived experience to build trust, relatability and motivation. The focus will be helping clients address barriers to treatment such as mental health, housing or practical concerns. The volunteer will gradually transfer the clients trust to the formal treatment provider, ensuring continuity of care. At all times, all volunteers will be supported by the volunteer coordinator. | |
| Requirements: Lived experience and recovery within substance and alcohol misuse. Volunteers will receive an induction and on-going training. Access to online and face to face training and mentoring within St Giles Trust. | |
| Location: Local to the volunteer, Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton (proximity to the custody suites to support clients and service users) Volunteers are also more than welcome. If preferred can travel across sites to support their service users. | |
| Hours: Flexible Monday-Friday daytime | |
| Expenses: Yes. Expenses paid on travel and other out of pocket expenses. | |
| DBS: Yes |
