Bereavement Help Point (alternate Wednesdays - 10 am to 12 pm) - Shepton Mallet

Why we want you

To provide emotional support in your community for anyone affected by the death of a person close to them. We run a Bereavement Help Point at Shepton Brasserie on Wednesdays 10 am to 12 pm and are looking for volunteers to come and support on alternate weeks.

What you will be doing

To welcome, support and listen to bereaved people at a weekly drop-in session.

To form a team with other volunteers facilitating a ‘open access approach’

To work within the boundaries defined during your training and refer to your Manager if the volunteering moves beyond the remit of your role.

To identify when appropriate to sign post to other services.

The skills you need

Ideally, you will have an understanding of grief and bereavement, whether through personal experience or in a supportive capacity e.g. group work, emotional support or social care.

You will be aware of the need to be compassionate, empathetic, transparent and non-judgemental.

An ability to listen attentively and to respond appropriately when working with people who may, at times, be distressed, without feeling a need to ‘fix it’.

You are comfortable and grounded in your own life especially if you have personal experience of loss, bereavement and grief.

What’s in it for you

·        A chance to support people in your local community

·        Learn new skills

·        Gain more confidence

·        Make new friends

·        All training and induction to Dorothy House provided

Please go to Dorothy House website to apply!