Supporting Substance Misuse

We have a number of volunteering opportunities available supporting substance misuse.  If you are aged 18+ you can get involved and help as a :

Recovery Buddy:

• Empowering members of the community to increase their confidence and develop skills necessary in their recovery journey

• Being an advocate for members by attending relevant meetings with the member e.g. DWP assessments, meetings with the GP

• Supporting members as they fill in forms or to make phone calls rather than making phone calls for them

• Signposting members to relevant organisations

Recovery champion

• Representing Recovery Cymru at external networking events

• Attending hubs to promote RC to members of the public

• Giving joint presentations with staff to different student groups/organisations

• Meeting potential new members in a local (to RC) location outside the centre

• Attending VAC service user involvement sessions

• Peer-support in other venues e.g. Pine ward, UHW and CAU

Time commitment: A suggested weekly time commitment can be 2 – 3 hours, days and hours negotiable with the organisation.
Training: Full training is provided.
Expenses reimbursed: Out of pocket expenses are reimbursed.
Selection procedure: Informal discussion, application form completion, 2 references and a disclosure and barring check (cost met by organisation).
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact us using the form below.