Senior Grief and Clinical Services Specialist - Caring Place

Highmark Health • Warrendale, PA

68d • Onsite

About The Position

The Highmark Caring Place is a grief support center dedicated to helping children, teens, young adults, adults, and families navigate grief after the death of a loved one. Their mission is to ensure no one grieves alone by empowering individuals to find strength and hope through compassionate care, innovative programs, and meaningful connections. They are seeking an Outreach and Education Coordinator to be a voice for the Highmark Caring Place in the community, building relationships, delivering presentations, and inspiring engagement with their services. This role aims to expand reach, foster a more grief-informed community, and drive participation in all facets of their programs. The position is based in Warrendale, PA, and will involve nights and weekends.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Child Development, or other related field
• 3 years working with children in a mental health setting
• Work with therapy/support groups
• Work with grieving children and/or families
• Public speaking and/or Training
• Knowledge of local mental health and social service agencies
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Possess good written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement facility-based peer support sessions for grieving children and their families and school-based support groups for grieving students.
• Plan and implement specialized programs designed to raise awareness and provide additional support to participants of The Caring Place peer support programs as well as to their extended family members.
• Plan and implement or support a comprehensive volunteer program including recruitment, training, recognition, and retention components.
• Plan and implement or support an ongoing outreach and education strategy to generate family participants, volunteers and school partnerships, and community partnerships.
• Conduct thorough assessments to determine family’s level of appropriateness for The Caring Place program and/or need for other community services.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior