About the Role

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] provides direct support to children, young people and their families living with bereavement. Bereavement Support Volunteers are integral in helping [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] reach more children, young people and their families, at one of the most difficult times of their lives. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] offers a 12 week programme run by experienced practitioners from the service in Harrogate. The course will support volunteers in developing their skills, knowledge and confidence in supporting families at an extremely difficult time in their lives. Following completion of the training programme, Bereavement Support Volunteers will hold one to one support sessions with children and young people. Sessions are young person led, and volunteers will use a variety of tools and activities learnt in the training to encourage young people to talk, process their grief and receive support for their bereavement.

What We Are Looking For

• An interest in supporting children and young people
• Ability to be empathetic and reflective
• Good communication skills
• Basic IT skills
• An understanding of Children and Young People safeguarding
• Keen to learn new theories and direct working skills with children and young people

What We Offer

Herriot Hospice Homecare, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] and Saint Michael's Hospice are a family of services with our values at the heart of all we do. We are committed to supporting volunteers effectively and appropriately particularly in a role such as this which may be emotionally challenging. We will support our volunteers with:

• Full training and ongoing support.
• Flexible volunteering hours suit your schedule.
• The opportunity to be part of a caring and dedicated team making a difference in people's lives.

Getting Started

• Please click the link to complete our online application form.
• Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a volunteer interview.
• If you are successful at interview, we will ask you to complete training via our online system training platform.
• We will complete a DBS check and ask you to provide some information before you begin volunteering.
• Once these steps are completed we will agree your start date.
• You will then begin the training programme outlined above.
• You will required to attend a reflective meeting following the training, providing the opportunity to reflect on the issues raised/discussed during the training.
• Additional 'top-up' training will be offered where appropriate

Our Values

• We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do.
• We are caring and compassionate.
• We are personal and supportive in our approach.
• We engage positively.
• We are responsive.
• We are driven to do better.
• We are fair.
• We are professional.
• We work collaboratively.
• We are accountable

Contact Information

For more information on the role, please contact us on [contact hidden] or on [contact hidden] and we can arrange for you to have an informal discussion with a member of the team. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], Saint Michael's Hospice, and Talking Spaces. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (2121179).