Community Champion for Alcohol Change UK

Alcohol Change UK
VO105038

To apply for this opportunity, please visit our website: Community Champion | Alcohol Change UK Volunteering
Alcohol harm can affect anyone, from any walk of life. So we want to work with people in communities of all types across the UK to help us create change faster. Your community could be your...
Local area
Workplace
Sports club, team or league
Virtual social network
Community centre
Community built on shared values, religion, joint interests, ethnicity, sexuality, identity, disability, or shared experiences.
The role of a Community Champion
You can volunteer your time to help us to reduce alcohol harm. We have come up with a handy list of ways you can choose from to make a real difference to our work:
Community engagement and outreach. Helping to reduce alcohol harm in your area by reaching out to different parts of it - could you talk to your local health and wellbeing team and go along to one of their events? Could you pop down to a nearby community centre, leave some leaflets and have a chat with people?
Fundraising. This could be anything from holding a community tea party to an alcohol-free pub quiz to a Dry January® launch event! We find that fundraising is a good 'way in' - people understand charity fundraising, and a fundraiser could be a good way of then talking about alcohol.
Campaigning. Supporting us by encouraging others to write to their local councillors or MP, or to sign petitions. This could also include setting up your own local campaigning group! Placing materials in your community. Putting up posters and distributing leaflets to community spaces like libraries, GP surgeries, coffee shops, pharmacies, and more.
Spreading the word about alcohol-free products. You can help make sure that people can access alcohol-free alternatives by talking with your local pubs and restaurants or introducing the idea in the workplace for employee/corporate events. You could even publish a review of the alcohol-free offerings available locally for your local newspaper. Read our guide on how to get started.
Promoting our campaigns. Spread awareness of campaigns such as Alcohol Awareness Week, Dry January® and Sober Spring within your community.
Joining focus groups. You can help us by joining a focus group to help us test our Try Dry® app, assist with fundraising campaigns or share lived experience of alcohol harm.
Sharing your story. This could be for one of our blogs, fundraising appeals, for a media request or even at an event with one of our corporate partners.
To apply, please visit our website: Community Champion | Alcohol Change UK Volunteering

Training and support

Training on alcohol awareness, stigma reduction, and how to have supportive, non-judgemental conversations, including access to our award winning training sessions on alcohol and society

Guidance on community engagement, outreach, and promoting campaigns locally and online

Access to campaign toolkits, resources, and branded materials

Volunteers are supported throughout their time with us. You’ll have:

A named staff contact for advice and check-ins

Regular email updates with opportunities, resources, and ideas

Optional group catch-ups or online meet-ups with fellow Champions

Ongoing guidance and feedback to help you develop your role in a way that suits your interests and capacity

Lead Champions on hand to support different activities - including events, community engagement and outreach, sports, alcohol and the workplace, fundraising, and campaigining

We aim to create a supportive, flexible environment where volunteers feel valued and part of a wider movement for change.

Practical details

Time commitment: Flexible. We typically ask for around 2–4 hours per month, with opportunities to get more involved during key campaigns (e.g., The Dry January® challenge).

Location: Community-based and remote. Champions can take action in their local area across the UK and/or online via social media and digital outreach.

Duration: We ask for a commitment of at least 6 months to allow time to build confidence and connections, but there is flexibility depending on your circumstances.

The role is designed to fit around work, study, caring responsibilities, or other commitments.

Next Steps
Once you apply:

A member of the team will get in touch for an informal chat to learn more about you and answer any questions.

If the role feels like a good fit, you’ll be invited to start as a Community Champion and supported to plan your first activities.

We aim to make the process friendly, straightforward, and pressure-free.

Experience required

Volunteer your skills! Perhaps you are a keen video editor, photographer, blog writer, graphic designer, writer, printer (or something else) and can volunteer your skills to support our day-to-day work?
We are always happy to hear any ideas or suggestions that you have too! We know we won't have thought of everything, and you might have a connection or and idea that works really well, so please do let us know about it.