Join our Down to Earth team, a project dedicated to supporting people who find themselves struggling to pay for a funeral.
- Location: QSA’s office is based in Bethnal Green, London, and we operate a hybrid working policy so you have the option to work from home some of the time
- Responsible to: Down to Earth manager
- Salary: Full time £30,753 or part time £23,919
- Closing date: Monday 23 May
Down to Earth is a project dedicated to supporting and advocating on behalf of people who find themselves struggling to pay for a funeral. Down to Earth delivers free support via a national helpline and through online resources, explaining what is available and appropriate to each individual’s situation and personal beliefs, and ultimately helping clients to find a funeral that is both affordable and meaningful. As of April 2022, Down to Earth has helped over 6,000 people.
The main role of the development worker is to support clients directly, usually over the phone, but sometimes face to face. To do this well requires a very sensitive manner, as well as an ability to move practically through the options available to someone. This is a challenging area of work, but a deeply rewarding one, joining a small but dedicated team supporting people at an incredibly vulnerable time.
"YOU'VE MADE A VERY HEARTBREAKING TIME A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR ME AND I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT."
DOWN TO EARTH CLIENT
You will need to be a great ambassador for our work, speaking plainly about a subject matter that many find difficult. There is an exciting breadth to the project; as we balance the existing support we can offer directly to clients with the sharing of our work and services with partner organisations through training. The rewards will be in having a varied workload, within a friendly work environment and making a direct contribution to the charitable aims of QSA.