Volunteer - various opportunities at locations within Derbyshire

Phoenix Futures are one of four providers that make up the Derbyshire Recovery Partnership drug and alcohol service. We are currently developing a team of lived experience Volunteers who will be involved in our new Lived Experience Career Pathway in Derbyshire. 

Within our service we have three types of volunteering opportunities; Wellbeing and Groupwork Volunteer, Recovery Connector Volunteer and Recovery Through Nature (RTN) Volunteer. Our minimum volunteering commitment is 4 hours per week - please let us know on your application of your requested volunteering days, times and locations.

If you have lived experience and would like to get involved in one or more of these volunteering opportunities, please apply!

Wellbeing and Groupwork Volunteers

Our Wellbeing and Groupwork Volunteers focus on supporting people actively in treatment for drug and/or alcohol use.  This role involves working in our office bases/satellite sites alongside our Key Workers.

You will support Key Workers as they conduct 121 sessions, drug/alcohol testing and attend internal and external professions meetings. You will assist with the delivery of groups including: gender specific, therapeutic , rehab, aftercare, mindfulness, substance specific and peer support groups and service user involvement sessions, meetings and activities. You will support Key Workers with encouraging people accessing our service to attend 121 sessions, groups and activities; highlighting the benefits they are likely to receive.

Recovery Connector Volunteers

Our Recovery Connector Volunteers are community based and support people entering/accessing/exiting treatment to attend local recovery projects, activities and events. This role involves working within the community alongside our Recovery Connectors.

You will support people to attend Derbyshire County Council's grant funded local recovery projects. You will co-facilitate structured groups, peer-led groups and SMART meetings and assist in the planning and organising recovery-focused activities and events within the local community.

Recovery Through Nature (RTN) Volunteers

Our Recovery Through Nature Volunteers are community based and work to engage people who use our services in a range of practical conservation and horticultural projects to aid their recovery. This role involves working within the community alongside our Recovery Through Nature lead.

You will work with our RTN staff and assist with the delivery of the project and in the further development of our RTN projects across Derbyshire. You will assist with planning and organising Recovery Through Nature activities and events within the local community and encourage people to attend the project. You will liaise with RTN staff after sessions, debriefing, reviewing and planning future sessions. You will contribute to the completion of identified tasks and will assist people attending the project to complete conservation and environmental related awards.

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If you have drug/alcohol lived experience and would like to get involved in volunteering in Derbyshire, please apply at www.phoenix-futures.org.uk and detail in your personal statement what skills and experience you could bring to this role. 

Following application we will arrange to meet with you to discuss what opportunities you can get involved in within our service, and what your chosen location and role is. This role is subject to an enhanced DBS and references - if you have any questions about either of these, we'll be happy to answer them for you. Once recruited you will be invited in for a meeting where we can complete a volunteer agreement with you, which will also provide an agreed framework of what activities, events, groups you'll be involved with, on what days and times, and where within the county you'll be volunteering. You will be allocated a 'buddy', receive a wealth of internal and external training, shadowing opportunities and hands-on experience within the field of drug and alcohol work. You will have regular supervision with your line  manager alongside 121 support from our Lived Experience Career Co-Ordinator who will offer you a range of accredited qualifications and peer support sessions to assist you on your career path. 

About Phoenix Futures

Phoenix Futures are one of the providers that make up the Derbyshire Recovery Partnership Service. We currently have 3 different volunteering opportunities and you can choose to volunteer within one, two or all three teams: Wellbeing Volunteer - working with people in drug/alcohol treatment, Recovery Through Nature Volunteer - supporting people engaging in our conservation/environmental sustainability project and Recovery Connector Volunteer - supporting people to access recovery support/project/activities within their local communities. 

Find out more about our service in Derbyshire, please visit - www.derbyshirerecoverypartnership.co.uk

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If have drug/alcohol lived experience and would like to gain some skills, qualifications and experience in the field of drug and alcohol work before applying for a role like this, please email us at ASCH.GRIDinfo@derbyshire.gov.uk so we can talk to you about our new lived experience substance use career pathway in Derbyshire and how it can help you.