Harm Reduction Volunteer

Bradford

About Waythrough

Waythrough provides specialist support across mental health, alcohol, drugs and related areas. We delivery high-quality, evidence-based services designed around the real needs of the people we serve.

Every year, we support around 125,000 people through over 250 services - and it's all made possible by our 3,500 brilliant staff and volunteers.

Make a real difference in your community 

Are you passionate about helping others live safer, healthier, more independent lives? Join our team at Waythrough and support people facing challenges around mental health, substance use, housing or domestic abuse. This is more than just a job – it’s a chance to build meaningful relationships and create lasting change. 

We value our volunteers and seek to ensure their diverse roles are rewarding and beneficial to all. Waythrough holds the Investors in Volunteers accreditation.

We are looking to recruit students aged 18–25, as well as individuals who have recently graduated.

The role: New Vision Bradford’s Needle and Syringe Programme (NSP) provides a non-judgemental and confidential support service. This service provides harm reduction advice, psychosocial interventions, sterile needles, syringes/other equipment and safe disposal facilities. It aims to reduce equipment sharing, injections and drug-related harm, and provides naloxone kits to help reverse opioid overdoses.

Volunteering alongside staff, you will support community outreach by sharing harm reduction information and promoting wellbeing. You will also assist with research and the development of accessible resources, following confidentiality and data protection policies and obtaining staff approval before sharing any materials.

Tasks may include:

• Provide an inclusive, welcoming environment to help people feel comfortable accessing the NSP. With their consent, shadow staff during one-to-one sessions and help identify their needs.
• Promote harm reduction by supporting staff in providing appropriate equipment and clear advice on safer drug use, overdose prevention and safe disposal, maintaining accurate and confidential records.
• Support health and well being by encouraging individuals to access healthcare, vaccinations and nutrition advice, as well as offering guidance on personal hygiene.
• Support staff with community outreach, sharing harm reduction information and helping individuals and families access services and work towards wellbeing and recovery goals.
• Support with research and help develop accessible harm reduction leaflets and resources, following confidentiality and data protection policies and ensuring staff approval before materials are shared.

Training will be provided to support you in your role as a harm reduction volunteer.

The team would appreciate a minimum of 4 hours in any of the following Days/Times (Preferably half or full day): Monday to Friday: 9:15am to 5.15pm

What We Offer

We value the people who make a difference every day. Alongside meaningful work, you’ll enjoy:

• Discounts from various schemes

• Training and personal development

• A chance to make a real difference in people’s lives

• Free induction and role-specific training

• Support from experienced staff and regular supervision

• Opportunities to meet new people and develop your confidence

• Reimbursement for travel and agreed expenses

• Valuable experience that can support your personal or career development

Inclusion and accessibility 

Waythrough is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities, especially those with lived experience of the issues we support. 

We have signed up to the Disability Confident Scheme  - all applicants are welcome, and adjustments can be made to enable fair participation.

If you need adjustments or support to apply, please email our recruitment team: recruitmentteam@waythrough.org.uk 

How to apply 

If you’re viewing this advert on an external platform such as Indeed, please click ‘Apply via company website’ to view the full job description and submit your application. 

Please note that while this role has a stated closing date, we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a high number of applications.

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