Community support specialist Work, Jobs in Sandwell (with Salaries)

Suicide Bereavement Support Worker / Counsellor
Rethink Mental Illness —Dudley
- £13,228.50 a year
- Part-time
- Childcare
- Experience working with children
- IT
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
4d
Ethos Leader (Pastoral, Character, & Values Education Provision for Schools)
Grace Foundation —Walsall
- £32,000 a year
- Full-time
- Experience working with children
- Bachelor's degree
- In-person
- Free parking
- Sick pay
Quick apply
Specialist Counsellor
Resources for Autism —Birmingham
- £18,720 - £21,000 a year
- Temporary
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Office
- Master's degree
- IT
- Employee assistance programme
- Flexible schedule
Quick apply
Children's Residential Support Worker (3 Long Days)
Ruskin Mill Trust —Clent
- £27,808 - £28,334 a year
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Cooking
- Experience working with children
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Annual leave
Quick apply
13d
HLTA (Level 4) Flexible Learning Programme Transition Worker
Arc Oakbridge School —Birmingham
- £26,244 - £28,944 a year
- Full-time
- Communication skills
- School
- Employee discount
People Coordinator
Head Office —Birmingham
- £26,000 - £29,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Outlook
- Human resources
- School
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
14d
HR Advisor, HR Advisory Services, 12 month FTC/Secondment
Deloitte —Birmingham
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Sick pay
Sales Assistant - UNIQLO Bullring
UNIQLO —Birmingham
- From £13.45 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Customer service
- Employee discount
Insurance Paralegal
Bevan Brittan —Birmingham
- Hybrid work
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Office experience
- Employee assistance programme
Mental Health Support Worker (Young People + Children)
BMS Care providers limited —Birmingham
- From £16.65 an hour
- Part-time
- Applied behaviour analysis
- Experience working with children
- Patient care
Quick apply
Mental Health Support Worker
Muve Healthcare —Dudley
- £14 - £16 an hour
- Full-time
- Care plans
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Staff Engagement and Communications Officer
HM Prison & Probation Service —Birmingham
- £30,001 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- English
- Microsoft Office
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
1d
Senior Officer - National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) Threat Leadership
National Crime Agency —Birmingham
- £4,218 - £45,326 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Presentation skills
- Organisational skills
- Annual leave
13d
Specialist Customer Service Advisor
Cromwell —Dudley
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Microsoft Office
- Organisational skills
- Employee assistance programme
11d
STEM Engagement Specialist (Education Officer)
The Smallpeice Trust —Leamington Spa
- £27,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Microsoft Office
- Project management
- Life insurance
Quick apply
Deputy Director - People & Inclusion - 35969
Environment Agency —Birmingham
- £81,000 a year
- Full-time
- Presentation skills
- Human resources
- HTML
- Flexible schedule
8d
Housing Support Officer
Safeguard Housing —Birmingham
- From £12.71 an hour
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Travel
- IT
Quick apply
13d
Restart Employer Engagement Consultant
Shaw Trust —Birmingham
- £27,863 - £33,435 a year
- Sales
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
13d
Lecturer in Foundation Learning
Sandwell College —West Bromwich
- £26,661 - £48,160 a year
- Full-time
- English
- Master's degree
- Education
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Quick apply
Support Worker-Female-Reference 06
PREMIUM CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED —Wolverhampton
- Up to £19.50 an hour
- Weekend availability
- English
- In-person
- Care plans
- Paid training
- Referral programme
Quick apply
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Suicide Bereavement Support Worker / Counsellor

Rethink Mental Illness -
Dudley

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Job details

Part-time
£13,228.50 a year
4 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Referral programme

Qualifications

Childcare
Experience working with children
IT
Communication skills

Full job description

Suicide Bereavement Support Worker / Counsellor (BACP Registered)
Location: Field-based across the Black Country
Contract: Permanent, Part-Time 17.5 Hours
Salary: £13,228.50 (based on 17.5 hours)

Make a real difference when it matters most
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe everyone deserves support, understanding and hope—especially during life’s most difficult moments.
We’re looking for a compassionate and skilled Suicide Bereavement Support Worker / Counsellor to join our Support After Suicide Service in the Black Country. In this role, you’ll walk alongside people navigating grief after suicide—helping them find strength, meaning, and ways to cope.
This is more than a counselling role. It’s an opportunity to be part of a service that reaches people at a deeply vulnerable time and supports them, their families, and their wider networks with empathy and expertise.

What you’ll be doing
You’ll deliver high-quality, person-centred support in community settings, working flexibly to meet people where they are—emotionally and physically.

Your work will include:

Providing specialist suicide bereavement counselling tailored to individual needs
Supporting people to understand and manage grief, build coping strategies, and move forward
Carrying out risk assessments and safeguarding responsibilities
Delivering 1:1 support, family sessions, and contributing to group support
Working collaboratively with colleagues, partners, and local services
Keeping clear, accurate clinical records and measuring outcomes
Helping reduce waiting times by managing a structured caseload
Building relationships across communities to improve access and awareness
Contributing to the continuous improvement of the service

You’ll be part of a compassionate, multi-disciplinary team, delivering support face-to-face, by phone, and digitally.

About you
You bring both professional expertise and genuine empathy to your work.

Essential:

Diploma in Counselling (or equivalent) and BACP registration/eligibility
Experience delivering bereavement counselling
Strong understanding of grief and loss
Experience conducting assessments and managing risk
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
Ability to work independently, manage a caseload, and remain resilient in emotionally demanding situations
Commitment to inclusive, person-centred practice
Willingness to work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends

Desirable:

Experience with trauma-informed approaches
Experience working with children and young people
Knowledge of the Black Country
Training in suicide prevention (e.g. ASIST, SafeTalk)
Lived experience of bereavement by suicide

How you’ll work

Field-based, working across the Black Country
Flexible delivery including home visits, community settings, and remote support
Core service hours: 10am–6pm, with some evening/weekend flexibility
Working with around 150–200 referrals per year as part of a wider team

Ready to apply?
If you’re passionate about supporting people through grief and want to be part of a service that truly changes lives, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and help us provide hope when it’s needed most.
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Why Work With Rethink Mental Illness?
At Rethink Mental Illness, we believe that when you feel supported, you can make the biggest difference. That’s why we offer a range of benefits to help you thrive:

Inclusive Culture: Join staff networks that champion diversity and inclusion.
Wellbeing Support: Access our Wellbeing Hub, Employee Assistance Programme, and the Unmind mental health app.
Recognition & Rewards: Enjoy discounts, cashback offers, and celebrate achievements through our PULSE platform.
Flexible Working & Generous Leave: Starting at 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and your birthday off), with options to buy or sell extra days.
Learning & Development: Grow your career with structured onboarding and training opportunities.
Financial & Family Support: Contributory pension scheme, enhanced family leave, and travel benefits like season ticket loans and cycle-to-work schemes.
Referral Bonus: Earn up to £300 for introducing someone to our team.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us, and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks and support groups for our ethnically diverse and LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
We aim for our workforce to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve; for those who work for us to feel heard, valued and feel they belong; and for our work to help tackle wider mental health inequalities. We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience of mental illness, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual and any other gender identity not expressed here (LGBTQIA+); people who are neurodiverse, have a health condition, or a disability or hidden disability and people from an ethnically diverse background - regardless of your age, religious or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, political view or socio-economic status.

Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrates our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

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