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Form of workOur client, a child bereavement charity are recruiting two full-time Bereavement Support Practitioners to join their new service in Birmingham which will provide Bereavement Support to individuals, couples, families and in group settings.
Bereavement Support Practitioner – Birmingham
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: 3-year fixed term
Rate: £28,000 per annum
Reporting to:Bereavement Support Service Lead – Birmingham
Base: Hybrid working from their UK Centre in Birmingham and home
This child bereavement charity helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.
They support children and young people (up to the age of 25) when someone important to them has died or is 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.
They are delighted to have been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund and are now starting the process of establishing a new Bereavement Support service in Birmingham. This is an exciting opportunity to join the team as they look to recruit two full-time Bereavement Support Practitioners to join the new service in Birmingham which will provide Bereavement Support to individuals, couples, families and in group settings.
The post holders will support the Bereavement Support Service Lead in the provision and evaluation of a 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 Practitioners 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 their UK 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.
They offer a generous package of benefits including an employee assistance programme, 5% pension contribution and life assurance scheme.
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.
Closing date: 29 May 2024.
Interviews will be held on 3 June in person in Birmingham.
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.
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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.
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