Collective Voice

Who we are

Collective Voice is the alliance of charities that provide drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services across England. We believe that anyone with a drug or alcohol problem should be able to access effective, evidence-based and person-centred support. We know that treatment and wider support has a transformative power for people with alcohol or other drug issues, their families, and communities. Charities play a key role in providing this support. Collective Voice seeks to ensure that the knowledge and expertise of this field contributes to the development of policy and practice.

Our culture and values

Collaboration

We commit to work wherever possible with Government, other sector organisations and the wider public, to maximise our reach and impact.

Diversity & Inclusion

We commit to broaden the reach of our alliance, including a wider group of individuals, organisations and perspectives.

Flexibility

We commit to monitor and respond to emerging issues, trends and priorities.

Leadership

We commit to drive improvement on policy, practice and public understanding of addiction

Involvement

We commit to improve and embed insights from lived and living experience into our everyday practice.   

Impact

We commit to deliver real, perceptible impact for people who need support related to substance use.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Collective Voice is committed to ensuring that, as far as is practicable, all employees and other people we work with are treated with respect and dignity and are not subjected to unfair or unlawful discrimination.

Our full policy is available on request, but in brief, we will actively support diversity, equity and inclusion and ensure that our workforce is valued and treated with dignity and respect.  We want to encourage everyone in our organisation  to reach their potential.

A key objective of our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy is that we provide a working environment in which current and potential employees feel comfortable and confident that they will be treated fairly and equally, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marriage or civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (“protected characteristics” as per the Equality Act 2010) or indeed any other characteristic unrelated to the performance of the job.

The success of our organisation depends on the people we work with. We recognise that an effective Equality, Diversity  and Inclusion Policy will help everyone to develop to their full potential, which is clearly in the best interests of individuals and Collective Voice.

We further recognise the benefits of employing individuals from a range of backgrounds, as this creates a workforce where creativity and valuing difference in others thrives. We value the wealth of experience within the community in which we operate and aspire to have a workforce that reflects this.