Suicide Bereavement Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom Mind in Somerset Full time

Job Title:
(Peer) Suicide Bereavement Support Worker

Project:
SSBSS - Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service

Reporting to:
Project Manager

Salary:
£23,751 FTE

Pension:
Up to 7% (non-contractual)

Contract:
Permanent

Hours required:
 35 hours per week between Mon-Fri

Location:
 Somerset - to be contracted to Taunton, Shepton or Yeovil office base

Holiday:23 days and 8 bank holidays (FTE)

Job Context:


The Somerset Suicide Bereavement Support Service is in a period of continued growth, as we focus on enhancing and expanding our provision to ensure that everyone in Somerset who has been bereaved by suicide gets access to the support they need.


We are looking for a highly motivated, resilient self-starter to fill this post of Support Worker for the SSBSS service, for Mind in Somerset.


You will be part of a small team dedicated to supporting people from 5yrs+ through the devastating loss of a death by suicide, and due to our Early Response provision, this will sometimes be within hours of someone taking their own life.


Key Tasks

  • Liaise with the Police and Public Health to gather information of suspected suicides, ensuring that support is offered the bereaved
  • Be willing and proactive in maintaining your own mental wellbeing, this will include separate management and clinical supervision, and the completion of a comprehensive Wellness Plan.
  • To be able to represent suicide bereavement lived experience from the perspectives and experience of others as well as your own so that all voices have equal representation, value and context.
  • To always work with your clients needs at the forefront of your mind, and a broader idea of how our systems can work for the client.
  • Develop positive working relationships with partner services to triage and gather information relating to third party referrals
  • Provide 121 support to individuals bereaved by suicide as agreed with the Project Manager.
  • To be an advocate for the Orange Button suicide prevention scheme and support admin tasks around the programme where needed
  • Be responsible for use of a debrief service after every emotional engagement.
  • Monitoring of suicide reporting in the media to ensure it adheres to the Samaritans Media Guidelines for Reporting Suicide.
  • Attend the quarterly Suicide Audit Meeting as required.
  • To adhere to the organisational policies and procedures within Mind in Somerset.
  • To keep up to date with all relevant suicide bereavement legislation and good practise. Training will be provided.
  • To network with organisations and promote the service and its development.
  • To maintain accurate record keeping/documentation and ensure that any storing or sharing of confidential information is in line with current GDPR regulations.
  • To work considerately as part of a small but diverse team of professionals and people with lived experience, many of whom are volunteers.

Responsibilities to staff and volunteers

  • Our volunteers are a vital part of our framework, who give up their time to support others so must always be treated with the utmost respect and recognition for their work.
  • As many of our volunteers have lived experience of bereavement by suicide, you must always be aware of their emotional wellbeing in all situations.
Person Specification

Criteria

Details

Essential/Desirable

Education
Good literacy and numeracy skills demonstrated by a good standard of GCSE'S or equivalent.

E

Experience
Be comfortable working with people or situations involving trauma.

E
Understanding of a triage process.

D
Have personal experience of suicide bereavement and the willingness to utilise those experiences in a constructive way to benefit the development of the service and support of clients

D
Volunteering or working within mental health, bereavement or support roles.

D
Caring for or supporting others experiencing emotional distress, mental health difficulty, bereavement or trauma.

D
To have undertaken your own personal therapeutic or support journey and have an awareness of your own needs

E

Personal Attributes
Excellent communication skills.

E
Empathic nature and able to work within an emotive environment.

E
Ability to work well as part of a small, dedicated, compassion-led team.

E
Committed to training and personal development in working with suicide bereavement, suicide prevention, loss and trauma.

E


Insight into how your own views, beliefs and experience can affect your relationships and interactions with engagers, staff and volunteers.


E
Commitment to working towards equality and inclusion.

D

Skills
Confident use of IT, especially Office365 and Client Management systems.

E
Active listening to facilitate appropriate responses to someone seeking support.

E
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

E
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