Are you interested in joining an award-winning Scottish charity whose aim is to provide support to people affected by mental health or welfare issues? Change Mental Health have an exciting opportunity for a part-time (21hrs per week) Practitioner to join their Suicide Bereavement Support service.
The role of Suicide Bereavement Support Practitioner will see you working as part of a dynamic and creative team that includes colleagues within Change Mental Health and Penumbra Mental Health, who deliver this pilot project in partnership in Highland and Ayrshire and Arran, respectively.
We are seeking an individual who wants to help people affected by suicide, and who has a good understanding of compassionate, person-centred support work. Your role will involve offering emotional support, as well as practical advice and assistance over the phone or by video call, to people bereaved by suicide. You will work 3 days a week on a rota (daytime only) and manage your own caseload; signpost on to specialist local services where appropriate: and work on support plans and risk assessments.
You will also build connections with organisations and groups that can support bereaved people across both Highland and Argyll and Bute. Training will be provided, and your work may involve some travel.
If you are interested in enabling Change Mental Health to deliver this vital service and you feel that your profile matches this role’s criteria, then we want to hear from you.
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Please visit our website to find out more about the role and to apply.