Children’s Bereavement Support Volunteer

Keywords

18+ Bereavement Support Children Support

Description

Volunteer job role:

To work 1-1 therapeutically with a bereaved child/young person in a group setting.

Duties and responsibilities:

This role is working therapeutically alongside a child/young person on one of our bereavement support programmes in a group setting.  Ideally you will have experience in working with children and have the ability to communicate effectively at all levels and be able to support children and young people in distress and remain calm.

You will be working therapeutically with your allocated child.  You will have a group leader who will guide you through the structure of each day. There is also a program manager who will oversee and facilitate the whole program.

You will also be expected to attend a debrief at the end of the day and also complete detailed documentation on the child/ young person you have been working with.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.  We will pay 40pence per mile to cover your travel expenses. We will provide training (Safeguarding Children, Volunteer Induction Day and other specialist training days).

You will also have the opportunity to observe a programme in action before you work with a child / young person. We will pay for your DBS check and provide you with a uniform.

What rewards come with volunteering, and how does it create meaningful change?

You will be part of a friendly team and will meet many new people.  You will see what a difference you have made to a bereaved child from when you meet them in the morning to when you say goodbye at the end of the day-they will have built their trust with you and shared their story and you will be trained on how to give them coping strategies.

Requirements

Ideally you will have a background in either working with children, bereavement work background or counselling/therapy.  We ask that you have access to your own vehicle and a driving licence.  You will need to be DBS checked.