Co-facilitators for English-language bereavement support group
Ambulanter Lazarus Hospizdienst
Mitte, 13355 Berlin, Berlin
Advanced German skills
Regularly
Approx. 10 h per month
Direct contact
- Migrants & Refugees
- Hospice Work
- Organisation & Administration
About the volunteering opportunity
The Good Grief Group is the only English-speaking support group for bereaved people in Berlin. It was set up three years ago to create a safe space for expats who are struggling with a loss far from home and who often find it difficult to find support in their daily lives in Germany.
The group is run by volunteers under professional guidance and is open to all and free of charge for participants.
The group is run by volunteers under professional guidance and is open to all and free of charge for participants.
Your Tasks
Our volunteers are incredible people who give their time, expertise and compassion to support the international community in Berlin.
The tasks of the Good Grief Volunteer include:
The tasks of the Good Grief Volunteer include:
- Gathering requests: responding to requests and meeting with potential participants.
- OR Co-facilitating grief group: 2 hours bi-weekly with another volunteer. Each group meets for a total of 6 appointments over 12 weeks.
- IF a volunteer is co-facilitating: attending supervision sessions to ensure the wellbeing of volunteers and participants.
- Attend a team meeting every 6 weeks to discuss progress, challenges and provide updates.
- Regular updates to the team via WhatsApp and email.
What's needed
For this volunteering opportunity, advanced German skills are required.
To prepare and train volunteers for offering grief support, Amublanter Lazarus Hospizdiens provides a Hospice Volunteer Training Course (ehrenamtliche Sterbebegleitung Kurs). This course provides a basis for understanding grief and death, tools for offering emotional support to a dying person and their bereaved family, and the roles and responsibilties of a Hospice Volunteer.
After completing the course, participants can engage in hospice volunteer work and co-facilitation of the Good Grief Group. Volunteers are welcome to participate in one, or both, of these roles.
The training course is taught in German and we recommend that participants start the course at a B2 German level of proficiency. However, all communication in the Good Grief Group is in English.
The training course is offered twice a year in Lazarus Haus Berlin. For more information and to register, please visit this page.
After completing the course, participants can engage in hospice volunteer work and co-facilitation of the Good Grief Group. Volunteers are welcome to participate in one, or both, of these roles.
The training course is taught in German and we recommend that participants start the course at a B2 German level of proficiency. However, all communication in the Good Grief Group is in English.
The training course is offered twice a year in Lazarus Haus Berlin. For more information and to register, please visit this page.
Time required
Regularly
Approx. 10 hours per month.
Volunteers take it in turns to meet with potential participants to complete the intake and run the bereavement support group.
Location
Ambulanter Lazarus Hospizdienst
Der Ambulante Hospizdienst setzt sich für eine liebevolle Begleitung von schwer kranken und sterbenden Menschen sowie deren Angehörigen und Zugehörigen ein.
Dazu gehört, deren Wunsch zu unterstützen, die letzten Wochen und Monate in der eigenen Wohnung erleben zu wollen. Das Angebot ist kostenfrei. Diese Begleitungen werden von ehrenamtlichen Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern übernommen.
https://www.lazarushospiz.de/
https://www.lazarushospiz.de/
Mitte, 13355 Berlin, Berlin
Advanced German skills
Regularly
Approx. 10 h per month
Direct contact
Mitte, 13355 Berlin, Berlin
Advanced German skills
Regularly
Approx. 10 h per month
Direct contact