Volunteer Grief Support Workers

☞ VOYC Devon

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Exeter South West

Category: Social Work / Community Services

Industry: Non-profit NGO

Job type: Full-time, Volunteer

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Close date :

29 July 2022

Salary :

See below

Location :

Exeter, Mid and East Devon

Website :

https://www.devonjobs.gov.uk/customjobs/volunteer-grief-support-workers-balloons...

Description :

An amazing opportunity for you to change the lives of bereaved children and young people in Exeter, Mid and East Devon.

Train to be a volunteer Grief Support Worker with this fantastic and well-respected local charity. Your volunteering really will make a difference to children who would otherwise be left alone with their grief.

Balloons stayed operational throughout the pandemic and continues to provide much-needed support to children and young people. Our services are needed more than ever now, and to provide them we need your help!

National statistics set the context for our work:
– Every 22 minutes a child is bereaved of a parent
– Approximately two children under 16 are bereaved of a parent every hour, every day
– 6% of 5–16-year-olds have experienced the death of a close family friend, equating to 537,450 children
– 41% of youth offenders experienced childhood bereavement in comparison to the 4% national average

Induction, Training & Support
As a Volunteer Grief Support Worker, you will attend a 10-day training course, (one day a week). Once you start your volunteering you will have full support, supervision and CPD opportunities.

Volunteering for Balloons provides you with an incredible opportunity to enhance your CV and develop personal and professional skills and experience. Please note: as volunteering is during school/office hours, this role is unsuitable for anyone in full time employment or education.

Please visit our website at www.balloonscharity.co.uk for further information about the work that we do at Balloons.

If you are interested in volunteering, please email donnajames@balloonscharity.co.uk for an information pack.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing date: Recruitment is ongoing, year-round.
Next training course starts Tuesday 6th September 2022

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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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