Bereavement Support Practitioner (Outreach) - Scotland

With thanks to a grant from The Scottish Lottery Community Fund, Child Bereavement UK 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 Child Bereavement UK s 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. Child Bereavement UK offers a generous package of benefits including an employee assistance programme, 5% pension contribution and life assurance scheme. If you are interested in knowing more, please see the attached job description and person specification or contact karen.smith@childbereavementuk.org, None specified

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Child Bereavement UK (CBUK) supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement. Every year we train c. 10,000 professionals, helping them to better understand and meet the needs of grieving families.