Bereaved by Suicide Support Worker

Mid and North East Essex Mind; Colchester; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing organization is seeking a Bereaved By Suicide Support Worker in Colchester. The role involves providing compassionate, person-centred support to individuals affected by suicide, facilitating peer support groups, and ensuring effective mental health assistance. Excellent employee benefits include 36 days holiday and a competitive pension.

Benefits

36 days holiday including 8 bank holidays

Competitive pension

Flexible/agile working

Annual wellbeing day

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals affected by loss through suicide.
• Ability to provide person-centred support.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive community.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical support through one-to-one sessions tailored to needs.
• Facilitate peer support groups for those affected by suicide.
• Assist in conducting grief programme support groups.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Support facilitation

Job description

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm)

Salary: £25,250 per year

Base: Colchester

Contract: Fixed term until end of June 2027

Do you have a genuine passion to help others as well as experience of supporting people who have been affected by the loss of someone through suicide? If you answered yes, then joining our growing organisation could be your next move.

We are recruiting for the role of Bereaved By Suicide Support Worker to join our Bereaved by Suicide Service designed to support people across North East Essex and Suffolk who have been affected by the loss of someone through suicide.

As a Bereaved by Suicide Support Worker, you will:

• Provide practical support tailored to individual’s needs, through one-to-one sessions
• Help facilitating the peer support groups we offer to those who have been affected by the loss of someone through suicide
• Help facilitating the grief programme support groups.

We are looking for experienced individuals who are committed to ensuring the provision of effective and person-centred support. Our ideal candidate will be respectful, honest and empathetic to others whilst being able to maintain boundaries.

We are a real living wage employer and offer our staff a range of health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial benefits to ensure that we fully support our employees. This includes: 36 days holiday including 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time); competitive pension; recruitment referrals, training and development, flexible/agile working; annual wellbeing day; expert supervision and peer support, an extended lunch break each week; onsite parking at most locations; company sick pay based on length of service and a charity worker discount scheme.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce, collaborating with our communities and partners to drive innovation and better decision-making. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds to try to ensure we better represent our communities.

Join us in creating an environment where everyone feels supported, respected, and valued. Let’s build a community that thrives on inclusivity and mutual respect.