Grief & Bereavement Support Coordinator
Ministry: Moral & Spiritual Ministry · Emergency Function: Grief & Bereavement Support
Role Purpose
Coordinates compassionate support for individuals and families experiencing death, significant loss, displacement, or other major losses resulting from disasters and emergencies.
What You Would Help Do
Before an Emergency
- Help identify families who may require bereavement support.
- Build relationships with grief and spiritual support resources.
- Participate in supportive communication and grief support training.
During an Emergency
- Provide compassionate presence and listening.
- Coordinate appropriate spiritual support.
- Coordinate with Health & Human Services when appropriate.
- Help connect families with grief resources.
After an Emergency
- Support appropriate follow-up during recovery.
- Help connect families with ongoing grief and counseling resources.
- Document support needs and lessons learned.
Qualifications & Helpful Skills
Who would be a good fit?
Required
- Willingness to complete Weather Watchmen training.
Helpful But Not Required
- Grief support or chaplaincy experience
- Counseling or social work background
- Compassion, patience, and emotional resilience
- Strong listening and communication skills
Training & Readiness
Volunteers are not expected to respond to emergencies without preparation.
Weather Watchmen volunteers may receive or be asked to participate in role-appropriate training, exercises, orientations, drills, and continuing preparedness activities before being assigned operational responsibilities.
Potential training for this role:
Working Together
No Ministry operates in isolation during an emergency.
Three-Deep Succession
Weather Watchmen's emergency management system is designed around continuity of leadership. Critical functions should have trained Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary personnel so that operations can continue if a primary leader is unavailable.
Multiple volunteers may express interest in the same operational area to build this depth.
Interested in Serving?
You do not have to know everything today. If you have relevant experience, transferable skills, or a willingness to train and serve, we encourage you to express your interest.