Bereavement Counselor | Full-Time

Community Hospice & Palliative Care•Jacksonville, FL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bereavement Counselor performs a wide range of clinical activities with grieving families and coordinates services to adapt to clients’ needs in coping with the death of a loved one. Delivers individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, and community-based grief support programs. Maintains documentation and contributes to training, collaboration, and outreach efforts.

Requirements

Principles, practices, and methods of social work/counseling practice.
Grief and loss and overall bereavement care provision that includes assessment, case management, crisis intervention, supportive counseling, advocacy, interpersonal communication and family dynamics.
Carrying out social work or counseling practice with various modalities and populations.
Ability to manage time most effectively to meet client needs while working autonomously and proactively.
Minimum five (5) years clinical practice/direct service experience with individuals and families.
Strong organizational skills and/or project management.
Licensed as a clinical social worker or mental health counselor with at least three (3) years of experience providing therapy.
Current State of Florida driver’s license with driving record acceptable to Hospice Northeast insurance carrier, and reliable transportation.
Master’s degree in social work or counseling from an accredited program.
Current immunizations including but not limited to TB, Hepatitis, and Flu

Responsibilities

Formulates counseling objectives based on in-depth assessment and provide individual/family grief counseling.
Other forms of informal support can also be provided through telephone and e-mail contact with the bereaved.
Completes documentation as dictated by organization policy and/or department.
Facilitates therapeutic bereavement support groups, conduct grief workshops and/or Camp Healing Powers.
Assists with training volunteers by presenting in the Volunteer Orientation program and the specialized bereavement training as well as precept volunteers assigned to the bereavement department or Camp Healing Powers.
Provides crisis intervention and emergency referrals to the bereaved as needed.
Responsible to relay all high risk, complex or potential abuse/neglect cases to manager, and when appropriate to the Department of Children and Families (DCF).
Attends yearly memorial service for Community Hospice survivors, as well as provides input to the therapeutic outcome of the service.
Acts as consultant to assigned IDG teams regarding grief issues and bereavement resources.
Collaborates as needed with the Communications, Community Hospice Foundation and Community Outreach departments as needed.
Follows policies and procedures of the department and organization.
Other duties as assigned.