Specialist Bereavement Supporter (SBS)
space2grieve
Bereavement support to those who no matter when or no matter how have been bereaved.
After successfully completing our training "pathway to developing bereavement support skills". You will be required to offer weekly support for 2 clients per week from our base at Etna for an average of 8 sessions. Full details on our website https://space2grieve.org.uk/support-us/current-vacancies-space2grieve/
Advice, Information & Support,Counselling,Support Work
Counselling, People Skills
Personal Specification - Bereavement Support Specialist s2g Essential • Experience of using active listening skills. • Awareness of own personal issues around death and bereavement, including how specific and complex grief can affect others • Ability to manage sensitively and with compassion the needs of the client. • Ability to maintain a professional approach at all times with both volunteers and clients • Experience of working in a person-centred /therapeutic environment. • Confident of own judgement and initiative but able to seek guidance as appropriate from supervision and the service management team. • Ability to be self-reflective, autonomous and to practice self-care • To be responsible for maintaining and developing one’s own professional development. • Awareness and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and the implications for supporting bereaved clients. • Ability to maintain client and volunteer confidentiality • Good basic IT skills. Able to use Zoom and other technology. • Commitment to the S2G service model and values – as explained on the website • To be available for a minimum of 2 hours at the same time each week with monthly addition of 2 hours for supervision and to be available for regular CPD • Commit to attending the full training programme and induction. Desirable • Additional qualifications in counselling/health/social care professional training • Resident of Richmond Borough • Experience of working with bereavement • Holder of a current and transferrable Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)certificate
Full Training and an opportunity to be part of a local bereavement service.
Minimum of 2 client hours per week plus travel to ETNA. Monthly supervision of 2-3 hours.
TW1 2AR
space2grieve ETNA Community Centre 13 Rosslyn Road Twickenham Middlesex TW1 2AR
H22, H37, R33, R68, R70 and 490
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