We are looking for Bereavement volunteer visitors to work with the Duchess of Kent House Family Support and Bereavement Team covering West Berkshire Specialist Palliative Care Directorate
Do you:
Like a challenge? Have spare time? Have a telephone? Drive?
Are you:
A good listener? Warm and empathic? Able to work in a team?
Able to cope with the expression and exploration of feelings and grief ?
If so please read on ..........
We are looking for volunteers to join our team offering bereavement support to relatives and carers of people who have been cared for by the Specialist Palliative Care Directorate. The service covers people in West Berkshire. Initial and ongoing training, support and supervision are given to all volunteers to support their work in the following areas:
Telephone/ Visiting Service
Initial contact is made by phone by a breavement volunteer.
About a third of people we contact accept the offer of support. This varies from one phone call to many visits over a period of time helping people rebuild their lives.
Family and Friends Afternoons/ Coffee Mornings
We also invite relatives to Family and Friends Afternoons and Coffee Mornings about 3 to 4 months following their bereavement where they come to meet with the bereavement team for an informal cup of tea and a chat
Memorial Services
We hold two Memorial Services a year
An Initial Training of 30 hours will take place at Duchess of Kent House throughout March 2011 commencing on Wednesday 2nd March (5 Wednesdays evenings and 3 Saturdays)
If this is the sort of volunteering you would enjoy please contact:
Jackie Dearden or Liz Bannell Family Support Co-ordinators Duchess of Kent House Liebenrood Road Reading RG30 2DX on 0118 9550485
Leave your name and telephone number and they will return your call ASAP. Closing date for applications is Friday 11 February 2011.
Click here for more information about the Family Support and Bereavement Service.
We suggest that if you have been bereaved recently yourself we recommend that you wait a couple of years before applying. |
