Volunteer Recovery Practitioner, Via

As a Volunteer Recovery Practitioner, you’ll support the delivery of a wide range of interventions. These will include:

• Advising people who come to i-access about drug awareness, overdose prevention, safer injecting, safer sex practices and other harm minimisation advice.
• Supporting practitioners in the completion of assessments and follow‑up assessments. (Please note, you won’t be asked to carry out initial assessments)
• Supporting practitioners with a caseload of people. This may involve working one-to-one and co‑facilitating groups.
• Assisting people to access wider services, including completing referrals to onward agencies. In addition to the above you’ll be expected to participate in team meetings where relevant and to carry out other tasks as deemed necessary to support the needs of the service.

What skills do I need? The role would be ideal for someone looking to develop their experience in the drug and alcohol field. While some knowledge of the sector is desirable, we’re specifically looking for people who have a passion for the work that we do. A positive attitude and the desire to learn are essential, as is a non‑judgemental and supportive approach to people who are facing problems with drugs and alcohol.

What Via can offer you: When you begin volunteering, you’ll be allocated a volunteer supervisor who will act as your main point of contact in your service. They’ll provide you with ongoing support and supervision and will work closely with you throughout your time at Via. There’s also a central volunteer services team that will support you while you are on placement.

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada