Bereavement Support Worker

£11.42 – £12.50 per hour

12 hours per week

Manorlands Hospice, Oxenhope, West Yorkshire BD22 9HJ

Sue Ryder provides incredible hospice and neurological care to people living with complex long term and end of life conditions.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with a diploma/degree in counselling to provide pre and post bereavement support to carers, patients and their families

You should have excellent communication skills, experience of managing volunteers and an understanding of palliative care

Manorlands is a Sue Ryder hospice, based in West Yorkshire. We’re here for people aged 18 and over dying from conditions like cancer, heart failure and lung disease. We offer a huge range of support, from inpatient care in our 16 bed hospice to day services which help people stay at home longer and offer respite to carers. Our care is available to people living in Craven, Airedale, and Wharfedale as well as central, northern and western areas of Bradford. Our expert care team includes doctors, nurses, care assistants, physiotherapists, occupational and complementary therapists, social workers, bereavement support workers and volunteer befrienders.

Benefits

25 days holiday rising to 30 plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time)
Option to buy and sell holiday up to five days
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Private pension matched at either 3% or 5%
Auto enrolment pension scheme
Refer a friend scheme
Free eye tests
Carers leave policy
Long service awards
24 hour employee assistance line for free advice on work, family and personal life
PeoplePerks – discounts with hundreds of retailers and services that can amount to an average annual saving of £350
Staff discount of 20% on new goods at shop.sueryder.org
Travel ticket loan
Childcare Vouchers
Cycle to work scheme
Free onsite parking at some locations
Subsidised meals
Development opportunities for all
Free tea and coffee