Grief and Clinical Services Specialist - Caring Place

Highmark Health • Pittsburgh, PA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

This job will support the program in providing facility based peer support group programs to grieving children (ages 1 month through high school graduation) and their adult family members. Responsibilities include providing oversight of the families and volunteers in attendance at our evening support group programs. This oversight covers a wide range of tasks from planning and logistics to clinical assessments of families and coordination and support of a volunteer team. Staff may also conduct family assessments over the phone to determine family program participation.
This position is part time - 16 hours a week. Most of the work is in the evening the hours are not set in stone they vary every week depending on the work that needs to be done every week.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Child Development, Counseling, or other related field
• 0 - 2 years working with children and/or families in a mental health setting
• 0 - 2 years working in therapy and/or support groups
• Excellent judgement and decision making
• Problem solving
• Supportive Listening
• Ability to multi-task
• Adaptable to change
• Flexibility
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Ability to collaborate with team members
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Strong time management ability
• Ability to work variable hours including regular evening hours and occasional weekend work
• Knowledge of local mental health and social service agencies

Nice To Haves

• 3 years in the field of Grief and Loss
• 3 years Public speaking and/or Community engagement
• Licensed Psychologist OR Licensed Social Worker (LSW) OR Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) OR School Counseling Certification OR Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) OR Certified Art Therapist

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement introductory and ongoing peer support sessions for grieving children and their families
• Conduct thorough assessments to determine family’s level of appropriateness for the Caring Place program and/or need for other community services.
• Provide guidance and support for volunteer team during support group sessions.
• Participation in training of peer support group session volunteers.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level