Area Coordinator Grief Kind Spaces South West

Area Co-Ordinator: Sue Ryder Grief Kind Spaces
Home Based with significant travel in the area required.
South West England – Initially focusing on and supporting Gloucestershire then reaching into North
37.5 hours per week
£30kpa - £33kpa

Be there when it matters

There has never been a more important time to provide high quality, specialist end-of-life care to support patients and their families.

About Sue Ryder

Sue Ryder supports people through the most difficult times of their lives. Whether that’s a terminal illness or the loss of a loved one – we’re there when it matters.

About the role

Following the successful pilot of Sue Ryder’s Grief Kind Spaces, we are excited to be recruiting a dedicated Area Grief Kind Space Co-ordinator who will focus on developing the roll out of these community drop-in services.

This role will cover the South East England to include Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Hampshire, and the individual will be expected to travel significantly across these areas

Grief Kind Spaces are weekly, in-person sessions run by trained volunteers in community settings, providing a safe and supportive place for people to come together and share experiences of bereavement and grief.

About you

We are looking for a self-starter who has proven experience of delivering volunteer-led services within community settings, including for people with protected characteristics. The successful candidate will work autonomously to identify potential locations for these services and will support the full delivery of each Grief Kind Space, including securing the venue, recruiting, training and overseeing volunteers and general day to day operational support for all Grief Kind Spaces within their area.

The individual should have experience working at a managerial level, with the ability to demonstrate the skills required to work within a bereavement service and with experience of supporting volunteers through reflective practice and delivering supervision.

Please call Tina Parkinson on 07540 585393 or Alison Toomey on 07800 502022 to discuss this exciting new role.

Our benefits:
• Company pension scheme
• 27 days holiday - rising to 33 with length of service plus bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Enhanced sick pay
• Corporate discount with hundreds of retailers and services
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.

For more details please visit our website

While we do not mandate the COVID-19 vaccination, we strongly encourage anyone working closely with vulnerable people to be fully vaccinated. Sue Ryder has a duty to protect those in our care and the vaccination is considered best practice to protect yourself and others from the virus.

If you want more than just a job, we want you.

Join the team and be there when it matters.

Sue Ryder supports people through the most difficult times of their lives. Whether that’s a terminal illness, the loss of a loved one or a neurological condition – we’re there when it matters. Our doctors, nurses and carers give people the compassion and expert care they need to help them live the best life they possibly can.