Bereavement Support Practitioner | Full-time | Leeds - Outreach

Child Bereavement Uk; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking a Bereavement Support Practitioner to provide compassionate support to families and young people affected by loss. This role involves working closely with the Bereavement Support Service Lead to evaluate and enhance services, manage caseloads, and facilitate support groups. You will play a crucial part in ensuring families receive high-quality bereavement support in their time of need. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of bereaved families and possess the necessary qualifications and experience, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

5% Pension Contribution

Life Assurance Scheme

Qualifications

• Recognised health, social care, or counselling qualification required.
• Experience working with children, young people, and families is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the Bereavement Support Service Lead in service provision and evaluation.
• Manage a caseload and provide individual and group support sessions.

Skills

Communication Skills

Counseling Skills

Experience with Children and Families

Empathy

Education

Recognised Health Qualification

Social Care Qualification

Counseling Qualification

Job description

In partnership with Jane Tomlinson Appeal (OWLs), Child Bereavement UK are able to build on the success of the well-established north service to offer a hybrid model of outreach bereavement support to individuals, couples, families and in group settings across Leeds. This is an exciting opportunity for the post holder to support the Bereavement Support Service Lead - North in the provision and evaluation of a developing and extending service that ensures families and professionals can access high quality bereavement support in situations where a baby or child of any age has died, or where children or young people up to the age of 25 are bereaved.

The Bereavement Support Practitioner will:

• Work with the Bereavement Support Service Lead in providing and evaluating the service to support parents bereaved of a baby or child, of any age or children and young people up to the age of 25 bereaved of anybody important to them.
• Support the Bereavement Support Service Lead in developing and establishing Child Bereavement UK’s service as a source of advice and support for families and professionals across the region.
• Manage a caseload and provide a programme of individual and couple sessions and to develop and provide facilitated Groups for Parents bereaved of a baby or child.
• Contribute to the provision of a programme of individual and family support sessions, Groups for Families, Groups for Young People and school liaison.

Child Bereavement UK offers a generous package of benefits including an employee assistance programme, 5% pension contribution and life assurance scheme.

Minimum Requirements:

Applicants should have a recognised health, social care, or counselling qualification, experience in working with children, young people and families, excellent communication skills and be passionate about supporting bereaved families and those whose roles bring them into contact with these families.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a DBS check.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Rate: £28,000 per annum (1-year fixed term contract)

Reporting to: Bereavement Support Service Lead - North

Base: Hybrid, working across community spaces in Leeds.

Closing date: 6 February 2025. Interviews will be held on 11 February in person at Child Bereavement UK's offices in Leeds: Brooklands Court Business Centre, Leeds, LS11 5HL.

Applications should be by CV accompanied with a short covering letter, detailing which post you are interested in applying for and how your experience fits the role. Please email to Karen Smith: [e-mail].

Applications will be reviewed, and interviews offered, on an ongoing basis. We reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

The Charity is committed to creating a safe and welcoming atmosphere for everyone, and one that challenges all forms of oppression or discrimination including those based on age, gender or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity leave, disability, race (which includes nationality, citizenship, ethnic or national origins), religion/faith or belief, sexual orientation (collectively known in law as the ‘protected characteristics’), as well as any oppression or discrimination based on other physical characteristics or impairments, occupation, income, wealth, or unrelated criminal convictions.