Become A Bereavement Volunteer

Help support bereaved people through one of the most painful times in life.

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.

Most of the support we provide is either via the telephone or zoom, this enables our team of volunteers to provide support to more bereaved people and is helping to reduce our waiting lists.

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.

Find out more about being a Bereavement Volunteer

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Download the volunteer role description here (229.6KB pdf)

 

The first step in our Bereavement Volunteer recruitment pathway is to complete an application form

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We receive a high volume of applications and shortlisting is essential, there is an expectation that you will support clients in your local area. We can only accept applications from areas with secured funding, and ** This does mean that not all applications will be successful**

I wanted to volunteer for Cruse because after my parents and brother died, I came to the conclusion that my purpose in life was to use my experiences of loss and bereavement to help other bereaved people.

Yolanda, Bereavement Volunteer

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We provide full training and ongoing training opportunities along with an exceptional Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme.

We are committed to protecting the wellbeing of our volunteers. If you have recently had a significant bereavement, we kindly ask you to wait two years before volunteering with us.

For insurance purposes we can only accept applications from those living in the UK, your training must be completed whilst you are in the UK, and you can only provide support whilst you are in the UK. For example, if you are holidaying or residing abroad, you cannot attend training or provide support to Cruse clients.

 

Student Placements

If you are looking for a student placement, please do read our offer. We cannot guarantee a student placement as not all branches are able to facilitate a placement offer, and we can only guarantee support via zoom or phone.

Please note that we cannot provide in-person hours, we can only provide online hours (with the exception of Northern Ireland).

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