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This charity helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.
The organisation supports children and young people (up to the age of 25) when someone important to them has died or i not expected to live, and parents and the wider family when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying.
They provide training to professionals in health and social care, education, and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.
Bereavement Support Practitioner - Outreach ScotlandHours: 37.5 hours per week Rate: £28,000 per annumContract: Fixed term contract until 15/09/2027Reporting: Bereavement Service Lead - ScotlandBase: Hybrid, based at their Family Service in Glasgow, and providing outreach support across Edinburgh and Forth Valley
With thanks to a grant from The Scottish Lottery Community Fund, they are able to build on the success of the well-established services based in Glasgow to begin to offer a hybrid model of outreach bereavement support to individuals, couples, families and in group settings, across Edinburgh and the Forth Valley. This is an exciting opportunity for the post holder to support the Bereavement Support Service Lead in Scotland 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 role will include:
- To support the Bereavement Support Service Lead in developing and establishing their service as a source of advice and support for families and professionals.
- To 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.
- To contribute to the provision of a programme of individual and family support sessions, Groups for Families, Groups for Young People and school liaison.
- To outreach with diverse organisations and community groups including BAME, LGBQT+ organisations to positively support inclusion and engagement of these groups and individuals, and their access to bereavement support services.
- To support the Bereavement Support Service Lead in the selection, training and support of volunteers for the Bereavement Service.
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.
They offer a generous package of benefits including an employee assistance?programme, 5% pension contribution and life assurance scheme.
Closing date: Sunday 5 January 2025Interviews: 9 January 205 (in person) at their Family Service Centre, Finnieston, Glasgow G3 7RW
Applications will be reviewed, and interviews offered, on an on-going basis. They 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.
To apply, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions.
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.
The successful candidate will be required to complete a PVG check.
No agencies please.
