CBUK are seeking to appoint a passionate, skilled and experienced Team Lead to continue the on-going work and development of our services across East London.
Bereavement Services Team Lead
Based: Stratford-Newham, East London
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week
Salary: £32,500 (inclusive of London weighting) p.a.
Child Bereavement UK (CBUK) has 25 years’ experience in supporting families and educating professionals when a baby or child of any age dies, or when a child is facing bereavement.
The role has two main responsibilities:
- To lead, manage and supervise the East London Family Bereavement Service Team on a day to day basis
- To provide direct bereavement support to bereaved families
Leading the on-going development, co-ordination, provision and evaluation of a service that ensures families and professionals can access high quality bereavement support in situations where a baby or child has died, or where children or young people are bereaved.
Providing bereavement support working with bereaved children, young people and families face to face and within groups. The role also involves delivering Bereavement Awareness sessions to professionals and holding Networking Professionals Groups along with the Bereavement Practitioners. Occasionally, the role will involve offering consultancy to professional’s i.e. debriefing, supervision, reflective practice in the context of dealing with bereavement. Appropriate training will be given.
Closing Date: Wednesday 4 December 2019
Interviews: Thursday 12 or/and Friday 13 December 2019
To Apply and For More Information:
Applications should be by CV accompanied with a short covering letter; detailing which post you are interested in applying for and how your experience fits the role, please read the Job Description attached for more information.
No agencies please.
Child Bereavement UK (CBUK) has 25 years’ experience in supporting families and educating professionals when a baby or child of any age dies, or when a child is facing bereavement.
Bereavement Support Practitioner
Hours: 30 hrs per week (fixed term contract to February 2022)
Salary: £24,000 p.a. (pro-rata)
Base: Child Bereavement UK, Brooklands Court, Tunstall Rd, Leeds LS11
Our service, funded by Leeds City Council to support bereaved children, young people and their families in Leeds, is experiencing increasing referrals so we are expanding the team.
We are seeking to appoint a passionate, skilled and experienced Bereavement Support Practitioner to support the Team Lead in developing and delivering this service to children and their families.
Closing Date: Friday 6th December 2019
Interview Date: Wednesday 18th December 2019
Application Process:
If you would like to apply for this position, please download the attached Job Description.
Click the apply button and attach your CV and a short covering letter detailing which post you are applying for and how your experience fits the role, it will be sent automatically to us.
No agencies please.
About us
Based in the heart of the Wyre Forest, KEMP Hospice offers specialist care and support to patients, families and carers who are dealing with life limiting illness and bereavement.
There is so much more to KEMP, so take a look around our website and learn some more - or better still, come and visit us and we'll tell you all about the work we do in and around the Wyre Forest.
The Role
Our Bereavement Support Team provides support for children from the age of 5, young people and adults who have experienced a bereavement. Consisting of paid counsellors, practitioners and student placement counsellors in training, the team provides one to one support to over 450 individuals across the Wyre Forest each year.
We are looking for an experienced Bereavement Support Team Leader/Manager will be responsible for supporting the team to deliver high quality support to our clients and in achieving our strategic aims.
We are looking for someone with:
- Minimum Level 5 Diploma, or equivalent, in Counselling.
- BACP or equivalent body accreditation.
- Experience of supervising or managing others.
When you work with KEMP Hospice, the role you play here matters and you matter to us. Whether you’re interacting directly with our patients and clients as a counsellor, part of our Care Team, or slightly more removed as a driver for our shops, a Fundraiser or an Administrator, every minute of your time with contributes to us being able to achieve our aim of providing Exceptional Care and Support.
For further information on the role including contact details please visit the vacancy on our website.
How to apply
Please send a CV and detailed cover letter explaining how you meet the person specification and the requirements of the role.
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We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic leader whom is passionate about clinical excellence and best practice. As the ideal candidate you will have substantial experience as a director leading a health care organisation along with experience of driving a people focused culture whilst leading on transformation and change.
Tŷ Hafan is celebrating 20 years of providing high quality holistic care to life-limited children, young people and their families. The charity is now looking ahead to the next 20 years, and creating a hospice service fit for the future needs of children in Wales.
The current Director of Care is retiring after five years at the Charity, having played a key part in developing new services in the hospice whilst growing occupancy and developing the vision for the next 5 years. The next phase of the strategy is to turn the vision into reality. Working with a dynamic Executive team the next Director of Care will be engaged on a fixed term contract, whilst the care model is being reviewed, to continue the momentum of transformation to meet the future needs of ever more complex life limited children and their families.
The successful candidate will play a leading role in ensuring the continued delivery of safe, high quality innovative care. The Board of Trustees and Executive Management team take pride in the highest standards of governance and accountability. Continual improvement in risk management and quality impact evaluated services to ensure equitable and sustainable delivery, built around the children and their families, is the cornerstone of the direction of the charity. The ability to lead on family and staff engagement and to collaborate with leaders in healthcare, local government and Welsh Government, in order to develop a Wales-wide model of paediatric palliative care, is fundamental to the role.
The new director will continue the progress of the past five years, complete the clinical oversight of the implementation of electronic clinical records management, deliver the clinical management of the refurbishment, develop the quality and risk framework for the next five years, and support with the review of the care model in line with the developments within the hospice and paediatric palliative care sectors.
In return you will receive a competitive salary and benefits, along with the opportunity to make a real difference to life-limited children, young people and their families in Wales.
Please see our website for the candidates briefing pack and for further information.
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Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Bath
Salary: £18,200.00 per annum
Closing Date: Tuesday 20th November 2019 (12 noon)
If you want a rewarding job in which no two days are the same, then come and join us! We are a fun dynamic team who strive to provide a quality person centred service to some of the most vulnerable people in society.
Manvers Street is a busy direct access homeless hostel offering crisis accommodation and support to rough sleepers in Central Bath.
We are recruiting for a permanent full-time member of staff to join our fantastic team. We deliver 24-hour support 365 days a year to help former rough sleepers out of homelessness.
The role requires empathy and understanding as well as the ability to maintain clear boundaries and provide a safe environment. Some of our staff have lived experience, others have social care work experience, whilst some have just graduated from Uni and want to develop new skills. But what all the team members have in common is a strong value base and a natural affinity for people, who often have a range of complex needs.
With an ability to work on your own initiative as well as being part of a team who are committed to client involvement, you will be innovative and creative in your approach to meeting client need. A 9-5 job is not what you are looking for, because you understand that supporting vulnerable people is a 24/7 responsibility. These roles based in Bath include a range of shifts.
If you want to work for an organisation that genuinely helps others and has real opportunities for advancement. If you are up for a new challenge or want to develop your existing skills, then we would love to hear from you.
Benefits:
- Cash health care plan
- Up to 26 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
- Employer pension contribution (up to 6% of your gross salary)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Staff Award Scheme
- 20% Discount at Julian House Shops.
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