Bereavement Support Volunteers

Bereavement Support Volunteers

Posted for Cruse Bereavement Support

Posted by Volunteer North Hampshire

Register your interest

You will be redirected to the Volunteer North Hampshire website to express your interest.

If you are passionate about supporting bereaved people, we’d love to hear from you. We provide support to thousands of bereaved people every year. For many this will be the first time they have asked for help with their grief.

As a Bereavement Volunteer with Cruse, you’ll be part of a supportive community offering empathetic, person-centred, and non-judgemental emotional support to those grieving. Most interactions occur via phone or Zoom. Due to high demand for training, volunteers are expected to be committed and ready to begin supporting clients promptly. Opportunities vary by location.

Volunteers must be able to:

• Attend training delivered over 6 weeks (1 day a week) via zoom
• Support 2 clients a week 
• Volunteer for a minimum of 2 years
• Attend monthly group supervision (2 hours) via zoom
• Support service users between 9am – 8pm Monday to Friday and 10am – 2pm Saturday (no support provided on Sundays or Bank Holidays)

What skills do I need?

• Empathetic and Warm
• Excellent listening skills
• Personal resilience
• Punctual and reliable
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Excellent communication skills across a diverse range of clients

Location

This opportunity can be carried out whilst working from home.