Bereavement Support Service Lead - Scotland

An exciting opportunity for an experienced manager to lead on the provision, evaluation and development of a Scotland-wide Bereavement Support Service.

Bereavement Support Service Lead - Scotland
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Rate: £37,500 per annum
Reporting to: Head of Support Services
Base: Glasgow with travel to other locations across Scotland as required. This is a new role and initially will require a regular presence at their offices in Finnieston, Glasgow. Once established, hybrid working will be an option.

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 have an exciting opportunity for an experienced manager to lead on the provision, evaluation and ongoing development of a Scotland-wide Bereavement Support Service that ensures families and professionals can access high-quality Bereavement Support when a baby or child has died, or when children or young people are bereaved. The Bereavement Support Service Lead will also support the strategic development of the Charity’s services in Scotland.

The Bereavement Support Service Lead - Scotland will:

• Lead/manage/contribute to and further develop the provision of a blended model of Bereavement Support across Scotland.
• Provide training, consultancy, and support for professionals whose work brings them into contact with bereaved families.
• Collaborate with partners to develop Bereavement Support Services across Scotland.
• Support the charity's Fundraising Team in the generation of sustainable income to fund their Scottish operations, providing information and data to support applications and reporting.

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 PVG check.

Closing date: 15 May 2024.
Interviews will be held on 22 May in person at Child Bereavement UK's office in Finnieston, Glasgow.

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.

Interested?

Please click 'Apply' and follow the job board process. You will receive an email from CHM Recruit containing further information on how to apply for the role. Please note that although you may be asked by the job board to upload a CV, you are not applying at this stage.

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.

No agencies please.