Child Bereavement UK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.
We support children and young people (up to the age of 25) when someone important to them has died or is not expected
to live, and parents and the wider family when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying.
We provide training to professionals in health and social care, education, and the voluntary and corporate sectors,
equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.
Child Bereavement UK has an exciting opportunity for an experienced manager to lead on the provision, evaluation and
ongoing development of a Scotland-wide Bereavement Support Service that ensures families and professionals can
access high-quality bereavement support when a baby or child has died, or when children or young people are
bereaved. The Bereavement Support Service Lead will also support the strategic development of the Charity’s
services in Scotland.
In this role you will:
- Lead/manage/contribute to and further develop the provision of a blended model of bereavement support across
Scotland
- Provide training, consultancy, and support for professionals whose work brings them into
contact with bereaved families
- To collaborate with partners to develop bereavement support services
across Scotland.
- To support Child Bereavement UK’s Fundraising Team in the generation of sustainable
income to fund our Scottish operations, providing information and data to support applications and
reporting.
A regular presence at our offices in Finnieston, Glasgow will be required initially, once established hybrid working
is available.
Reporting: Head of Support Services
Child Bereavement UK offers a generous package of benefits including an employee assistance programme, 5% pension
contribution and life assurance scheme.
Applicants should have a recognised, health, social care, or counselling qualification, experience in working with
children, young people and families, excellent communication skills and be passionate about supporting bereaved
families and those whose roles bring them into contact with these families.
The successful candidate will be required to complete a PVG check.
If you are interested in knowing more, please see the attached job description and person specification or contact
karen.smith@childbereavementuk.org