Bereaved by Suicide Support Group Service

Descriptions

Bereaved by Suicide Support Group Service Delivering a support group service for adults living in the local area that have been bereaved by suicide. Subject to change, as part of this contract the provider will be expected: • To deliver a monthly support group for people who have been bereaved by suicide in North Somerset. • To recruit, train and provide supervision and support for a minimum of two facilitators. Where possible, at least one of these volunteers should have lived experience of being bereaved by suicide themselves. • To book, pay for and liaise with a venue in which the group will be hosted. • To coordinate a period of research and engagement with potential service users to determine the needs of the service. • To develop a promotional plan including stakeholder engagement to advertise the service to users. • To comply with an external evaluation of the service and inform all users from the point of entry of its occurrence. • To become a member of the North Somerset Suicide Prevention Steering Group and attend its quarterly meetings. • To adhere to legal requirements around DBS checks, adult safeguarding and the Equality Act 2010.