Bereavement Cafe Volunteer

St Gemma's Hospice; Leeds; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity hospice in Leeds is seeking empathetic individuals to join their Bereavement Cafe team as volunteers. This role involves welcoming attendees, facilitating introductions, and providing emotional support during meetings held on Friday mornings. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and a commitment to helping their local community. Training and support will be provided along with an opportunity to develop new skills.

Benefits

Part of a volunteer community

Opportunities for socializing and making friends

Training courses to support the role

Support from a named supervisor

Qualifications

• Good listener with empathy and compassion.
• Commitment of four hours on one Friday morning each month.
• Ability to facilitate introductions and provide emotional support.

Responsibilities

• Welcome people attending the Bereavement Cafe.
• Listen and offer emotional wellbeing support.
• Facilitate introductions among attendees.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Teamwork

Job description

Are you a good listener Our Bereavement Cafe is looking for empathetic compassionate and sensitive individuals to join our team of Bereavement Cafe volunteers. You will welcome people facilitate introductions listen and offer emotional wellbeing support to people attending the group. The role involves a commitment of four hours one Friday morning of each month between 9.15 am and 1.30 pm.

If you would like further information on this opportunity please contact a member of the Bereavement Support Team - Sarah Applewhite () or Rob Hairsine ().

About us

St Gemmas Hospice is an independent Leeds-based charity and one of the leading hospices in the UK providing expert care and support for local people with life-limiting and terminal illnesses. We offer care to patients families and carers in the Hospices In-Patient Unit through the St Gemmas community team and at our Out-Patients. We have around 300 employees working across the main Hospice site in Moortown Retail Hub in Bramley a large chain of charity shops and out in the community. We offer career opportunities both in our multi-disciplinary clinical team and in a wide range of non-clinical roles all of which contribute towards local patient care. St Gemmas Hospice has a team of approximately 800 volunteers working in a variety of roles supporting departments throughout the organisation. St Gemmas is committed to equal opportunities and strives to be diverse and inclusive a place which reflects the communities we serve. We offer a competitive range of benefits with an emphasis on staff well-being in a caring and friendly environment.

Volunteer benefits

• Be part of a fantastic volunteer community
• Have fun make friends and socialise
• Share your skills or develop new ones
• Support people in your local community
• Attend relevant training courses to support your role
• Be supported by a named supervisor
• Receive our volunteer e-news keeping you up to date with Hospice news

Key Skills

• Fundraising
• Communication skills
• Physical Examinations
• Hospice Care
• Workers' Compensation Law
• Computer Literacy
• Grant Writing
• Music Therapy
• Memory Care
• Public Speaking
• Volunteer Management
• Writing Skills