Found 9 Drug & Alcohol Services Counselling & Help Line, volunteering opportunities in Australia

We are looking for volunteers in the role of Support Worker. The role requirement is to help facilitate and engage in the group program for people whose lives have been impacted by drug and or alcohol addiction.

Are you studying social work, community service, Alcohol and Other Drugs or case management? Are you working part-time in the field or looking for a placement opportunity and seeking something different that will really connect you to your community and make a difference?

Has your child/children (of any age) been involved with drugs and/or alcohol? Have you been through hell and back not knowing where to get information and support? Have you had to deal with the loneliness, isolation, stigma and shame; the constant worry of not knowing where they are or if they're safe; the financial burden of paying for treatment or paying off dealers?

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Are you a good listener? Empathetic and non judgemental? Do you have access to a landline? Family Drug Support is looking for mature people to work on its National 24hr Support Line.

* VOLUNTEERS MUST BE PARENTS TO CHILDREN WITH ALCOHOL & DRUG ISSUES * With the lived experience of supporting your own child (teenager or adult) through the rigours of substance misuse and with the desire to support other parents going though similar challenges with their children, you will use active listening skills to support, talk through options and offer hope to parents calling the State-wide Parent and Family Drug Support Line.

YOU MUST BE A PARENT OF A CHILD WHO IS OR HAS HAD DRUG OR ALCOHOL ADDICTION to volunteer for this position.

The Health Promotion Volunteer will be responsible to provide harm reduction interventions, education, prevention information and assistance to clients and the community.

The Family Drug Helpline provides information, support and referrals to people who have someone in their life using alcohol or other drugs. The helpline is staffed by volunteers and is based in Carnegie, Victoria. This is a peer support role, fulfilled by people who have personal experience of being impacted by someone’s substance use. This lived experience is the key selection criteria.