Suicide Bereavement Worker

In this fulfilling position, you will provide high-quality, practical, and emotional support to individuals aged 18+ in Surrey who have been bereaved by suicide. You will also offer referrals and signposting for younger people under 18. Your role includes:

• Delivering 1:1 psycho-social and practical support through various mediums (face-to-face, telephone, digital).
• Supporting individuals with practicalities such as dealing with police, funerals, and media, as well as accompanying them to inquests when needed.
• Running awareness sessions and delivering PABBS-standard training workshops to health and social care professionals.
• Maintaining professional boundaries while fostering positive relationships with service users and stakeholders.
• Promoting the service at community events and forums.
This field-based role offers flexibility to work across Surrey and to cover absences or workload fluctuations. Work hours are primarily weekdays, with support available until 8pm., Our work to achieve this is guided by seven core values:
• Commitment
• Equity
• Expertise
• Hope
• Openness
• Passion
• Understanding
  
  Are you passionate about making a difference to those affected by suicide?
We're seeking a Suicide Bereavement Worker to join our Surrey Support After Suicide Service, part of Rethink Mental Illness. If you're driven to deliver compassionate, person-centred support and want to be part of a peer-led team committed to helping individuals navigate their bereavement journey, we'd love to hear from you.,
• Experience in supporting individuals bereaved by suicide, or with experience in carer or bereavement support services.
• Personal experience of bereavement by suicide (minimum three years elapsed).
• Emotional resilience and the ability to manage emotionally demanding situations.
• Strong organisational, interpersonal, and IT skills, alongside an NVQ 3 / QCF Diploma in Health & Social Care or a related subject.
• The ability to deliver training workshops and engage with diverse communities., Preferred qualifications include trauma-informed training and experience with suicide prevention programs such as ASIST or SafeTalk.
  
  We're Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: "A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness."
It is an exciting time to join our growing charity. We are on a transformation journey, one that supports the delivery of the organisation strategy - delivering Communities that Care. Supporting employees, managers and leaders through this change is a key priority for the People function. Just like its key that we attract diverse people to come and work for us. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we're working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter. We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status. Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation. You can read more about our progress .

What We Offer
• Appointments will be at the minimum of the band.
• London Allowance is paid for roles that are based within the Greater London area only.
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
• Given the nature of this role, which involves frequent travel to various locations and timely meetings, a clean drivers licence is essential.
Please see further details on our You can also follow us on / / and to find out more about the work we do! Caring for our people. We offer a wide range of support. Some of our benefits include:
• PULSE: our recognition, rewards, wellbeing, and benefits platform. Providing access to thousands of discounts and benefits including cashback; reloadable cards; savings etc. As well as being able to thank colleagues and nominate them for awards.
• Wagestream: gives you instant access to up to 50% of your pay. Also provides a library of expert tools, tips and articles plus, helps you start building a rainy-day pot straight from your salary.
• Wellbeing support: our Wellbeing hub gives physical, emotional, and mental health support. We also have a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme with access to appointments.
• Taking time for you: we work flexibly -you get to choose where you work, managing your own diary. We have generous annual leave, starting at 25 rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays, as well as your birthday off. We also offer the opportunity to buy and sell annual leave.
• Planning for the future: We have a contributory pension scheme.
• Structured Corporate Induction: Onboarding you into the Charity supporting your wellbeing along the way.
• £300 when you introduce a Friend: receive up to £300 when you introduce a friend or family member.