Children's Bereavement Support Volunteer

CHILDREN’S BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT VOLUNTEER

Organisation: Holding On Letting Go

Job Title: CHILD HELPER

Hours: 8.15 - 16.30 Saturday and 8.15 - 17.00 Sunday. We would expect you to commit to at least 3 weekends a year  

Reporting to: Clinical Lead

Based at: Sittingbourne (5 weekends a year) and Broadstairs (1 weekend a year), Wrotham (2 weekends a year), Bexley (1 day programme twice a year), Sheppey (1 day programme twice a year)

Job role:  

To work 1-1 with a bereaved child/young person

 Duties and responsibilities:

This role is working alongside a child/young person on one of our bereavement support weekends.   Ideally you will have experience in working with children and have the ability to communicate effectively at all levels and be able to support children and young people in distress and remain calm.   

You will be working therapeutically with your allocated child.  You will have a group leader who will guide you through the structure of each day. There is also a program manager who will oversee and facilitate the whole weekend program.

You will also be expected to attend a debrief at the end of the weekend and also complete detailed documentation on the child/ young person you have been working with.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided during a weekend.  We will pay 40pence per mile to cover your travel expenses. We will provide training (Safeguarding Children, Volunteer Induction Day and other specialist training days).

You will also have the opportunity to observe a weekend programme in action before you work with a child / young person. We will pay for your DBS check and provide you with a uniform.