Welcome and Reception Recovery Volunteer

**Vacancy No**

VN4837

**Employment Type**

Volunteer

**Hours Per Week**

10.00

**Work Pattern**

Monday to Friday

**Location**

NRP Blyth

**Location Region**

North East

**Location City**

Blyth

**Location Postal Code**

NE24 2BA

**Interview Date**

**Job Details**

We aim to offer ways for local people with drug and alcohol problems to become free from their dependence. We also want to reduce the problems that substance misuse causes to families, friendships, workplaces and communities in Northumberland.

Would you like to volunteer in a role welcoming visitors into our service, and supporting the team with general admin tasks?
Our volunteers are often the first people our clients and visitors meet when they arrive, and play a crucial role in helping everyone feel welcome and at ease.

In this volunteer role, your tasks may include:

- Providing a welcoming meet and greet service to people attending NRP
- Answering internal and external phone calls, and transferring calls to team members
- Replenishing leaflets / resources
- Create and maintain displays in the waiting area / rooms
- Copying / printing resources for colleagues
- Updating electronic resources like power point slides
- Attending occasional community wellbeing events to promote our service.

**About the role**

Our service provides:

- Support with any physical, emotional or mental health needs
- Needle Syringe programme.
- Recovery and detox programmes
- One to one and group therapy
- Social activities
- Education, training and employment opportunities

Our service is open 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday and 9am - 4:30pm on Friday.

Volunteers can volunteer for up to 15 hours per week.
Suggested hours -12:30 - 4:30 / 5pm (Monday to Thursday), 9am - 4:00 / 4:30pm Friday

**For example, what you can bring to Waythrough and what you hope to gain in the role. It would be great to hear your motivations for volunteering and what attracted you to Waythrough.**

**What Volunteers can expect from us**:

- Regular supervision and support
- Induction and access to online and face to face training
- To learn and practice new skills within a teamwork setting
- To feel part of a team and the wider Waythrough organisation
- Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed with proof of journey
- Opportunities to progress and experience other areas of Waythrough work in the region

**Who are we**
Waythrough (Formerly Humankind) launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support.
We have almost 200 services around England - and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people.
Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it’ll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That’s why you will notice the jobs here are still branded ‘Humankind’. Next year we’ll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate.

**Waythrough** (Formerly Humankind** is an equal opportunities employer**

**What can Waythrough (Formerly Humankind)offer you**
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
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- Happy, Healthy You - our wellbeing offers for our workforce

**Salary Period**

Per Annum

**Vacancy Salary Range**

x

**DBS Requirement**

Basic

**Does role require Police/Prison vetting?**

Not Applicable

**Driving licence required for role?**

No

**Applications Close Date**

07 Mar 2025