Family Support Worker

3 weeks ago

Stonehouse, United Kingdom Sunflowers Suicide Support Full time

**Job Title**: Family Support Worker

**Line Manager**: Operations Manager

**Location**: Gloucestershire

**Time Commitment**: Part-time (20 hours)

**About Sunflowers Suicide Support**:
Sunflowers Suicide Support was established in memory of Pete Morris, who tragically lost his life to suicide in 2016. Founded and managed by Pete's family, Sunflowers is a rapidly expanding charity dedicated to aiding individuals affected by suicide. Our mission is to align our efforts with local and national suicide prevention strategies and adhere to best practices. Sunflowers is committed to preventing suicide through intervention, awareness training, and various campaigns throughout the year.

**Objective**:
Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, the Family Support Worker will provide a compassionate and trauma-informed suicide support service to Sunflowers' service users, with a particular focus on children and young people. Previous relevant experience in this context is essential. This role involves postvention liaison support, conducting comprehensive needs assessments, delivering appropriate psychological support, psychoeducation, risk assessment, monitoring for trauma symptoms (including secondary trauma), offering information, and directing individuals to other relevant organizations. Additionally, the coordinator will play a crucial role in safeguarding, collaborating with external organizations and partners, and coordinating suicide prevention activities in line with the Charity's mission, goals, and objectives.

**Primary Responsibilities**:
**Collaborate with the Operations Manager**: Expand the Sunflowers Suicide Liaison Service, with a strong focus on providing support to children and young people, as well as adults and families.

**Assess Suicide Risk**: Provide immediate referrals and interventions for individuals who have been bereaved through suicide, especially children and young people.

**Offer Psychological Support**: Provide psychological support, including psychoeducation, tailored to the needs of children and young people.

Assess risks and monitor for symptoms of trauma.
Organise and signpost to provision of needs-assessed support.
Advocate on behalf of the referrer where necessary.
Liaise with police, mental health trust, and coroner to best support and inform the support.

**Develop Support Plans**: Create support plans for children, young people, and families, including agreed review dates to ensure continual monitoring and assessment of needs.

**Maintain Database**: Ensure the charity database is kept up to date with liaison service notes and client outcomes.

**Collaborate with External Agencies**: Support the management team with developing a collaborative alliance with other agencies, such as the Police, Coroner’s staff, and NHS Trusts, to support the bereaved effectively through legal proceedings.

**Effective Communication**: Communicate effectively with GPs, local NHS mental health community teams, and Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service providers in the locality to make appropriate and effective referrals.

**Network Building**: Network with other external organisations to promote the Sunflowers Liaison Service, with a specific focus on children and young people.

**Facilitate Support Sessions**: Facilitate and attend support sessions and drop-in sessions, with an emphasis on creating a safe and welcoming environment for children and young people.

**Confidentiality**: Ensure confidential client data is recorded securely and accurately in line with the organisation’s clinical governance and confidentiality policy.

**Safeguarding**: Ensure safeguarding processes are followed at all times.

**Support**:

- The Family Support Worker must maintain good self-care practices, ensuring that if personally bereaved or affected by suicide, they are adjusted to their own loss or experience and have good emotional resilience and are ready and able to support others.
- The Family Support Worker will be given adequate line management, supervision, support, and guidance.

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter.

Sunflowers Suicide Support is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive work environment.

**DBS**:
**Job Types**: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: Up to £30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability

**Education**:

- Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Support role: 3 years (required)
- Vulnerable Childrens work: 2 years (required)

Willingness to travel:

- 75% (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 22/11/2023
Reference ID: FSW2023

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