Cruse Bereavement Support Volunteer Opportunity

If you are passionate about supporting bereaved people, we’d love to hear from you. We provide support to thousands of bereaved people every year. For many this will be the first time they have asked for help with their grief. Volunteers have always and remain at the very heart of Cruse, supporting thousands of bereaved people every year and playing an incredible role enriching so many aspects of our organisation.

Our training spaces are in high demand, and we do ask that you are able to meet our expectations and are committed to supporting our clients as soon as you are able to. Training opportunities vary throughout the year, but we are especially keen to hear from applicants who can support in your area where we currently have opportunities available.

What skills do I need?

Volunteers have always and remain at the very heart of Cruse, supporting thousands of bereaved people every year and playing an incredible role enriching so many aspects of our organisation.

Skills and experience:

• Empathetic and Warm
• Excellent listening skills
• Personal resilience
• Punctual and reliable
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Excellent communication skills across a diverse range of clients

Time commitment:

• Attend training delivered over 6 weeks (1 day a week) via zoom
• Support 2 clients a week
• Volunteer for a minimum of 2 years
• Attend monthly group supervision (2 hours) via zoom
• Support service users between 9am – 8pm Monday to Friday and 10am – 2pm Saturday, no support provided on Sundays or Bank Holidays

What’s in it for you?

• An opportunity to make a difference to bereaved people at the most difficult time of their lives
• Access to our highly regarded training
• Access to a range of ongoing Continuing Professional Development
• A supportive community of volunteers and staff

Practical considerations:

• Private and confidential space to work
• Good internet connection
• Confident in the use (and access to) email, zoom, Microsoft word